4 Collocation Be H
4 Collocation Be H
4 Collocation Be H
COLLOCATIONS
Exercise
Preparation
Work on the Behaviourism-Language unit, particularly
Exercises
Try the three exercises below, using the above link for the sites cited.
Sample answers
Download the answer sheet from the above link.
3. Strong collocations
Learners are required to match the action in column A (serve, drink) with the noun in
column B (an order, beer).
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Animal sounds 1
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/match_animalsounds01.htm
Which animal makes which sound? Drag and drop the verbs to match the nouns in this
online EFL exercise from Englishclub.
Categories 1
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/match_categories01.htm
Which word is an example of which category? Drag and drop the vocabulary items to
the matching superordinate category.
3. Strong collocations
http://www.better-english.com/strongcollocation/collocations.htm
Try this exercise for EFL learners of Business English. Check your score out of 20.
b. How well did you score? What does your score say about your mastery of English if
you are i) a native speaker and ii) a second language speaker of English?
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