COLLOCATION: EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES

Choose the right verb to complete the collocation.

My typical morning starts quite early, because I don't like _____ ready in a hurry.

• getting

• making

Choose the right verb to complete the collocation.

My alarm clock _____ at 6.30, then I get out of bed and go downstairs in my dressing gown.

• sounds

• goes off

Choose the right verb to complete the collocation.

I make a cup of tea and _____ some breakfast.

• have

• eat

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Then I have a shower and _____ my teeth.

• clean

• wash

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Then I get dressed, comb my hair and _____ my make-up.

• wear

• put on

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Then I make the bed and _____ the washing up.

• make

• do

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If I've got time, I sometimes check my email and _____ the front page of the newspaper.

• look at

• watch

Choose the right verb to complete the collocation.

I never watch TV in the morning. I usually _____ the house by 8.15.

• leave

• depart

Correct this sentence.

Could you answer the door knocking? I'm in the middle of something.

• Could you answer the door knocking? I'm in the middle of something.

• Could you answer the door? I'm in the middle of something.

Correct this sentence.

I usually pull the curtains as soon as it goes dark.

• I usually pull the curtains as soon as it gets dark.

• I usually pull the curtains as soon as it goes dark.