Collocations
Vocabulary · C1 · 11 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 20 minCollocations: noticing them in a feature articleRead an article about Bogotá's car-free Sundays, notice the collocations it uses and check understanding.Free
- Sheet 2 · 20 minCollocations: intensifying adverbs with adjectivesChoose the adverb that naturally goes with each adjective, such as bitterly disappointed and painfully aware, then use them.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 20 minCollocations: adjectives with nounsMatch precise adjective + noun pairs such as a glaring omission, spot adjectives that do not collocate and use them in writing.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 20 minCollocations: verbs with problems, risks and issuesUse verbs such as pose, tackle, alleviate and avert with problem nouns, then decide whether collocations are correct.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 20 minCollocations: make, do, take, pay and giveChoose the right delexical verb in C1 expressions such as take issue with and give rise to, then complete fixed phrases.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 20 minCollocations: noun + of expressionsLearn partitive and descriptive expressions such as a pang of jealousy and a glimmer of hope, then use them in context.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 20 minCollocations: correcting common miscollocationsFind and correct the wrong word in typical collocation errors, then choose the most natural verb in C1 expressions.Premium
- Sheet 8 · 20 minCollocations review: choose and useReview adverb, adjective, verb and noun + of collocations from the pack, then write a short review using five of them.Premium
- Sheet 9 · 40 minCollocations: work and studyVerb, adjective and noun collocations for careers and learning, practiced in context and used in a short personal statement.Premium
- Sheet 10 · 35 minCollocations: gender roles, equality and representationLearn collocations for gender and society such as reinforce a stereotype, the glass ceiling and shared parental leave, complete a father's column about how family life has changed, choose the right expression in context, discuss equality at home and at work and compare two generations in writing.Premium
- Sheet 11 · 45 minCollocations: dying languages, dialects and new slangLearn collocations for how languages live, change and die, from die out and pass a language on to coin a word and code-switch, complete a column about the Manx revival, check and choose collocations in context, interview classmates about the languages in their lives and discuss whether a dying language should be saved.Free