Collocations Test

COLLOCATIONS: MAKE – DO

Fill in the blank. Use the correct form of the verb “Make” or “Do”.

1.

1) Carol sure they were all listening before starting to speak.

2) After he got home from work, he was too tired to the housework.

3) Our representatives business with clients in more than twenty countries.

4) A lot of people fun of Helen because she had a strange accent.

5) Japanese researchers have an important discovery in the area of genetics.

6) I never my shopping on Sundays.

7) May I a suggestion? I think you should have your car serviced.

8) It won’t any harm to ask Mrs. Smith for advice.

9) She a course in computer skills last year.

10) The boss a few remarks, then introduced a new workman.

2.

1) It no difference to me if he stays for one day or one month.

2) I a promise to meet him whenever I’m in London.

3) He’ll his best to pass the exam.

4) David a reservation for a flight to Dublin.

5) Susan at least half an hour of exercise every week.

6) Drink this medicine – it will you good.

7) She has several jobs to before going to bed.

8) Andrew a profit of €1000 on his car.

9) The customer a complaint about the dirt in the food shop.

10) I’ll make supper if you the dishes.

3.

1) She always a fuss of her children.

2) Marion was sitting at the table her homework.

3) He thinks he pretty well in the interview.

4) We tried to friends with the new neighbours.

5) Has he any comment to about the cause of the accident?

6) I a lot of research before buying my new house.

7) Tom was unwilling to a prediction for the coming month.

8) The hurricane didn’t much damage last year.

9) The pupils are good progress.

10) We’re a school report on European Union.

4.

1) She no attempt to run away.

2) You will soon have to a decision whether or not to leave university.

3) He’s time because the police got him selling drugs.

4) My sister the washing in our house.

5) You can’t park here, but I’m prepared to an exception in this case.

6) I’m a sandwich – it’ll be ready in two minutes.

7) Larry a fortune during the boom in the 90’s.

8) I promise that I will do my best to my duty to God and the King.

9) Could you me a favour and tell Brian I can’t meet him on Friday?

10) After a few hours of questioning by the police, John a full confession.

COLLOCATIONS: VERB + NOUN

Match the words on the top with words that collocate with them on the left.

5.

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a promise
success
a cold
a prize
a compliment
an exam
energy
an opponent

break
achieve
catch
win
pay
take
save
defeat

6.

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the pain
attention
notes
the law
in touch
into view
lost
the line

bear
pay
take
break
keep
come
get
hold

7.

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a good time
someone's place
someone's heart
sight of
someone a visit
to an end
angry
missing

have
take
break
catch
pay
come
get
go

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a bus
a record
yourself the trouble
to terms with
mad
a rest
one's breath
the bill

catch
break
save
come
go
have
hold
pay

9.

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fire
under attack
the rules
by credit card
a seat
a business
an operation
a place

catch
come
break
pay
take
run
perform
visit

10.

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sour
one's temper
the truth
a complaint
the table
ill
difficulty
control

turn
lose
tell
lodge
lay
fall
have
gain

COLLOCATIONS: ADJECTIVE + NOUN

Match the words on the top with words that collocate with them on the left.

11.

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traffic
coffee
reception
quality
hair
species
insurance
tyre

heavy
instant
chilly
high
fair
endangered
medical
flat

12.

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job
smoker
passport
diamond
sheep
knowledge
building
colours

permanent
habitual
valid
rough
black
working
historic
flying

COLLOCATIONS: NOUN + OF + NOUN

Match the words on the top with words that collocate with them on the left.

13.

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of Coca-Cola
of bread
of chocolate
of bananas
of ham
of sugar
of wine
of marmalade

can
loaf
bar
bunch
slice
lump
bottle
jar

14.

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of paper
of banknotes
of stamps
of matches
of water
of land
of car
of documents

sheet
bundle
book
box
drop
plot
make
file

COLLOCATIONS: ADVERB + ADJECTIVE

15. Match the words on the top with words that collocate with them on the left.

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decorated
cold
educated
identical
injured
offended
useless
polluted

fully
bitterly
highly
almost
seriously
deeply
totally
heavily

COLLOCATIONS: AS … AS SIMILES

Match the similes on the left with the words on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable.

16.

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a lord
an ox
a church mouse
a wolf
a lamb
a picture
sin
houses
death
dirt

as drunk as
as strong as
as poor as
as hungry as
as gentle as
as pretty as
as ugly as
as safe as
as pale as
as cheap as

17.

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two peas in a pod
a bird
a mule
an owl
the hills
a feather
clockwork
rock
a fiddle
crystal

as alike as
as free as
as stubborn as
as wise as
as old as
as light as
as regular as
as hard as
as fit as
as clear as

COLLOCATIONS: LIKE SIMILES

18. Match the similes on the left with the words on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable.

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a fish
a bird
a bull in a china shop
a log
a dream
a glove
a lord
a chimmey
a house on fire
the wind

drink like
eat like
behave like
sleep like
work like
fit like
swear like
smoke like
get on like
run like

COLLOCATIONS: BINOMIALS

Match the words on the left with the words on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable.

19.

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and kisses
and sound
but surely
or later
by bit
or nothing
and chips
to front
by side
and take

hugs
safe
slowly
sooner
bit
all
fish
back
side
give

20.

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after time
and large
and down
and tired
by little
or break
and foremost
and blue
and dine
or less

time
by
up
sick
little
make
first
black
wine
more

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1. Question

COLLOCATIONS: MAKE – DO

Fill in the blank. Use the correct form of the verb “Make” or “Do”.

1.

1) Carol sure they were all listening before starting to speak.

2) After he got home from work, he was too tired to the housework.

3) Our representatives business with clients in more than twenty countries.

4) A lot of people fun of Helen because she had a strange accent.

5) Japanese researchers have an important discovery in the area of genetics.

6) I never my shopping on Sundays.

7) May I a suggestion? I think you should have your car serviced.

8) It won’t any harm to ask Mrs. Smith for advice.

9) She a course in computer skills last year.

10) The boss a few remarks, then introduced a new workman.

2. Question

2.

1) It no difference to me if he stays for one day or one month.

2) I a promise to meet him whenever I’m in London.

3) He’ll his best to pass the exam.

4) David a reservation for a flight to Dublin.

5) Susan at least half an hour of exercise every week.

6) Drink this medicine – it will you good.

7) She has several jobs to before going to bed.

8) Andrew a profit of €1000 on his car.

9) The customer a complaint about the dirt in the food shop.

10) I’ll make supper if you the dishes.

3. Question

3.

1) She always a fuss of her children.

2) Marion was sitting at the table her homework.

3) He thinks he pretty well in the interview.

4) We tried to friends with the new neighbours.

5) Has he any comment to about the cause of the accident?

6) I a lot of research before buying my new house.

7) Tom was unwilling to a prediction for the coming month.

8) The hurricane didn’t much damage last year.

9) The pupils are good progress.

10) We’re a school report on European Union.

4. Question

4.

1) She no attempt to run away.

2) You will soon have to a decision whether or not to leave university.

3) He’s time because the police got him selling drugs.

4) My sister the washing in our house.

5) You can’t park here, but I’m prepared to an exception in this case.

6) I’m a sandwich – it’ll be ready in two minutes.

7) Larry a fortune during the boom in the 90’s.

8) I promise that I will do my best to my duty to God and the King.

9) Could you me a favour and tell Brian I can’t meet him on Friday?

10) After a few hours of questioning by the police, John a full confession.

5. Question

COLLOCATIONS: VERB + NOUN

Match the words on the top with words that collocate with them on the left.

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COLLOCATIONS: ADJECTIVE + NOUN

Match the words on the top with words that collocate with them on the left.