tcl ws vecollocations, SZKOŁA, j. angielski
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Name
Date
Te achingChunks
version
a
Verb Collocations Worksheet
This can be a good
exercise for two people
to do – one person takes
Version A, the other
Version B, then you
compare. Or you can do
both sheets by yourself,
with a time interval
between them.
Fill in the blanks (one word each). (A few hints are given for the more dificult items.)
1.
He is very gentle when he’s sober, but a couple of glasses of alcohol will
_________ out the
beast
in him.
2.
I left the kids alone at the breakfast table for ive minutes, but when I returned
they had __________ such a
mess
with their cereals that I had to clean the table
and the loor as well.
3.
Our daughter is only three and she can already __________ the
time
. So we
have put an old-fashioned clock on her bedroom wall.
4.
The police think they have inally
cracked
the ________
se
. They are now
convinced the murder was committed by the victim’s mother-in-law.
5.
It took James Bond just a couple of seconds to put on his trousers, _________
le
his
belt
and escape via the balcony.
6.
Despite last week’s defeat, the coach has decided not to
m
_________ any
ch
a
nges
to his team for tonight’s match.
7.
My brother is much better at sciences than I am. He’s actually planning to
________ a
degree
in physics.
8.
As he was released from prison, he promised he was going to
m
ake
a
b
__________ with his past. From now on he would be a law-abiding citizen, he
said.
9.
Enrique Iglesias has
followed
in his father’s ____________
ps
and is now an
international star as popular as his father used to be.
10.
When you’re feeling anxious, a session of yoga can really __________
wonders
for you.
11.
For the cooking time to be right, you should irst
bring
the water to the
_________
l
and only then add the pasta.
12.
The protesters ________ a lot of
damage
to shop windows they passed on their
march.
13.
She very much fancies Billy, but she doesn’t like the
company
he ___________.
14.
Our head of department is very competent. We all ________ her in
high
esteem.
15.
People in unhappy marriages sometimes __________
solace
in work.
16.
Before she went to Hollywood, she irst
made a n
_______ for herself as a stage
actress.
Sound repetition
(especially
alliteration
, i.e.
the repetition of word-
initial consonants) plays a
part in the formation of
word partnerships.
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of Language
Name
Date
Te achingChunks
version
b
Verb Collocations Worksheet
Fill in the blanks (one word each). (A few hints are given for the more dificult items.)
1.
He is very gentle when he’s sober, but a couple of glasses of alcohol will
bring
out the ___________ in him.
2.
I left the kids alone at the breakfast table for ive minutes, but when I returned
they had
made
such a _________ with their cereals that I had to clean the table
and the loor as well.
3.
Our daughter is only three and she can already
tell
the _________. So we have
put an old-fashioned clock on her bedroom wall.
4.
The police think they have inally
_____cked
the
case
. They are now convinced
the murder was committed by the victim’s mother-in-law.
5.
It took James Bond just a couple of seconds to put on his trousers,
buckle
his
________ and escape via the balcony.
6.
Despite last week’s defeat, the coach has decided not to
m
a
ke
any
ch
___________ to his team for tonight’s match.
7.
My brother is much better at sciences than I am. He’s actually planning to
do
a
___________ in physics.
8.
As he was released from prison, he promised he was going to
m
________ a
br
eak
with his past. From now on he would be a law-abiding citizen, he said.
9.
Enrique Iglesias has ________________ in his father’s
footsteps
and is now an
international star as popular as his father used to be.
10.
When you’re feeling anxious, a session of yoga can really
work
_______
ers
for
you.
11.
For the cooking time to be right, you should irst __________ the water to the
boil
and only then add the pasta.
12.
The protesters
did
a lot of __________
ge
to shop windows they passed on their
march.
13
. She very much fancies Billy, but she doesn’t like the __________
ny
he
keeps
.
14.
Our head of department is very competent. We all
hold
her in _________
esteem.
15.
People in unhappy marriages sometimes
seek
________
ce
in work.
16.
Before she went to Hollywood, she irst
m
________
a n
a
me
for herself as a
stage actress.
© Helbling Languages
Please photocopy this page
of Language
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