Understanding the vocabulary related to compensation is crucial for the TOEIC and for real-world employment. Here’s an exercise to test and build your knowledge.

🔤 Complete the words

Complete the first part of each word in bold in sentences 1–32 with the correct second part from the box below.

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1. A wage is money that is normally paid to an employee on a weekly basis, and a sal____ is money that is usually paid monthly.
2. Remun____ is the formal word for money received for doing a job.
3. We say we work over____ when we exceed normal working time.
4. An automatic increase in pay is an incr____.
5. Money removed for tax is a dedu____.
6. The min____ wa____ is the lowest legal wage.
7. Time paid at double rate is dou____ ti____.
8. A pen____ pl____ helps save money for retirement.
9. You might ask your boss for a ra_____ if you want more money.
10. An early payment request is an adv____.
11. A pay____ shows how much you earned and what was deducted.
12. An extra sales payment is called a bo____.
13. The company’s list of paid employees is the pay____.
14. A job’s rewards pac____ includes pay and benefits.
15. A weig____ compensates for high living costs.
16. Vacation time is part of lea____ entit____.
17. Inc____ is money earned, expen____ is money spent.
18. Job satis____ is the pleasure of your work.
19. Sales commissions come from comm____.
20. St____ op____ allow staff to buy shares at a discount.
21. Incen____ pl____ reward good work and attendance.
22. Ra____ is the hourly/daily/weekly payment rate.
23. If laid off, you may get redun____ p____.
24. Staff get dis____ on company products or services.
25. Reloc____ allow____ helps those who move for work.
26. Pro____ sha____ gives employees part of profits.
27. Gr____ is pay before tax, N____ is after tax.
28. Pay that follows cost-of-living is in____-lin____.
29. Performance-based pay is perf____-rel____.
30. Comm____ pay depends on qualifications and role.
31. Leaving with a large bonus = gol____ hand____.