48570 word collocation exercise
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Word Collocation Exercise
Identify the word that forms a strong collocation:
Example:
neat and …. ?
Answer:
(c) tidy
(a) good
(b) feat
(c) tidy
neat and tidy
Answer
(a)
(b)
/
spice
(c)
1. sugar and …..
ice
mice
_____
2. boom and …..
bust / bloom / gloom
_____
3. black and …..
blue /
cheap
/
good
_____
4. black and …..
fire
white
/
green
_____
5. tooth and …..
pick
/
/ polish
_____
6. thick and …..
true
/ bad
/
thin
_____
7. sick and ……
ill
/
tired
/
out
_____
8. down and …..
ill
/
tired
/
out
_____
9. milk and …..
wine
/ honey
10. time and …..
tide
/
school / fun
_____
11. home and ….
hot
/
dry
_____
12. hue and …..
cry
/ shout
/
loud
_____
13. safe and …..
easy
/ good
/ sound
_____
14. wear and ….
air
/ tear
/
bear
_____
15. hot and ….
cold
/
cool
/ fresh
_____
16. hot and ….
cool
/
heat
/
_____
17. fire and….
scent / brimstone / sand
_____
18. heart and ….
beard /
/ mouth
_____
19. open and ….
honest / frank
/ happy
_____
20. open and ……case
frank /
sad
shut
_____
21. cats and ….
food
home
/
dogs
_____
22. cat and ….
dogs /
mouse
/
mice
_____
23. high and….
warm /
dry
/
wet
_____
24. hammer and….
tongs /
saw
/
fire
_____
/
/
/
nail
/ beer
/
cool
bothered
soul
/
_____
Word Collocation Exercise
25. alarm and ….
bell
26. cloak and ….
dagger / knife /
27. up and ….
going / running / singing
_____
28. up and ….
round /
around / about
_____
29. up and ….
left
down
_____
30. left, right, and…..
central / circle
Answers:
1.
b
2.
a
3.
a
4.
b
5.
b
6.
c
7.
b
8.
c
9.
b
10.
a
11.
b
12.
a
13.
c
14.
b
15.
a
16.
c
17.
b
18.
b
19.
a
20.
c
21.
c
22.
b
23.
b
24.
a
25.
c
26.
a
27.
b
28.
c
29.
b
30.
c
/
/
flood / despondency
/
sword
right
/ centre
_____
_____
_____
