Collocations What is a collocation?

Answers
1. If you park there, you will have to pay a fine.
2. He paid no attention to my requests.
3. I gave a cough to catch her attention.
4. Although the doctors tried hard, they couldn’t save his life.
5. Abbreviations save space and hence they are very common in newspaper headlines.
6. Do you keep a diary?
7. Few people can keep a secret.
8. He still keeps in touch with most of his old school mates.
9. I asked her what her problem was but she kept quiet.
10. They came close to hitting each other.

Complete the phrases and collocations with a word from the box. There may be more than one correct answer. DO - GET -GIVE – HAVE - KEEP - MAKE - TAKE
1. ________________ calm
2. ________________ a seat
3. ________________ a noise
4. ________________ harm
5. ________________ a speech
6. ________________ in mind
7. ________________ quiet
8. ________________ the bed
9. ________________ notes
10.________________ permission
11.________________ business
12.________________ trouble
13.________________ a lecture
14.________________ no doubt
15.________________ a degree
16.________________ money
17.________________ sb. a favour
18.________________ a promise
19.________________ a shower
20.________________ your time
21.________________ a job
22.________________ homework
23.________________ a secret
24.________________ divorced
25.________________ a decision
26.________________ responsibility
27.________________ sb. a chance
28.________________ an exercise
29.________________ breakfast
30.________________ an exam
31.________________ lost
32.________________ in touch
33.________________ a mistake
34.________________ a rest
35.________________ progress
36.________________ a chance
37.________________ a diary
38.________________ sb. a lift
39.________________ a break
40.________________ dinner
41.________________ a chat with
42.________________ sb. Place
43.________________ away from
44.________________ a picture
45.________________ rid of

KEY 1. keep calm 2. take/have a seat 3. make a noise 4. do harm 5. give/make a speech 6. keep/have in mind 7. keep quiet 8. make the bed 9. take notes 10.get/have/give permission 11.do business 12.make/have trouble 13.give/do a lecture 14.have no doubt 15.get/have a degree 16.make/have/get/give/take money 17.do sb. a favour 18.keep/make a promise 19.have/take a shower 20.take your time 21.do/get/have a job 22.do/give homework 23.keep/have a secret 24.get divorced 25.make/take a decision 26.take/have responsibility 27.give sb. a chance 28.do an exercise 29.have/make/get breakfast 30.take an exam 31.get lost 32.keep/get in touch 33.make a mistake 34.take a rest 35.make progress 36.get/have/take a chance 37.keep/have a diary 38.give sb. a lift 39.take/get a break 40.have/get/make dinner 41.have a chat with 42.take sb. Place 43.keep/get away from 44.take a picture 45.get rid of