A ticket can give access to a journey or an event.
The idea
Use a ticket for one and two tickets for more than one. A return ticket covers travel there and back; American English often says round-trip ticket. A receipt records payment.
Examples
- I have a ticket for the train.
- Two tickets are on the table.
- The ticket is in my bag.
- Show your ticket at the entrance.
- I kept the receipt after paying.
- We bought return tickets for the journey.
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Watch out
A receipt is evidence of payment; a ticket normally grants travel or entry. One document can sometimes serve both purposes.
Try it yourself
Choose the document normally used to board the train. I have a ___ to board the train. (ticket / receipt)
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ticket
ticket names the document used for train travel.
Choose the plural after two. Two ___ are on the table. (ticket / tickets)
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tickets
tickets is plural after two.
Choose the ticket for travel there and back. We need a ___ ticket for travel there and back. (return / receipt)
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return
return describes travel there and back.
Practice round
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Choose the document normally used to board the train. I have a ___ to board the train. (ticket / receipt)
Choose the plural after two. Two ___ are on the table. (ticket / tickets)
Choose the ticket for travel there and back. We need a ___ ticket for travel there and back. (return / receipt)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Ask for a ticket and say where you will keep the receipt.