Collocations

A collocation is two or more words that

• often go together

• have similar meanings

• must be used together

Collocations sound "right" to native English speakers because they

• sound unnatural

• are rarely used

• are often used

If you learn and use many collocations, your English will sound

• more unusual

• more grammatical

• more natural

Which is a very common collocation?

• quick food

• fast food

• rapid food

Complete the collocation: "I was running late so I only had time for a _____ shower."

• short

• quick

• fast

It's best for learners to think of collocations as being single

• parts of speech

• blocks of language

• rules of grammar

Collocations can be divided into several types such as _________ collocations.

• verb + noun

• subject + object

• first + second

Which is an example of a verb + noun collocation?

• a terrible mistake

• commonly mistaken

• make a mistake

Complete with a verb + adverb collocation: "You'll do it if you ________ enough."

• try hard

• really try

• want to

Which is a common adverb + adjective collocation?

• richly decorated

• richly wealthy

• greedily rich