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Collocations

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She was _______ from hospital.

a)

released

b)

discharged

c)

signed out

d)

dismissed

2.

Don't tell Sarah about your illness. She will _________ her mouth off and everybody will know about it!

a)

shoot

b)

talk

c)

speak

d)

open

3.

I hate when somebody is being late. It rattles my ______ .

a)

cage

b)

bones

c)

back

d)

chain

4.

If you want to give up work, you need to be _________ aware of the consequences.

a)

really

b)

fully

c)

greatly

d)

perfectly

5.

There has been a rise in the number of cars on the roads in _______ years.

a)

recent

b)

past

c)

last

6.

I was ____________ disappointed when I failed final exams.

a)

largely

b)

bitterly

c)

forcefully

d)

sorely

7.

a flicker

a)

of problems

b)

of hope

c)

of change

d)

of a smile

8.
a dash 
a)
of cream on your apple pie
b)
with cream on your apple pie
c)
over cream on your apple pie
9.

a major power failure can wreak

a)

havoc in a big city

b)

danger in a big city

c)

suffering in a big city

d)

devastation in a big city

10.

face

a)

the consequences

b)

a hope

c)

the reason

d)

the music

11.
a dramatic 
a)
effort
b)
shift
c)
hope
12.
everything was turned
a)
way up
b)
upside-down
c)
downside
13.

an accident can bring traffic

a)

to detain

b)

a stop

c)

to a halt

d)

down

14.

a ............................... debate

a)

candid

b)

hotly

c)

heated

15.

to ........................... debt

a)

take into

b)

go on

c)

go into

d)

get into

16.

pay through....

a)

the ears

b)

the nose

c)

the eyes

d)

the head

17.

safe and...........................

a)

satisfied

b)

savage

c)

sound

d)

happy

18.

Airplanes can take us to _____ destinations.

a)

far away

b)

further

c)

remote

d)

remoto

19.

There are 7 billion _____ human beings.

a)

other

b)

fellow

c)

friend

d)

peer

20.

This work is very _____ consuming.

a)

hour

b)

time

c)

mind

d)

body

21.

There's a _____ probability that these children will be successful.

a)

height

b)

high

c)

tall

d)

low

22.

New cars are generally more energy- _____.

a)

friendly

b)

fuel

c)

efficient

d)

consumers

23.
I wasn’t expecting much of a raise, so I was ______ surprised when I got a sizeable raise. 
a)
welcomely
b)
happily
c)
cheerfully
d)
pleasantly
24.
 I was exhausted, so I drank a double espresso. Now I’m _____ awake.
a)
highly 
b)
wide 
c)
thoroughly 
d)
entirely
25.
We should hold ourselves to _____ standards. We shouldn’t be satisfied with these mediocre results. 
a)
high
b)
large
c)
big
d)
great
26.

Which nouns collocate with the verb "score"

a)

a goal

b)

a point

c)

a match

d)

a game

27.

Which 2 nouns go with the verb "beat"

a)

a team

b)

a game

c)

a time

d)

a match

28.

Which 2 nouns collocate with the verb win

a)

a player

b)

a match

c)

an opponent

d)

a game

29.

What can you "get in"?

a)

Train

b)

Car

c)

Van

d)

Bus

e)

Taxi

30.

What can you "get off"?

a)

taxi

b)

bus

c)

car

d)

plane

e)

bike

31.

What can you take?

a)

a train

b)

a taxi

c)

a plane

d)

a bus

32.

Tom was charged ... a fraud last night.

a)

on

b)

to

c)

with

d)

for

33.

The man is accused ... speeding.

a)

for

b)

of

c)

to

d)

on

34.

The hardened criminal is said to pose a serious threat ... the public.

a)

for

b)

to

c)

on

d)

at