COLLOCATIONS

Collocations

A good answer to "What is collocation?" is: A collocation is a group of two or more words that like to hang out together. Here are some examples of common collocations that you might know: make tea - I made a cup of tea for lunch. do homework - I did all of my homework yesterday.

I'm deeply worried about you!

Ben and Jane are happily married. Are you fully aware that this is a serious problem. I’m deeply worried about you. I'm incredibly happy for you. I highly recommend that you study this information. The movie was ridiculously long.

Your Turn

1. Are you happily married?
2. What makes you deeply unhappy?
3. What did I highly recommend that you do?
4. Are you incredibly confused about collocations?
5. Try to make a sentence using ADVERB + ADJECTIVE

They made a big mistake!

Unemployment is a major problem for the government these days. Jake is my big brother. His dying was not any big surprise. This exam is a big deal for Joey. The news puts me in a bad mood. This is a direct flight to Tokyo. I will describe it in great detail. .

Your Turn

1. Do you have any major problems right now?
2. Talk about a big surprise you had recently.
3. Do you think learning English is a big deal?
4. What do you do when you're in a bad mood?
5. Try to make a sentence using ADJECTIVE + NOUN

Let’s give Mr. Jones a round of applause. I’d like to buy two bars of soap. We interviewed the head teacher of the local school. Banks get paid retailers each time a debit card is used. The interest rate stands at a record low 0 . 5 percent. This road is closed to motor vehicles. I like to work outdoors, but my brother prefers an desk job. My friend really loves his sports car.

Your Turn

1. Do you prefer to use shower gel or a bar of soap when you shower?
2. Do you use a debit or credit card?
3. Is there a motor vehicle department in your city?
4. Have you ever driven a sports car?
5. Try to make a sentence using Noun + Noun

Verb + Noun: Verb Collocations