Collocations, 1

Complete the sentences below with a suitable adjective plus a preposition. Choose from the following. Some of the prepositions will be used more than once. absent good fond jealous satisfied eligible absorbed grateful friendly responsible keen serious cruel ill rich

proud short

similar famous

terrified about 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. from of to at in on with for

Both my dogs are very__________________ice cream. Ive been ___________________a cold for over a week. For the last time who is _________________this mess? Youre not ________________leaving this country and going to live in China, are you? Ive always been ____________________ water since I nearly drowned as a child. Marks been __________school for over a month. Hell have a lot of catching up to do when he

comes back. 7. Im afraid only single people under the age of thirty are ___________________membership of

this club 8. Julies my oldest friend. Weve been _________one another since we were at Primary school Our daughter has just won a scholarship to Cambridge. We are very ________________her. Australia is __________________natural resources Could I phone you later, Alan? Im a bit _________ time right now. He was so ______________________what he was doing that he didnt notice me come into the

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10. 11. 12. room. 13. 14. 15.

Switzerland is ________its beautiful scenery. My cousin is very ______________music and can play four or five instruments I like ballet but Im not very _________opera Theres no pleasing our teacher. Hes never ______ our work! She is ________in character ________her sister We are __________________________ you for all youve done for us Michael was_________ his brothers success. Small children are often _______________ animals without realizing it.

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17. 18. 19. 20.

Collocations, 2
Complete the sentences below with a suitable verb, using either the infinitive (to buy, to come, etc) or the -ing form (buying, coming, etc). Choose from the following and use each verb once only. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00). be take hurt walk live 0 pass come see stay like teach think save win buy talk give leave want meet play get

Remember to buy some milk on your way home

tonight. later?

00 Im busy at the moment. Would you mind coming back 1 Im sorry, Joe. I didnt mean __________your feelings. 2 When she was a child, her parents wouldnt allow her 3 There must be something wrong with Simon. He keeps M15. 4 As theyd received a bomb threat, the police ordered 5 What with inflation and everything, its just not worth 6 I remember _______________ to be a pop star when I 7 Dont pretend _________________ jazz. I know you

_______________in the street. _______________ hes being followed by

everyone _________________the building. ____________________nowadays. was a child. hate it really. a lift?

8 Mary hasnt got a car. Would you mind __________ her No, not at all. 9 I really enjoy going to parties and ________ new people. 10 Her parents were very strict and wouldnt allow her night. 11 Parents usually warn their children against __________ 12 I never go swimming because I dislike _____________ 13 I agreed _______________ her English if she helped 14 It was a very tough match, but in the end England 15 He suggested _______________ a taxi to the station. 16 The film star disguised herself to avoid _____________ 17 Would you dare _____________ through a graveyard 18 She was very upset when she failed ______________ 19 He wasnt happy with his room so he demanded

__________________out later than 10.30 at

to strangers. my hair wet. me with my Spanish.

managed _____________ by two goals to one.

recognized on your own at night? her driving test.

____________________the manager isnt it? What on earth would you do in the

20 Its hard to imagine ____________without television, evenings?

Collocations, 3
Complete the sentences below with a suitable verb plus a preposition. Choose from the following and make any necessary changes. Some of the prepositions will be used more than once. apologize believe compliment remind protect think succeed arrive care smell about by in on from lose share write against of for with at into to feel sorry rely suffer prefer

insure

charge

translate

among 1. 2.

You should always ______your home________fire. Does Peter ________you_______Michael Jackson? No, he doesnt look anything like him. If I were you Julie Id ________ very carefully _______ his offer. I dont think youll get a better

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one. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

She made the children _______________their bad behaviour at the party. The man was arrested and ____________ murder. Dont forget to wear a scarf. It will _____ you____the cold. After three attempts she finally _______________ breaking the world record. Hamlet was ___________________Shakespeare. Does Mark really _______________flying saucers? Oh yes, hes quite convinced they exist The mother told the group of children to _________ the sweets _____________ themselves. She felt really pleased when her teacher __________ her __________ her homework.

12. It was largely my fault that we ___________ tennis. I played so badly.

13. 14. 15. 16. sing We left Heathrow airport at 16.45 and ___________ Copenhagen at 19.30. Although she had only painted the kitchen, the whole flat ________________________paint. My sister _____________hay fever every summer. I really _____________________ people who are tone deaf. It must be awful not to be able to

17. Would you ______________________ another piece of cake, Frank? No thanks, Jill. I really
couldnt eat another thing. 18. Most young people _____ pop music ______ classical music.

19. 20.

Ask Mike to do it. You can ________________him. He never lets you down. This book has been _______________________ five languages, including Russian

Collocations, 4
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use one of the words in the box on the left plus a preposition. (Most of the prepositions will be used more than once) There is an example at the beginning (0). air order average purpose myself by 0 We flew to Paris. We went to Paris by air 1 Come here immediately! Come here_________________________________! 2 My names Patrick, but most people call me Pat. My names Patrick. Pat ________________________ 3 Most people in this country work forty hours a week. ________________________people in this country 4 He left Russia in 1992 and will never go back there. He left Russia __________________________in 1992 5 Well have to use the stairs. The lifts not working. Well have to use the stairs. The lifts ______________ 6 Mr Blake comes back from his holiday next week. Mr Blake is on holiday___________________________ 7 He owes the bank 5,000. He is 5,000_______________________________ 8 I memorized the poem. I learnt the poem__________________________ 9 It was no accident. He did it deliberately. It was no accident. He did it _____________________ work forty hours a week. in debt random first once for sight work short good stock

heart

the moment

the house at on

out of

10 He hasnt had a job for over two years. Hes been _____________________for over two years 11 I fell in love with her the moment I saw her. It was love_______________________________ 12 No one helped me with the homework. I did the homework__________________________ 13 The goods you want wont come in until next week. The goods you want are _____________at the moment. 14 You dont have to pay for the drinks -theyre free tonight, said the hotel manager. The drinks are ________tonight, said the hotel manager 15 When you play bingo, the numbers are not called out in any particular order. When you play bingo, the numbers are called out ________