Collocations

| Verb - Noun Collocations | Adjective - Noun Collocations | Commonly Confused Verbs

| Colloquial Pairs Phrases | Business English

from Kenneth Beare

What is a Collocation? A collocation is a word pair that goes together. Collocations are
taken by examining a large body of works in English (Corpus) and establishing the
pairs of words that most often go together. Some pairs of words always go together.
Collocations most commonly occur for verb-noun pairs (ride a bike, make a telephone
call, etc.), and adjective-noun pairs (high expectation, heavy smoker, etc.).
Many collocations are probably already familiar to you (do housework, make the bed,
drive a car) whereas others are probably less familiar (high density, break a promise).
This lesson provides a number of example sheets and quizzes focusing on
collocations.

Verb - Noun Collocations

Verb - Noun Collocations

Word Combinations with Take, Have and Break
Word Combinations with Catch, Pay and Keep
Word Combinations with Save, Find and Go
Word Combinations with Come, Get and Feel
Word Combinations with Miss, Get, Do and Make

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Adjective - Noun Collocations

Adjective - Noun Collocations

When describing physical objects you can use a wide variety of adjectives such as:
large, big, tiny, minuscule, small, etc. However, when describing nouns that are not
physical (e.g. joy, anger, wealth) you need to pay careful attention to the choice of
intensifying adjectives. This feature provides a guide to the use of the most common
intensifying adjectives for non-physical nouns.

Commonly Confused Verbs

 Make or Do?
Help clear up your doubts with these quizzes focusing on the often confusing usage of
'make' or 'do'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click on the second quiz link at
the bottom of the page.

Have or Get?
Help clear up your doubts with these quizzes focusing on the often confusing usage of
'have' or 'get'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click on the second quiz link at
the bottom of the page.

Give or Take?
Help clear up your doubts with these quizzes focusing on the often confusing usage of
'give' or 'take'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click on the second quiz link at
the bottom of the page.

Colloquial Pairs Phrases

Colloquial Pairs Phrases

Colloquial pairs are often used in idiomatic English. They include common pairs such
as 'prim and proper' and 'pros and cons'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click
on the second quiz link at the bottom of the page.

Business English

Business English Collocations

This quiz focuses on some of the most important collocations related to doing
business.

Kenneth Beare
Your guide to learning and teaching English as a second or foreign language.
Collocations

| Verb - Noun Collocations | Adjective - Noun Collocations | Commonly Confused Verbs

| Colloquial Pairs Phrases | Business English

from Kenneth Beare

What is a Collocation? A collocation is a word pair that goes together. Collocations are
taken by examining a large body of works in English (Corpus) and establishing the
pairs of words that most often go together. Some pairs of words always go together.
Collocations most commonly occur for verb-noun pairs (ride a bike, make a telephone
call, etc.), and adjective-noun pairs (high expectation, heavy smoker, etc.).
Many collocations are probably already familiar to you (do housework, make the bed,
 drive a car) whereas others are probably less familiar (high density, break a promise).
This lesson provides a number of example sheets and quizzes focusing on
collocations.

Verb - Noun Collocations

Verb - Noun Collocations

Word Combinations with Take, Have and Break
Word Combinations with Catch, Pay and Keep
Word Combinations with Save, Find and Go
Word Combinations with Come, Get and Feel
Word Combinations with Miss, Get, Do and Make

Sponsored Links

Adjective - Noun Collocations

Adjective - Noun Collocations

When describing physical objects you can use a wide variety of adjectives such as:
large, big, tiny, minuscule, small, etc. However, when describing nouns that are not
physical (e.g. joy, anger, wealth) you need to pay careful attention to the choice of
intensifying adjectives. This feature provides a guide to the use of the most common
intensifying adjectives for non-physical nouns.

Commonly Confused Verbs

Make or Do?
Help clear up your doubts with these quizzes focusing on the often confusing usage of
'make' or 'do'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click on the second quiz link at
the bottom of the page.

Have or Get?
Help clear up your doubts with these quizzes focusing on the often confusing usage of
'have' or 'get'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click on the second quiz link at
the bottom of the page.

Give or Take?
Help clear up your doubts with these quizzes focusing on the often confusing usage of
 'give' or 'take'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click on the second quiz link at
the bottom of the page.

Colloquial Pairs Phrases

Colloquial Pairs Phrases

Colloquial pairs are often used in idiomatic English. They include common pairs such
as 'prim and proper' and 'pros and cons'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click
on the second quiz link at the bottom of the page.

Business English

Business English Collocations

This quiz focuses on some of the most important collocations related to doing
business.

Kenneth Beare
Your guide to learning and teaching English as a second or foreign language.
Collocations

| Verb - Noun Collocations | Adjective - Noun Collocations | Commonly Confused Verbs

| Colloquial Pairs Phrases | Business English

from Kenneth Beare

What is a Collocation? A collocation is a word pair that goes together. Collocations are
taken by examining a large body of works in English (Corpus) and establishing the
pairs of words that most often go together. Some pairs of words always go together.
Collocations most commonly occur for verb-noun pairs (ride a bike, make a telephone
call, etc.), and adjective-noun pairs (high expectation, heavy smoker, etc.).
Many collocations are probably already familiar to you (do housework, make the bed,
drive a car) whereas others are probably less familiar (high density, break a promise).
This lesson provides a number of example sheets and quizzes focusing on
collocations.

Verb - Noun Collocations

Verb - Noun Collocations

Word Combinations with Take, Have and Break
Word Combinations with Catch, Pay and Keep
Word Combinations with Save, Find and Go
Word Combinations with Come, Get and Feel
 Word Combinations with Miss, Get, Do and Make

Sponsored Links

Adjective - Noun Collocations

Adjective - Noun Collocations

When describing physical objects you can use a wide variety of adjectives such as:
large, big, tiny, minuscule, small, etc. However, when describing nouns that are not
physical (e.g. joy, anger, wealth) you need to pay careful attention to the choice of
intensifying adjectives. This feature provides a guide to the use of the most common
intensifying adjectives for non-physical nouns.

Commonly Confused Verbs

Make or Do?
Help clear up your doubts with these quizzes focusing on the often confusing usage of
'make' or 'do'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click on the second quiz link at
the bottom of the page.

Have or Get?
Help clear up your doubts with these quizzes focusing on the often confusing usage of
'have' or 'get'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click on the second quiz link at
the bottom of the page.

Give or Take?
Help clear up your doubts with these quizzes focusing on the often confusing usage of
'give' or 'take'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click on the second quiz link at
the bottom of the page.

Colloquial Pairs Phrases

Colloquial Pairs Phrases

Colloquial pairs are often used in idiomatic English. They include common pairs such
as 'prim and proper' and 'pros and cons'. There are two quizzes, so make sure to click
on the second quiz link at the bottom of the page.

Business English

Business English Collocations

 This quiz focuses on some of the most important collocations related to doing
business.

Kenneth Beare
Your guide to learning and teaching English as a second or foreign language.