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1. COLLOCATIONS
words that go together

2. How To Use These Exercises
Collocations are a great way to teach vocabulary. These
charts and quizzes will help you teach them.
1. Show the chart and ask students to come up with their own
examples for each of the phrasal verbs.
2. Show the exercises and ask students to write the sentences with the
correct preposition.
3. Take up the answers. Discuss the meanings.
4. Click and students can read the book for each
collocation and study the quizzes, watch related videos.
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3. MAKE
the bed
dinner
do
an effort
money
friends
a face
a decision
a mistake
time

4. MAKE
1. He makes ………………….. by selling his services.
2. The student didn’t like it so he made a …………….
3. I’m ok. I don’t have a lot but I make ……………………
4. I thought a lot. It was a difficult …………………. to make.
5. I’m hungry. Who’s making ……………… tonight?
6. I need to speak with you. Can you make …………… for me?
7. Come on! You can do it. Make ……………………...!
8. I recently moved and I had to make some new ……………
money
face
do
decision
dinner
time
an effort
friends

5. TAKE
a shower
a break
an exam
a test
a shot
a taxi
a bus
a train
a
picture
a look
part
apart

6. TAKE
1. He’s a photographer. He takes ………………….
2. I am so dirty! I have to take a ……………………….
3. I’m part of the team and will take ……………… in the game.
4. The soccer player took ………………….. from halfway.
5. I’m tired. Let’s take ……………………………….
6. I am nervous. I have to take a music ………………… today.
7. The lawyer promised to take ……………….. at his case.
8. He took ………………… the watch so he could fix it.
pictures
shower
part
a shot
a break
exam
a look
apart

7. DO
a favor
work
housework
homework
harm
damage
business
your hair
your nails
the
dishes
nothing
your best
exercise

8. DO
1. I’m getting ready for the party. I’m doing ………….
2. Leave the world a better place. Don’t do ………………
3. After dinner, it’s your turn to do …………………….
4. It is not easy to do ……………….. in Brazil.
5. Do ………………………! Just try and do what you can.
6. The doctor told me to do more ……………………
7. Can you help and do me ……………………………. ?
8. I have a lot of ………………………… to do for school.
hair
harm
the dishes
business
your best
exercise
a favor
homework

9. HAVE
a baby
a meal
an idea
pain
a heart
attack
a bath
feelings
sympathy
for
fun

10. HAVE
1. I’m going to relax and have a nice, hot ………………
2. Don’t worry. I have a brilliant ……………. to help.
3. It’s 12 o’clock. Time to have ………………………..
4. Have …………… at the party!
5. She has ……………….. in her back and suffers a lot.
6. She is pregnant and will have ………………….. soon.
7. He’s so fat. He might have …………………………………
8. He looks at her strange. I think he has ……..…………… her.
bath
idea
lunch
fun
pain
a baby
a heart attack
feelings for

11. GET
a job
drunk
home
married
divorced
angry
lost
scared
frightened
pregnant

12. GET
1. I asked for more money and he got ……………...
2. We are in love and getting ………………. next year.
3. We got ………..…. and walked for 3 hours!
4. Don’t drink too much. You’ll get ………………………
5. After work I get …………….. by 5 p.m..
6. She’s loves kids and has been trying to get ………………..
7. I heard a strange noise and got …………………..
8. He’s so lazy. I told him to get a ………………….
angry
married
lost
drunk
home
pregnant
scared
job

13. FREE
shipping
loader,
ride
fall
speech
time
break
reign
spirit

14. FREE
1. He never works or pays. He’s a free …………………..
2. In life, there is no such thing as a free ……………..
3. I’m dependent on my parents. I need to ……….. free.
4. He’s the boss. He has free ………………. to do anything.
5. She does what she wants. She’s a free …………………….
6. All democracies must allow free ……………………….
7. If you spend over $100, you get free ……………………...
8. In my free ……………… I like to read.
loader
ride
break
reign
spirit
speech
shipping
time

15. LIVE
on the
edge
and let
live
staying
a……
bait
alone
concert
happily
ever after
re

16. LIVE
1. I don’t like the radio. I prefer going to live ……………...
2. Don’t worry! Live ……………………………..
3. At the end, Cinderella lives ………………………………..
4. I have nightmares and …..live the accident.
5. I don’t like roomates. I prefer to live ……………...
6. He tries dangerous stuff and lives …………………………..
7. If you fish there, you’ll need to buy some live …………
8. I make very little money. I’m just ………………………….
concerts
and let live
happily ever after
re
alone
on the edge
bait
staying alive

17. LIGHT
see the
traffic
up
moon
flash
as a
feather
tail
candle

18. LIGHT
1. There’s no electricity. So,read by …………. light.
2. I can’t drive at night. My ………… lights aren’t working.
3. I waited for his face to light ……… after the good news.
4. The laptop is very light, light ……………………………...
5. The night walk was easy. There was a lot of ………… light.
6. I hope he’ll eventually agree and ………………… light.
7. I brought a ……………. light so we can see better.
8. Driving isn’t easy here. There are so many ………….. lights!
candle
tail
up
as a feather
moon
see the
flash
traffic

19. WARM
hearted
up to
keep
milk
UP
down
to the
touch
weather

20. WARM
1. After hard exercise you should always warm ………….
2. She’s really kind and warm …………………………
3. Here’s a blanket to help you ………………. warm.
4. A glass of warm ………………. will help you sleep.
5. At first I said no. But now I’m warming ………… the idea.
6. The oven is still warm …………………..…….
7. I love the warm ……………………. in spring.
8. He is warming ……. in preparation for the game
down
hearted
keep
milk
up to
to the touch
weather
up

21. SUN
shower
screen
glasses
shine
dried
set,
down
burn
spot

22. SUN
1. I love sun ……………… tomatoes on my pizza.
2. The sun is hot. Put on some sun …………….
3. It was raining but also sunny. What a nice sun ……………
4. He got too much sun and had a bad sun ………………..
5. Look closely and you’ll see the sun ………….. on the sun.
6. You are my sun ………………….., my only sun ……………...!
7. She always wore sun…………………….. even inside.
8. They agreed to meet at sun …………..
dried
screen
shower
burn
spot
shine
glasses
down
shine

23. BREAK
take a
up
the
bank
the
mould
in
down
a habit
a
promise

24. BREAK
1. Smoking is a hard ……………….. to break.
2. He doesn’t love her anymore. They are breaking ……..
3. The job was stressful. She had a nervous break ………..
4. He’s unique. They broke …………………… when they made him.
5. He didn’t do what he said. He broke his ……………………
6. It is too expensive. It will break ………………………………..
7. I’m tired. Let’s …………………… a break.
8. They were robbed. It was a quick break …………
habit
up
down
the mould
promise
the bank
take
in

25. BLUE
deep
blooded
jay
whale
baby
out of
the
navy
berries

26. BLUE
1. The largest mammal is the blue ………………
2. He’s royalty and blue …………………………….
3. It was sudden. He quit his job …………………… blue.
4. His blue jeans are a nice color …………..blue.
5. I like blue ………………….. with my cereal.
6. She decorated his room …………… blue.
7. His eyes were like a husky’s. Very ………………. blue.
8. Outside in the bird feeder is a blue …………………
whale
blooded
out of the
Navy
berries
baby
deep
jay

27. RUN
for
office
of bad
luck
…ny
nose
out of
away
from /
after
make a
… for
fun
way

28. RUN
1. The dog escaped. He ran ………………….. his owner.
2. The airport is closed. There’s a problem with the run …….
3. Buy some bread. We’ve run ……………….
4. This Sunday I’m taking part in a 5k ……………. run.
5. I am always losing. I’ve had a big run …………………….
6. It’s going to explode! Make a run ………………………….!
7. He’s a born politician and will one day run ………………………...
8. I have a terrible cold and a very runny ……………...
away from
way
out
fun
of bad luck
for it
for office
nose

29. TIE
your
laces
the knot
together
bow
game
one on
up
close

30. TIE
1. The score was 3 – 3. It was a tie ……………….
2. The robber tied us ….…………... and stole everything!
3. They are in love! They will tie ………………..… in June.
4. He tied the two pieces of rope ……………………….
5. Have you ever worn a ……………. tie?
6. It was a great party! We really tied …………………………
7. Our families are related. We have ………………. ties.
8. Before running, tie ………………………. up tight.
game
up
the knot
together
bow
one on
close
your laces

31. PLAY
doh
fair
around
a joke /
trick on
offs
for keeps
mate
with fire

32. PLAY
1. The regular season is over. Now it’s the play ………
2. Now I’m serious. I’m going to play ………………………….
3. At school she made a few play ……………………….
4. It was so funny. We played a big ………….. on him.
5. Be careful! You are playing …………………………..!
6. In kindergarten I loved making things with play…….
7. In football, players are asked to always play …………...
8. I’m not playing …………………….. I’m serious!
offs
for keeps
mates
joke
with fire
doh
fair
around

33. RIDE
bus
a wave
a bike
a wave
let it
hitch a
sleigh
ferry
horse
give a
bumpy

34. RIDE
1. My car is broken. I have to …………….. a ride.
2. I won at roulette but ……….. the money ride.
3. That surfer can really ride …………………….
4. I’m going your way. Can I ………….. you a ride?
5. I ride the ………………. every day to work.
6. Cowboys can ride ………………………… very well.
7. You will never forget how to ride a …………………….
8. We drove up the mountain. What a ………………. ride.
hitch
let
a wave
give
bus
a horse
bike
bumpy

35. BURN
money
to …
calories
down
with
desire
crash
and ….
heart
…t toast
…ing
pain

36. BURN
1. I ate too fast and suffered …………………… burn.
2. I have a burning ……………… in my lower back.
3. He’s super rich. He’s got …………………. burn.
4. Drugs are bad. One day you will ……………….. burn.
5. How many …………..…… do you burn in one hour ?
6. The old building caught fire and burned ………....
7. He loves her passionately and is burning …………………..
8. He’s strange. He likes burnt ………………………...
heart
pain
money to
crash and
calories
down
with desire
toast

37. BOOK
…ie
picture
a room
worm
keeper
mark
mobile
case

38. BOOK
1. All children love ……………….. books.
2. I’m traveling next week and have to book a hotel ……….
3. I use a book ……… to keep track of what page I’m on.
4. You will find the book on the book …………….
5. To place a bet, you have to call your …….……………..
6. He is like an accountant. He’s a book…………………..
7. No library. We only have a book …………………………..
8. He loves books and reads a lot. He’s a book …………
picture
room
mark
case
bookie
eeper
mobile
worm

39. PACK
a
suitcase
of
cigarettes
a punch
back
animal
of lies
send
….ing
of
wolves

40. PACK
1. Every year I get a new school ………. pack.
2. Oxen are very big pack …………….... that carry things.
3. A pack ………………………….. now costs $10.
4. This coffee is very strong. It packs ……………………..
5. A pack …………………….. followed the sick deer.
6. He didn’t do his job so I ……………………. him packing.
7. I didn’t do it. What they say is a big pack …………………..
8. When I travel, my wife packs my …………………..for me.
back
animals
of cigarettes
a punch
of wolves
sent
of lies
suitcase

41. SAVE
money
make a
…
a seat
face
a soul
time
a life
energy /
… on
gas

42. SAVE
1. Let’s go this way. It will save us ………………….. .
2. I’m a lifeguard and I’ve saved three ……………………..
3. We are trying to save …………….. to buy a house.
4. You can save ……………….. if you purchase “Super”.
5. He did a bad thing but they apologized to save ……………..
6. He’s a minister of God and wants to save ………………..
7. I can’t come until 7. Can you save me ………………... ?
8. The goalie ……………. an incredible save.
time
lives
money
on gas
face
souls
a seat
made

43. CLEAN
wipe
as a
whistle
keep
stay
… and
tidy
come
up after
thoroughly
off / with

44. CLEAN
1. I had to clean ………………… them. They left a mess.
2. I washed his car. It was clean ………………………………...
3. Clean the mud …….. your shoes before entering.
4. This job is dirty. It is hard to ……………….. clean.
5. Can you ………. clean the table for me?
6. After a bike ride, I clean my bike ………………………….
7. Our AirBNB was very clean ………………………..
8. Tell the whole truth. ………… clean.
up after
as a whistle
off
keep
wipe
thoroughly
and tidy
Come

45. BLIND
to one’s
fate
as a bat
fold
justice
is ….
spot
legally
…ed by
the light
color

46. BLIND
1. Put a blind …………… on him so he can’t see.
2. He can’t see very well. He’s ………………. blind.
3. ………………………… blind. It is very objective.
4. We are all blind .……………….…….and future.
5. He mixes up green and red. He’s ………………… blind.
6. The spotlight came on and I was blinded …………………….
7. He can’t see at all. He’s blind …………………………….
8. Be careful when passing. Check your blind ……………………..
fold
legally
Justice is
to our fate
color
by the light
as a bat
spot

47. CUT
to the
chase
.. it out!
of meat
backs /
… back
on
off
take a
…
of the
profits
…s and
bruises

48. CUT
1. Sirloin is his favorite cut ………………………..
2. I drink too much. I have to cut ……………..
3. Forget the story. Cut …………………….. and tell me!
4. Stop it! Cut ………………!
5. After the accident he was full of cuts ………………………….
6. No more money from my mother. She cut me …………….
7. I make a lot of money. But my boss ………………. cut .
8. Our shareholders take a cut …………….…………..…
of meat
back
to the chase
it out
and bruises
off
takes a
of the profits

49. CATCH
red-
handed
a taxi
a cold
up to
fish
a thief
your
breath
fire

50. CATCH
1. The police caught ………………… who stole the camera.
2. We didn’t catch any …………….. when camping.
3. I will catch ………………….. and be there in 10 minutes.
4. I saw him steal! I caught him …………………………..
5. After the accident, the car caught ……………..….
6. I caught ………… first place and passed him to win.
7. Every spring I get sick and catch …………………….
8. Let’s take a break. I need to catch ………………
the thief
fish
a taxi
red-handed
fire
up to
a cold
my breath

51. GO
to the
bathroom
for it
outside
away
to the
……
shopping
get
….ing
for a walk

52. GO
1. We go grocery ………………. every Friday.
2. It’s 7p.m. We are late so let’s ………… going.
3. This cold is stubborn. It won’t go ………………..!
4. Let’s get some exercise and go ……………………
5. I have to go ………………….………………. and pee.
6. If you want some fresh air, go …………………………..
7. I’m sick and have to go ……………………….
8. Risk everything. Just go ……………………..!
shopping
get
away
for a walk
to the bathroom
outside
to the doctor
for it

53. POWER
military
button
hungry
absolute
at the
peak of
one’s …
solar
nuclear
exercise
lifting

54. POWER
1. To turn on the radio, push the power ………………..
2. Countries too often use their ……………. power .
3. You can’t stop him! He’s …………………………… his powers
4. He won gold in power…………….. He’s strong!
5. He wants to control everything. He’s power …………………
6. The dictator …………………… full power over the city.
7. ……………………. power, corrupts absolutely.
8. Many people think ………………… power is dangerous.
button
military
at the peak of
lifting
hungry
exercised
Absolute
nuclear

55. PULL
gravitational
a tooth
a sled
… it off
ups
push
and ….
fire
alarm
hair

56. PULL
1. I had a toothache and the dentist pulled my ……………..
2. Dogs pull ………………. in the north of Canada..
3. In case of fire, pull the ………………………………..
4. The ……………………………. pull of the sun is strong.
5. The boy pulled her ………………….. and got into trouble.
6. I think he can win. I think he can pull ……………………
7. How many pull ………………….. can you do?
8. There is a ………………………. pull between them.
tooth
sleds
fire alarm
gravitational
hair
it off
ups
push and

57. PUSH
back
around
cart
aside
over
ups
… and
shove
a button

58. PUSH
1. How many push ………….. can you do?
2. I pushed the man …………… and went into the office .
3. Don’t let him bully you. You have to push ……………
4. Use a push ………….. to move your things around.
5. Start the engine with a push of a ……………………
6. Who do you think you are? You can’t push me ………...
7. It wasn’t a fight. Just a lot of pushing ………………………...
8. He will say yes. He’s a push …………………
ups
aside
back
cart
button
around
and shoving
over

59. SERVE
… and
protect
cold, hot
the
military
dinner
continue
to
god
self
tennis

60. SERVE
1. Gaspacho you should serve ………………….
2. He lost but will …………………….. serve the people.
3. The turkey is ready. Let’s serve …………….
4. The police are here to serve ……………..……….
5. Do it yourself. This gas station is ………… serve.
6. He took vows as a priest to only serve ………………..
7. He served 12 years in ………………………….
8. I think Pete Sampras had the best …………… serve.
cold
continue to
dinner
and protect
self
god
the military
tennis

61. COOK
good
thoroughly
the
books
book
up a
plan
stove
home
….ing
…ie jar

62. COOK
1. I love my mother’s ………….. cooking.
2. We caught him with his hand in the ………………..
3. I want to get a Martha Stewart cook …………….
4. Don’t cook it quick. Cook it slow and ……………………………
5. My boyfriend is a really ……………… cook.
6. We are disorganized. We need to cook ………………………
7. We had no electricity and used to use a cook……………..
8. He defrauded the government by cooking …………………
home
cookie jar
book
thoroughly
good
up a plan
stove
the books

63. SET
up
ready, …. ,
go
off
fire
get
down
apart
free

64. SET
1. He set ……… on his journey on April 22nd.
2. He wanted insurance money so he set ………… to it.
3. The judge ordered the prisoner set ………………
4. The waiter set …………… the tray and helped the man.
5. Let’s pack our suitcase and get ………… for the trip.
6. IKEA furniture is really simple to set …………….
7. His intelligence really sets him …………… from others.
8. To start the race, I’ll say “………………, set, ………
off
fire
free
down
set
up
apart
Ready go

65. START
up
off to a
good …
off
a fire
false
…ing
line
get
….ed
a race

66. START
1. You can start …………….. by rubbing sticks together.
2. Runners. Make your way to the starting …………….
3. He works for good company. A tech start ………
4. It was a ….………. start so they had to line up again.
5. On May 1st , he started …………….. on his journey.
6. We got ……………………… start by winning our first game.
7. We are already late. Let’s ………… started.
8. The ………………. started with a wave of the green flag.
a fire
line
up
false
out
off to a good
get
race

67. UNDER
pressure
my
thumb
pass
age
the
weather
cover
no
illusions
the
influence

68. UNDER
1. My job is stressful. I’m under a lot of ……………………
2. He does what I want. He’s under ………………………
3. I feel sick and very under …………………………….
4. He looks like a criminal but he’s not. He’s under ……………
5. He is drunk and under ………………………. of alcohol
6. I’m under …………………………… that life will get better.
7. He is only 15. He can’t come in because he’s under ……...
8. Lady Diana’s car crashed in the under ……………..
pressure
my thumb
the weather
cover
the influence
no illusions
age
pass

69. DOWN
thumb’s
stairs
town
pour
feel
let
… and
out
grade

70. DOWN
1. It was raining hard. What a down………………..!
2. He got down ……………. to a C credit rating.
3. I go down………… on the weekends for some excitement.
4. I’m sad today. I’m …………………….. down.
5. The kitchen is located down…………………….
6. He said “No.” He gave us the …………………….. down.
7. He lost his job and now is very down ………………………….
8. She left me. What a big ……………………… down.
pour
graded
town
feeling
stairs
thumb’s
and out
let

71. EVER
never
….y day
forever
and ….
happily
… after
…. and
anon
for
don’t
you ….!
hardly

72. EVER
1. …………y day I get up at 6 a.m.
2. Don’t do it! ………… ever. Don’t even try.
3. Cinderella lived ………………… ever …………………….
4. I will always love you. I’ll love you ………………..…. ever.
5. Why do you refuse me ever …………………………. ?
6. Don’t you leave me! ………………………… ever!
7. Almost never. I …………… ever read poetry.
8. I’ll never stop. I’ll follow you ………ever.
Ever
Never
happily
forever and
and anon
Don’t you
hardly
for
after

73. MAN
condemned
overboard
down
self
made
cave
hole
handy
of the
world
right
hand

74. MAN
1. He fell down the man ……….. in the street.
2. He can fix anything. He’s a real …………… man.
3. He’s been everywhere. He’s a man ………….…………………
4. Man ……………………! Get some help. He can’t swim.
5. He is on death row. He’s a ……………………….. man.
6. He does everything for me. He’s my …………………... man.
7. In pre-history ………… men lived short lives .
8. He got no help. He’s now rich and a ………………….. man.
hole
handy
of the world
overboard
condemned
right hand
cave
self-made

75. BOWL
game
sugar
fish
….ing
Super
salad
toilet
…ed
over

76. BOWL
1. I like 10 pin …………………… not 5 pin.
2. Almost 2 billion people watched the last …………. Bowl.
3. This …………….. bowl holds a lot of lettuce.
4. I was shocked. Really bowled …………..
5. The coffee spoon is in the ……………………….. bowl.
6. Yuck! The ………………… bowl is overflowing.
7. We don’t have an aquarium, we have a ………… bowl.
8. Many artists paint pictures of .………… bowls.
bowling
Super
salad
over
sugar
toilet
fish
fruit

77. DARK
chocolate
side of
the moon
comedy
roast
pitch
afraid of
the
side
skinned

78. DARK
1. It is very bitter, this dark …………..
2. Lets not go walking. It is …………… dark outside.
3. The move “Fargo” is a very dark ………………..
4. We never see the dark …………………………………………
5. She’s Indonesian and very dark ……………………………
6. Be careful. He seems nice but he has a dark …………….
7. I love coffee and especially all dark ………………..
8. She sleeps with the light on. She’s ……………………….dark
chocolate
pitch
comedy
side of the moon
skinned
side
roasts
afraid of the

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