The price is what it costs. Your change is the money you get back. The receipt is the paper you get when you buy something.
At the counter
Try it: Seller: That's
8. Maya: Here's $20. Seller: Thanks. And here's your ___: two dollars. Choose what the seller says. (receipt / change / price) Answer: change — Maya gives $20 for
8, so she gets two dollars back: her change.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
price
The price is on the tag.
change
Count your change before you go.
receipt
Can I have a receipt, please?
Sales
on sale means cheaper than usual, for a short time. for sale means you can buy it. A discount is money off the price. 20 percent off a
00 coat is $20 off.
Try it: Maya: Wow, look at all these coats! Seller: It's the end of winter, so they're all ___. Choose what the seller says. (new / on sale / for sale) Answer: on sale — At the end of winter, stores make coats cheaper for a while, so they are on sale.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
on sale
Look! The shoes are on sale.
discount
Students get a discount here.
percent
Everything is 30 percent off today.
Taking it back
When you return something, you give it back to the store and get your money. When you exchange it, you get a different one.
Try it: Maya: I want to ___ this radio. Seller: Okay. Do you want a different one? Maya: No, thanks. Just my money back. Choose what Maya says. (exchange / change / return) Answer: return — Maya wants her money back, not a different radio, so she wants to return it.