Collocations

What is a collocation?

• It is a word that sounds "right" to native English speakers.

• It is a group of adjectives that sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time.

• It is two or more words that often go together and sound "right" to native English speakers.

• It is two or more words that have similar meanings and sound "right" to native English speakers.

Which is a very common collocation?

• Quick food

• Rapid food

• Fast food

I was running late so I only had time for a ___ shower.

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

• parts of speech.

• blocks of language.

• rules of grammar.

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

Write your own sentences with a collocation