Collocations are words that naturally go together: we make a mistake but do homework, and we say heavy rain, not strong rain. Practise the most useful ones. The answer key is at the end.
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Collocations Worksheet with Answers
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A. Make or do
Write make or do.
- __________ a mistake
- __________ your homework
- __________ a decision
- __________ the dishes
- __________ a phone call
- __________ business
- __________ an effort
- __________ someone a favour
- __________ progress
- __________ your best
B. Take or give
Write take or give.
- __________ a photo
- __________ a speech
- __________ a break
- __________ advice
- __________ an exam
- __________ someone a hand
- __________ care of
- __________ permission
C. Choose the natural word
Circle the word that goes naturally with the noun.
- (heavy / strong) rain
- (strong / powerful) tea
- (fast / quick) food
- a (high / tall) price
- (deep / heavy) sleep
- (catch / take) a cold
D. Correct the collocation
Each sentence has one unnatural word pair. Write the sentence correctly.
- Please do a decision soon.
- She made her homework.
- He said a lie.
- There was a strong rain last night.
Answer Key
A. Make or do
- make
- do
- make
- do
- make
- do
- make
- do
- make
- do
B. Take or give
- take
- give
- take
- give (or take)
- take
- give
- take
- give
C. Choose the natural word
- heavy
- strong
- fast
- high
- deep
- catch
D. Correct the collocation
- Please make a decision soon.
- She did her homework.
- He told a lie.
- There was heavy rain last night.