Collocations and associations
Quiz
Which of the following words can come after the verb ‘to run’?
- a race
- a business
- a mile
- an organisation
- a message
- a school
Which of the following verbs can you use with the complement ‘money’?
- spend
- borrow
- save
- waste
- invest
- earn
- fulfil
- appeal for
- change
- enhance
- lose
- owe
- lend
- make
- charge
- deserve
- decide
- launder
Which of the following words do you associate with ‘police’?
- arrest
- station
- duty
- clue
- surgery
- suspect
Which of the following words do you associate with ‘freeze’?
- ice
- food
- weather
- shine
- minus
- melt
Which of the following verbs can come before ‘a file’?
- check
- enter something into
- update
- agree
- keep
- mislay
- refer to
- release
- announce
- go though
Which of the following can come after ‘The plan…’?
- came into effect
- requires approval
- involves...
- entails...
- fell over
- is being drawn up
- is in a hurry
Which of the following do you associate with ‘pain’?
- ache
- bruise
- inflict
- divide
- unbearable
Which adjectives are followed by ‘with’ in the following sentence?
Judy is (adj) ___ her doctor.
- obsessed
- (dis)satisfied
- fond
- critical
- angry
- fed up
- pleased
- tired