One element of improving your vocabulary is learning which verbs go with which nouns - also called collocations. For example: Do you make or do a mess? Does he miss or lose an opportunity? Here is a series of collocation quizzes:
Combinations with Take, Have and Break
Combinations with Catch, Pay and Keep
Combinations with Save, Find and Go
Combinations with Come, Get and Feel
Combinations with Miss, Get, Do and Make
Combinations with Take, Have and Break
Combinations with Catch, Pay and Keep
Combinations with Save, Find and Go
Combinations with Come, Get and Feel
Combinations with Miss, Get, Do and Make
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Hi,
I am interested in excelling my English knowledge, collacations in particular. However, I would like to learn about the common collocations used without participating in any quizzes. If you could suggest me any weblink, that will be very useful. Thanx – Ohm
yah, I agree with Ohm… I would like to see some detailed explanation. Thanks and more power to your site!
Would like to know about collocations please
For the guys above. Please, please don’t bother memorizing lists of collocations. There are thousands of them.
My advice is to read. Read books that you enjoy and at a level you can just about understand. Then read some more. Then after that, relax with a bit of reading.
please show the collocations more exactly
Great website, thank you very much. I will have an exam about collocations so this is really useful!
I believe that the best way for acquiring collocations is to read and then use. I read many books and collected hundereds of lists talks about collocations.They are good, however they are so difficult to memorize when u need them. My advice is similar to simon that just read read read then read.
“have a bath”? I have never in 67 years heard that expression. “Take” a bath – “take” a shower -yes. If some lost all – they “took” a bath.
Hi,”have a bath” is also possible-see Oxford/Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.They are very useful for learning collocations.A good dictionary of collocation is “Oxford Collocations Dictionary”
I have to make an ivestigation about collocations and IŽd need some links/websites to visit. Could you let me know about some “good”one?
Thanks a lot…
in my opinion collocation is not only this but also we have coolocations with adjective and adverbs too which is as important as verbs! therefore we should pay attention to that too.
I am student at university and i have homeworke please help me
I’m afraid I’m unable to provide homework help personally. I suggest you try the forum where you will find many helpful English speakers.
plz help me
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I really don’t understand collocations…I tried my very best but I really don’t get it. I used my comprehension and analysis skills yet I still don’t understand it. Please help me.
This is one of the examples on my school’s textbook:
Sweet
Sweetheart sweet milk boiled sweets
sweet voice sweet tooth sweets of success
sweet music sweet child sugar is sweet
sweet face sweet smell at one’s sweet will
sweet talk sweet potato keep someone sweet
The following website has a list of collocations which is very comprehensive. It might help.
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/collocations-lists.htm
I think a better job can be done on this site. At school it self I learn much more. but the info is quite useful!:)
please tell me more exactly about COLLOCATIONS… and please give the example about that….
Have a bath is British….take a bath is American
I really appreciate you teaching