COLLOCATIONS

What are collocations? 

Collocations are two or more words that often go together.

Why do we learn collocations? 

• Your language will be more natural and more easily understood.
• You will have alternative and richer ways of expressing yourself.
• It is easier for our brains to remember and use language in chunks or blocks rather than as a single word.

How can we learn collocations?

• Be aware of collocations, and try to recognize them when you see or hear them.
  
  
• Treat collocations as single blocks of language. Think of them as individual blocks or chunks, and learn strongly support, not strongly + support
• When you learn a new word, write down other words that collocate with it (remember rightly, remember distinctly, remember vaguely...)
• Revise what you learn regularly. Practice using new collocations in context as soon as possible after learning them.

There are different types of collocations:

• Adverb + Adjective
  
  

1. Completely satisfied 
2.  Fully aware
3. Deadly serious 
4. Deeply offended
5. Eternally grateful
6. Highly impressed
7. Painfully shy 
8. Perfectly normal 
9. Really amazing 
10. Seriously ill 
11. Terribly disappointing 

• Adjective + Noun

1. Regular exercise 
2. Big mistake 
3. Big problem
4. Big surprise
5. Big deal 
6. Heavy rain
7. Heavy traffic
8. Heavy snow 
9. Strong accent 
10. Strong smell 
11. Strong wind
12. Rich culture 
13. Rich vocabulary
14. Rich people 
15. Blond hair 
16. Broken home 
17. Clear message
18. Deep sleep
19. Close friends 
20. Bad habit 
21. Bad mood
22. Familiar face
23. Front door 
24. Front page 
25. Good cause 
26. Good idea
27. Hard work 
28. Healthy diet 
29. High/low esteem
30. High/low pressure 
31. High/low price 
32. Mental illness
33. Mixed feelings 

• Noun + Noun 

1. Birth certificate
2. Action movie 
3. Beauty shop 
4. Call center
5. Case study
6. Cheesecake 
7. Comfort zone 
8. Child care 
9. Debit/credit card 
10. Sports cars 
11. Credit limit 
12. Round of applause 
13. Ceasefire agreement
14. Bars of soap

• Noun + Verb

1. Lian roars 
2. Bird sings 
3. The plane takes off
4. A dog barks 
5. An accident happens 
6. A heart beats
7. A telephone rings
8. Water boils
9. A ship sails 
10. Snow was falls
11. The bomb went off

• Verb + Noun

1. Give a speech
2. Have a drink 
3. Have time
4. Have a good time 
5. Have a brake 
6. Pay attention
7. Make a difference 
8. Make money
9. Make friends 
10. Save money
11. Save time 
12. Do bussiness
13. Do homework
14. Do your best
15. Do a favor 
16. Come to a decision
17. Get a job 
18. Keep a promise 
19. Keep calm

• Verb + Preposition 

1. Run out of
2. Depend on 
3. Wait for 
4. Ask for
5. Rely on 
6. Listen to 
7. Borrow from 
8. Agreed with 
9. Escape from
10. Get a rid of 
11. Object to 
12. Remind of 

• Adverb + Verb 

1. Strongly advise 
2. Badly hurt
3. Totally agree
4. Deeply regret
5. Seriously doubt
6. Firmly believe 
7. Completely destroy
8. Completely forget
9. Fully recover
10. Sincerely hope 
11. Whispered softly 
12. Vaguely remember