VERB COLLOCATIONS

1 She _____________ me a fright when she came in so quietly.

• gave

• took

• got

• had

Jim said it was not his fault but all his colleagues _____________ the blame on him.

• set

• made

• had

• put

The first time I went to England, it was hard to _____________ myself understood.

• do

• make

• have

• give

When I was out on Saturday night two of my friends _____________ an argument.

• got

• did

• had

• gave

The forest fires in Australia _____________ a lot of damage.

• did

• had

• made

• got

I didn’t _____________ the students permission to go to the toilet during the exam.

• gave

• give

• got

• set

I didn’t want to _____________ a bad example and I made my bed.

• get

• make

• set

• make

Come here, you should _____________ a look at this strange result in the experiment!

• take

• do

• give

• put

Can you _____________ me a favour? Can you babysit tonight? I have a work dinner.

• make

• do

• set

• take

You really need to _____________ an effort if you want to achieve your goal.

• give

• do

• make

• set