Interactive Business Idiom Exercises

Accounting Idioms - Exercises

Exercise 1: Reading Comprehension

1. What was the company's financial situation?

a) Profitable
b) Losing money
c) Breaking even

2. Who was working to balance the books?

a) The sales team
b) The marketing department
c) The accountants

Exercise 2: Fill in the Gaps

1. The government had to provide a massive loan to the bank, which is now ... saddled with debt in the black red ink .

2. It was a bad investment, so the company decided to ... break even write off crunch numbers the entire loss.

Advertising & Sales Idioms - Exercises

Exercise 3: Synonym Matching

Idiom	Matching Synonym/Phrase
1. sell like hotcakes	Choose a match... An aggressive sales method To sell very quickly To dominate the market
2. a hard sell	Choose a match... An aggressive sales method To sell very quickly To dominate the market
3. corner the market	Choose a match... An aggressive sales method To sell very quickly To dominate the market

Exercise 4: Word Order (Drag & Drop)

Drag the words into the box below to form a common advertising idiom.

Reset

Meeting & Telephone Idioms - Exercises

Exercise 5: Grammar Check

1. Which sentence is correct?

a) Can you put me hold for a moment?
b) Can you putting me on hold for a moment?
c) Can you put me on hold for a moment?

2. Which sentence is correct?

a) The chairman called the meeting for order.
b) The chairman called the meeting to order.
c) The chairman call the meeting to order.

Exercise 6: Matching Idioms to Definitions

Idiom	Matching Definition
1. have the floor	Choose a definition... To postpone a discussion To end a meeting To have permission to speak
2. table a discussion	Choose a definition... To postpone a discussion To end a meeting To have permission to speak
3. adjourn a meeting	Choose a definition... To postpone a discussion To end a meeting To have permission to speak