APTIS VOCABULARY PRACTICE Collocations

COLLOCATIONS ONE
1.
incentive
imminent

unacceptable

heavy

traffic

rear view

tense

vital

heavy

unacceptable behaviour
vital

information

tense

muscles

rear view

mirror

incentive

scheme

imminent

danger

2.
lie
of land
proposal

an invitation

turn down an invitation

a bald patch of land
bitter taste
blatant lie
feeble execuse
clear proposal
put forward plan of action

taste

excuse

plan of action

3.
on behalf
artificial

scratch

obscured

deeply

boost

reveal

boost immune system

reveal confidential information
obscured by clouds
artificial light
on behalf of others
deeply shocked
scratch the surface
4.
order
values
coincidence

helping

the report

the wound

unacceptable

amazing coincidence
totally unacceptable
restore order
inherent values
second helping
dress the wound
hand in the report
5.
face
join

grow

grow a beard
face the music
pungent smell

avid

adjust

on second

pungent

join forces
avid reader
on second thoughts
adjust the bass and treble

6.
disease
mind

a different angle
years

course

the ice

teeth

speech

all hours

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
marble derelict

marble floor
pale blue
freight train
taboo topic

breaking locker

glossy

pale

freight

taboo

organic

organic farming
linen suit
windscreen wiper
locker room
derelict building
glossy magazines
breaking news
8.
hang out
tackle

win

barbed

room

defeat

achieve

transparent

steep

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