WorksheetsCollocations Practice 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
The meeting took almost five hours, so it was impossible to ___ attention all the time.
give
have
make
pay
keep
The problem is difficult to ___under control.
hold
do
make
keep
I don't think we should ___a decision yet; we should wait.
do
hold
make
create
Only 31% of the students who ___ the final exam passed it.
had
took
made
wrote
The company offers its employees free language training but not many people ___ advantage of it.
make
do
take
keep
Our personnel assistant is leaving next month - she's ___ a baby.
waiting
expecting
waiting for
making
You should try not to ___ too many mistakes.
take
do
have
make
The girl ___ no notice of the audience when she started singing.
made
did
had
took
The woman smiled when the man ___ a compliment.
achieved
spent
saved
paid
He didn't go to school as he ___ a cold.
achieved
saved
felt
caught
Everyone was told to ___ their seats as the performance was about to begin. (2 answers)
give
have
go
take
As they reached the capital, the ___ traffic stopped them from getting there on time.
heavy
bulky
huge
big
The dog ____ missing over a month ago.
went
gave
got
had
Brian lost so much money as he didn't know how to ___ his business.
make
put
run
do
After a busy day at school, Harry was too tired to ____ his homework.
do
make
take
have
