APTIS VOCABULARY PRACTICE Collocations

COLLOCATIONS ONE

1.

incentive unacceptable rear view tense vital heavy

imminent

heavy traffic

unacceptable behaviour

vital information

tense muscles

rear view mirror

incentive scheme

imminent danger

2.

lie of land an invitation taste excuse plan of action a

proposal

turn down an invitation

a bald patch of land

bitter taste

blatant lie

feeble execuse

clear proposal

put forward plan of action

3.

on behalf scratch obscured deeply boost reveal

artificial

boost immune system

reveal confidential information

obscured by clouds

artificial light

on behalf of others

deeply shocked

scratch the surface

4.

order values helping the report the wound unacceptable

coincidence

amazing coincidence

totally unacceptable

restore order

inherent values

second helping

dress the wound

hand in the report

5.

face grow avid adjust on second pungent

join

grow a beard

face the music

pungent smell
join forces

avid reader

on second thoughts

adjust the bass and treble

6.

disease a different angle course the ice teeth speech all hours
mind years

freedom of speech

break the ice

terminal disease

false teeth

state of mind

open all hours

from a different angle

teenage years

obstacle course

7.

linen windscreen breaking locker glossy pale freight taboo organic

marble derelict

marble floor

pale blue

freight train

taboo topic
organic farming

linen suit

windscreen wiper

locker room

derelict building

glossy magazines

breaking news

8.

hang out win barbed room defeat achieve transparent steep

tackle

steep hill

barbed wire

transparent procedure

room for manoeuvre

win a prize

achieve success

defeat an opponent

tackle the problem

hang out at shopping malls

COLLOCATIONS TWO – FIND ONE WORD WHICH CAN BE USED AS A STRONG

COLLOCATION WITH EACH WORD.

1. break

a promise
the record
someone's heart
ice
the rules
2. make
a mess
an effort
money
progress
a profit

3. catch
the bus
a cold
fire
someone's eye

4. get
the sack
a life
angry
divorced
lost
upset
started

5. speak
with a strong accent

your mind

6. face

the problem

the music

down

7. turn

up out of the blue

down an invitation

right

8. frame

of mind

of reference

of the bed

9. collect

the laundry

information

a friend form the airport

data

10. take

risks

notes

11. information

access

gather

irrelevant

accurate

12. meet

the demand
the needs

the standard

an old friend

13. reveal

the source of information

a secret
confidential data

the truth

14. tell

the way

lies

right from wrong

the time

tales

15. against

all odds

the wind

the wall

my will

16. mind

change

read
make up

open

17. pay

a complement

attention

bills

dividend

18. do

my very best

an enormous favour

more harm than good

business

19. odd

_______ one out

an _______ sock

he is ______

20. make

a breakthrough

a discovery

a fortune

up for lost time

21. get

on well with people

the message across

away from it all