Activity 4: Collocations and associations

Activity 4: Collocations and associations

Quiz

Which of the following words can fill in the gap?
The murder __________ in Los Angeles.
1. took place
2. was committed
3. was performed
4. happened
5. a comic
Which of the following words can occur after the verb ‘commit’?
1. a crime
2. a danger
3. murder
4. a sin
5. trouble
6. a mistake
7. suicide
8. a job
Which of the following words can occur before the verb ‘take place’?
1. a ceremony
2. an event
3. a disapointment
4. an ambition
5. a meeting
6. an opinion
7. a demonstration
Which of the following words can occur after ‘to get’?
1. rich
2. wet
3. depressed
4. angry
5. asleep
6. frightened
7. alive
8. excited
9. tired
10. failed
Which of the following words do you associate with ‘alarm’?
1. belt
2. clock
3. safety
4. siren
5. publish
Which of the following words can come after the words ‘She’s in charge of…’?
1. next year's festival
2. updating our website
3. an unkind remark
4. a language school
5. today's meeting
6. the golf team