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CollocationsDefinition:
A collocation is made up of two or more words that are commonly used together in English.
There are different kinds of collocations in English. Strong collocations are word pairings that are
expected to come together. Good collocation examples of this type of word pairing are
combinations with 'make' and 'do'. ou make a cup of tea! but do your homework. Collocations
are "ery common in business settings when certain nouns are routinely combined with certain
"erbs or ad#ecti"es. $or example! draw up a contract! set a price! conduct negotiations! etc.
This feature points to all the "ocabulary learning pages on this site which focus on collocation
examples. Each page points out key collocations for "arious areas and includes a number of
collocation examples to pro"ide context.
A good way to learn collocations is to group collocations beginning with a noun. For example,
take the noun 'contract' and create a list of commonly used verbs with contract.
Contract -> draw up, sign, negotiate, etc.
Pronunciation: %k!lo"#ke$% n%&
Also Known As: word pairing! word partnership! set phrase
Examples:
&t's important to learn strong collocations when learning a new noun. y learning the "erbs and
ad#ecti"es that are commonly used with a noun! you can greatly expand your "ocabulary.
Question: (hat is Collocation)
Collocation refers to words that generally go together. E"en though it is possible to use otherword combinations! understanding collocations help English learners impro"e their fluency.
Answer: (hat is collocation)
ollocation refers to a group of two or more words that usually go together. A good way to think
of collocation is to look at the word collocation. o - meaning together - location - meaning place.
ollocations are words that are located together. A good answer to ()hat is collocation*( is+
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ollocation is a group of two or more words that like to hang out together. ere are some
examples of common collocations that you might know+
make tea - made a cup of tea for lunch.
do homework - did all of my homework yesterday.
Make and Do - A Good Starting Place for Collocation
begin with make and do because they provide perfect examples of why collocation is so
important. enerally, make refers to things that are created and do refers to tasks. owever,
there are plenty of exceptions to this rule - especially with the verb 'make'.
I made the bed. - Did I construct a bed? NO!
She made an exception. - An exception is allowance to breaking a rule, not a thing.
/ake and 0o are perfect examples of verbs that go together with speci1c nouns. A verb 2 nouncombination that always go together are considered collocations.
/ore information and examples on make and do collocations
Why Do Words Collocate?
3here is often no reason for a collocation. 4eople 5ust put certain words together more often than
they put other words together. n fact, the use of collocations has become popular in 6nglish and
language teaching because of corpus linguistics. orpus linguistics study huge volumes of data
of spoken and written 6nglish to come up with statistics on how often people use certain words
and word combinations. 3hrough this study, corpus linguistics has been able to de1ne what are
strong and weak collocations.
Strong Collocations
7trong collocations refer to words that almost always go together. t's possible that people might
understand you if you don't use a strong collocation. owever, if you do not use a strong
collocation it will sound funny to native speakers. 8et's return to our example of 'make' and 'do'.
f you say+
I did a cup of coee.
native speakers will understand that you mean+
I ade a cup of coee.
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Correct use of strong collocations shows an excellent command of the nglish
language, and can certainly help impress native speakers' of your ability to speak 6nglish well.
9f course, if you are speaking to other non-native speakers the ability to use collocations
correctly all the time becomes less important. 3hat doesn't mean that correct collocation use is
not important, it's 5ust not A7 important as something like correct tense. mage for a moment
that you are speaking about a future meeting+
Our eeting was on "rida# at four o$clock.
I$%e done an appointent at four o$clock for the eeting roo on "rida#.
n both of these sentences, there are mistakes. owever, in the 1rst sentence instead of using a
future tense, the past tense is used. f you want your colleagues to come to the meeting, this
mistake is very serious and will lead to no one coming to the meeting.
n the second sentence 'do an appointment' is a misuse of a strong collocation. owever, the
meaning is clear+ :ou have scheduled a room at four o'clock. n this case, a mistake in
collocations is not nearly as important as a mistake in tense usage.
ere are examples of strong collocations that you might not be familiar with+
high earnings ¬ big earnings'
long-range planning ¬ long-tie planning'
urban guerrilla ¬ cit# guerrilla'
*ore information! lists and learning materials on strong collocations
(h# are )ollocations Iportant?
3here is an entire world of collocations to explore. 8earning collocations is important because you
begin to learn words in larger groups or 'chunks' of language. Putting together these chunks
of language leads to more !uent nglish.
Verb Collocations
These sheets pro"ide a matching game with some of the most common "erb + noun collocations
used in e"eryday situations. ,ere are some examples of the types of "erb collocations you will
learn-
to feel free
to come prepared
to sa"e time
to find a replacement
to make progress
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to do the washing up
etc.
Business Collocations
These collocation sheets pro"ide common collocations used in business and work settings. There
are a number of forms including ad#ecti"es! nouns and other "erbs that combine with these key
words. Each sheet includes a number of collocation examples to illustrate usage. ,ere are some
of the collocation examples you will find on these pages-
to key in a &/
to deposit a check
hard0earned money
protection money
counterfeit money
etc.
Take Hae Break
a break
a le!
a "ea#ac"e
a win#ow
a "aircut
an exam
a seat
breakfast
t"e law
a "oli#a$
a taxi
a worl# recor#
someone%s "eart
a bat"
someone%s temperature
a relations"ip
a look
a promise
a c"ance
a #rink
t"e rules
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notes
time
a "abit
t"e ice
a rest
a rest
someone%s place
t"e news to someone
a problem
Catc" Pa$ Keep
a cold
attention
a pet
a bus
control
the bill
a promise
interest
someone's attention
a ball calm the price
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someone's place
by check
a thief
someone a "ist
a fright
an appointment
by surprise
a salary
1uiet
fire
cash
a secret
a diary
someone a compliment
someone's eye
a mouse the change wages
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&ae 'in# (otime
a partner
mad
wild
time
money
the answer
cra2y
someone's life
energy
happiness
white
abroad
the money
someone a seat
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oneself trouble
a solution
missing
1uiet
electricity
space
one's strength
a way
bad
space
dark
a replacement
a cure
a penalty
o"erseas
Come (et 'eel
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first
ready
tense
comfortable
married
last
right back
happy
started
free
di"orced
early
close
burnt
ner"ous
prepared
drunk
old
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disappointed
angry
late
proud
lost
second
complete with
sleepy
worried
direct
wet
hurt
)iss (et Do )akea goal
home
homework
progress
an effort
the shopping
a chance
frightened
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the sack
the point
money
the housework
someone a fa"or
permission
a flight
a mess
business
a surprise
one's family
a mistake
nothing
furniture
the message
a lesson
one's home
a noise
the washing up
lost
ready trouble an opportunity the cooking
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a #ob
peace
an appointment
a #ob
nowhere
a change
someone's help
one's best
An important step to improin! $our ocabular$ is to not only learn the
appropriate terms! but to learn the words that commonly go together with
those terms. These word combinations are often! ad#ecti"e + noun! "erb + noun! and noun +
"erb pairs. Each of these collocation sheets pro"ide collocations for commonly used words
arranged into categories. Each collocation is illustrated with an example sentence.
A#*ecties + ,)one$,
The following list includes ad#ecti"es that are commonly used with the noun 'money'. Ad#ecti"es
that are similar in meaning are grouped together. Each ad#ecti"e or ad#ecti"e group has an
example sentence to illustrate usage.
easy
,e thinks working in marketing is eas$ mone$. & think he'll find it's 1uite a different story.
bonus, extra
&f you complete the pro#ect before next Tuesday! there'll be some bonus mone$.
hard-earned
The best way to feel good about any purchase is if it's been made with "ar#-earne# mone$.
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government, public, taxpayers'
&t's not right to waste taxpa$ers% mone$ on pro#ects that benefit those who are already
wealthy.
pocket, spending
(ould you like a little extra pocket mone$ this weekend)
gas, lunch, petrol, rent, etc
Could you lend me some lunc" mone$ today)
prize, grant, scholarship
They won a lot of !rant mone$ for their research into 3/A.
stolen, dirty, bribe, ransom
& don't want your #irt$ mone$4
hush, protection
That gang is demanding protection mone$ from e"ery store on the street. &t's scandalous4
pension, retirement
(e plan to mo"e to ,awaii with our retirement mone$.
counterfeit, fake
The police disco"ered more than 56 million in fake mone$.
Verb + ,)one$,
The following list includes "erbs that are commonly followed by the noun 'money' or an amount
of a particular type of money or currency. 7erbs that are similar in meaning are grouped
together. Each "erb or "erb group has an example sentence to illustrate usage.
coin, print
The go"ernment printe# a lot of mone$ in 6889.
count
:et's count $our mone$ and see if you ha"e enough to buy that.
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bring in, earn, make,
The company brou!"t in more t"an ./ million.
borrow
Could & borrow some mone$ for this weekend)
lend
&'ll len# $ou some mone$ until next month.
bank, deposit, pay in, pay into the bank, put in the bank
& #eposite# a lar!e amount of mone$ last $riday.
draw out, get out, take out, withdraw
She took .011 out of our account.
pay out, shell out, spend
They pai# out more t"an .211 #ollars for that lamp.
fritter away, squander, throw away
& hate it when you s3uan#er our sain!s4
hoard, save, set aside, stash away
They set asi#e .411 each week for sa"ings.
contribute, donate, give
They #onate# more t"an .4115111 to charity last year.
give back, pay back, refund, repay
&'ll pa$ $ou back t"e mone$ by the end of next week.
owe
She owes T"omas a lot of mone$.
share
:et's s"are t"e mone$ we'"e found4
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accept, take
&'m afraid & can't accept $our mone$.
be worth
That painting is wort" a lot of mone$.
change, exchange
&'d like to c"an!e twent$ #ollars please. Could you gi"e me four fi"e dollar bills)
allocate, earmark
The committee decided to allocate .015111 for t"e pro*ect.
channel, direct, funnel
The program #irects more t"an .0 billion to help the homeless.
embezzle, extort, siphon off, steal
,e was charged with embe66lin! mone$ from the company.
launder
They used the internet to laun#er t"e stolen mone$.
,)one$, + Verb
The following list includes "erbs that commonly follow the noun 'money'. 7erbs that are similar
in meaning are grouped together. Each "erb or "erb group has an example sentence to illustrate
usage.
come from something
*oney for the exhibit comes from #onations to the museum.
go to something
The money !oes to researc".
come in , flow in, pour in
The money #ust kept pourin! in4 &t was ama2ing4
buy something
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(ho says that money can%t bu$ "appiness)
,)one$, + 7oun
The following list includes nouns that commonly follow the noun 'money'. /ouns that are similar
in meaning are grouped together. Each noun or noun group has an example sentence to
illustrate usage.
management, manager
& think you should hire a mone$ mana!er for your sa"ings.
supply
The mone$ suppl$ is "ery tight at the moment.
order
ou can pay by mone$ or#er.
P"rases wit" ,)one$,
The following list includes phrases made with the noun 'money'. Each phrase has an example
sentence to illustrate usage.
bet money on something
:et's bet ./11 #ollars on t"e race.
get money off something
Ask if you can !et some mone$ off t"e #ispla$ mo#el.
get your money's worth
*ake sure to spend the whole day at the park to !et $our mone$%s wort".
on the money
our pre#iction was on t"e mone$8
the smart money is on
The smart mone$ is on Tom for the director's position.
throw money at something
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3on't #ust t"row mone$ at t"e pro*ect. *ake sure you demand results.
throw your money around
eter t"rows "is mone$ aroun# like it meant nothing.
A#*ecties + ,E3uipment,
The following list are ad#ecti"es that are commonly used with the noun 'e1uipment'. Each
ad#ecti"e has an example sentence to illustrate usage.
the latest
,e always buys t"e latest fis"in! e3uipment to make sure he catches the most fish.
modern
They'"e got 1uite a bit of mo#ern computer e1uipment in the house.
state-of-the-art
The lab uses only state-of-t"e-art e3uipment.
up-to-date
;ur e3uipment is up-to-#ate! but not state0of0the0art.
high tech
& lo"e browsing in stores with lots of "i!" tec" e3uipment.
sophisticated
(e use sop"isticate# e3uipment to track weather across the region.
technical
;ur tec"nical e3uipment is e1ual to any task.
sensitive
e careful when you use that e1uipment. &t's "ery sensitie.
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essential
e sure to gather all the essential e3uipment before you begin the experiment.
faulty
(e need to get rid of that fault$ e3uipment and buy the latest.
gym
The school bought state-of-t"e-art !$m e3uipment this year.
office
9ffice e3uipment manufacturers do billions in business each year.
scientific
The laboratory employs a wide range of scientific e3uipment.
electronic
The studio pro"ides a wi#e ran!e of electronic e3uipment for your needs.
Verbs + ,E3uipment,
buy, purchase
&'"e been sa"ing to purc"ase t"e new e3uipment.
sell
est uy sells a wi#e ran!e of au#io e3uipment.
provide, supply
;ur company supplies a number of leading hospitals wit" me#ical e3uipment.
install
ou'll need to ask a specialist to install t"is e3uipment.
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upgrade
(e need to up!ra#e our scientific e3uipment.
operate
ou don't need to be a genius to operate t"is e3uipment.
require
This profession re3uires a wi#e ran!e of e3uipment.
,E3uipment, + Verbs
consist of something
The re1uired e3uipment consists of two transformers and a switch.
work
The e3uipment is workin! now.
malfunction
<nfortunately! t"e e3uipment is malfunctionin! at the moment.
,E3uipment, + 7ouns
maker, manufacturer
There are a number of high tech e3uipment manufacturers in the area.
supplier, vendor
The best computer e3uipment en#or is down the street.
rental
&t's best to go with e3uipment rental for that pro#ect. uying that technical e1uipment is far
too expensi"e.
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P"rases + ,E3uipment,
the right
3on't try that experiment without t"e ri!"t e3uipment.
the proper
*ake sure to ha"e all the proper e3uipment before you begin.
Banking Vocabulary Collocations Quiz
*atch the "erbs and nouns concerning banking. Click on the arrow to check your answer.
;. transfer<. check
=. order
. pay
?. follow
@. key in
. sign
B. deposit
C. make
;D. pay into
a raise a problem #ob applicants a meeting a room a ser"ice merchandise
a conference ad"ice a product line a new employee
*atch the "erbs and nouns concerning "arious important business acti"ities. Click on the arrowto check your answer.
;. inter"iew
<. gi"e
=. attend
. organi2e
?. book
@. pro"ide
. deal with
B. manage
C. de"elop;D. manufacture
;;. ask for
;<. hire
a raisea problem #ob applicants a meeting a room a ser"ice merchandisea conference ad"ice a product line a new employee
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Common Expressions
Collocations are often used as short expressions to describe "ow someone feels
about a situation. &n this case! collocations can be used in t"e a#*ectie form! or also
as emp"atic expressions usin! an intensifier an# a erb. ,ere are a few examples using
some of these collocation examples-
(e'd like to positiel$ encoura!e you to buy this stock.
& #eepl$ re!ret t"e loss of your lo"ed one.
Tom%s in an utter fur$ oer t"e misun#erstan#in! with his wife.
,e went to a !reat len!t" to explain the situation.
0o or /ake 6xplained
The two "erbs 'do' and 'make' are often confused. The meanings are similar! but there aredifferences.
%Do% for Actiities
<se the "erb 'do' to express daily acti"ities or #obs. /otice that these are usually acti"ities that
produce no physical ob#ect.
do homework
do housework
do the ironing
do the dishes
do a job
%Do% for (eneral #eas
<se the "erb 'do' when speaking about things in general. &n other words! when we do not
exactly name an acti"ity. This form is often used with the words 'something! nothing! anything!
e"erything! etc.'
I'm not doing anything today
!e does everything for his mother
"he's doing nothing at the moment
mportant Expressions wit" %Do%
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There are a number of standard expressions that take the "erb 'do'. These are standard
collocations ="erb + noun combinations> that are used in English.
do one's best
do good
do harmdo a favour
do business
%)ake% for Constructin!5 Buil#in!5 Creatin!
<se 'make' to express an acti"ity that creates something that you can touch.
make food
make a cup of tea # coffee
make a mess
mportant Expressions wit" %)ake%
There are a number of standard expressions that take the "erb 'make'. &n a number of cases the
"erb 'do' seems more appropriate. These are standard collocations ="erb + noun combinations>
that are used in English.
make plans
make an exception
make arrangements
make a telephone call
ake a decision
make a mistake
make noise
make money
make an excuse
make an effort
/ext! take the Eui testing 'do' or 'make'.
C;**;/ A3?ECT&7E C;::;CAT&;/S
ntensifying Ad5ectives
(hen #escribin! p"$sical ob*ects you can use a wide "ariety of ad#ecti"es such as- large!
big! tiny! minuscule! small! etc. ,owe"er! w"en #escribin! nouns t"at are not p"$sical ;e<!<
*o$5 an!er5 wealt"= $ou nee# to pa$ careful attention to t"e c"oice of intensif$in!
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a#*ecties< This feature pro"ides a guide to the use of the most common
intensif$in! a#*ecties for non-p"$sical nouns<
Absolute > Complete > Total > ?tter
$bsolute, complete, total and utter are use# to express stron! feelin!s! extreme situations!
and other e"ents 0 especially negati"e experiences.
absolute agony
complete astonishment
total bliss
=an> utter catastrophe
absolute despair
total ecstasy
utter fury
a complete idiot
utter loathing
total madness
nothing loath loathsome "e loath to (loath to admit a mistake(G loathing
Bi!
%ig tends to describe a "appenin! or a t$pe of person< &t is not usually used with uncountable
nouns.
Happenings
a big decision
a big disappointment
a big impro"ement
a big mistake
a big surprise
Types of Persons
a big eater
a big dreamer
a big drinker
a big spender
a big talker
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(reat
&reat usually describes nouns which express feelin!s or 3ualities.
great admiration
great angerin great detail
=a> great disappointment
great en#oyment
great excitement
a great failure
great fun
great happiness
great #oy
at great length
a great number =of>
great powergreat pride
a great 1uantity =of>
great sensiti"ity
great skill
great strength
great understanding
great wealth
@ar!e
arge is often use# wit" nouns concernin! numbers an# measurements. &t is not usuallyused with uncountable nouns.
a large amount
a large number =of>
a large population
a large proportion
a large 1uantity
a large scale
6mphatic 6xpressions - 7trong ollocations
A#erb intensifiers can be use# to emp"asi6e erbs. These emphatic
expressions are used in formal En!lis" in written #ocuments an# w"en speakin! at
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formal occasions such as business meetings and gi"ing presentations. ,ere is a list of some of
the most common of these intensifiers.
ntensifiers
categorically 0 in e"ery manner! without reser"e
deeply 0 strongly! with much feeling
enthusiastically 0 with great #oy
freely 0 without hesitation
fully 0 completely! without any doubt
honestly 0 truly belie"ing
positi"ely 0 without any doubt
readily 0 without hesitation
sincerely 0 with best wishes
strongly 0 with con"iction
totally 0 without any doubt
utterly 0 without any doubt
These are generally used with specific "erbs to create emphatic expressions. T"ese intensifier
+ erb combinations are stron! collocations< Collocations are words that are always or
often used together. ,ere is a list of the intensifier + "erb combinations which make up the
emphatic expressions-
ntensifier + Verb Collocations Emp"atic Expression
cate!oricall$ #en$ 0 &n no way did & do something.
#eepl$ re!ret 0 & am strongly sorry for my actions.
ent"usiasticall$ en#orse 0 & happily! and with my whole heart belie"e in something.
freel$ appreciate 0 & certainly understand something.
full$ reco!ni6e 0 & am aware of some situation.
"onestl$ beliee 0 & think something is true without any doubt.
positiel$ encoura!e 0 & hope that you do something "ery strongly.
rea#il$ en#orse 0 & belie"e in something someone else does without hesitation.
sincerel$ "ope 0 & honestly want something for someone else.
stron!l$ recommen# 0 & really think you should do something.
totall$ re*ect 0 & refuse to belie"e or do in any case.
utterl$ refuse 0 & completely do not want to do or belie"e.
,ere are example sentences for each of these emphatic expressions-
(e cate!oricall$ #en$ any in"ol"ement in the scandal.
& #eepl$ re!ret the loss of your lo"ed one.
& ent"usiasticall$ en#orse the local cancer society.
(e freel$ appreciate the current difficulties in this market.
& full$ reco!ni6e your need to impro"e your career.
& "onestl$ beliee he is telling the truth.
(e'd like to positiel$ encoura!e you to buy this stock.
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;ur company rea#il$ en#orses his run for office.
& sincerel$ "ope you are able to find employment soon.
&'d like to stron!l$ recommen# you "isit an employment specialist.
They totall$ re*ect any compromise in these negotiations.
&'m afraid & utterl$ refuse to belie"e anything he says.
;nce you feel comfortable with these emphatic expressions! take the strong collocations Euito
test your understanding.
)e HHHHH deny any involvement in the scandal.
• utterly
• categorically
• sincerely
HHHHH regret the loss of your loved one.
• strongly
• freely
• deeply
HHHHH endorse the local cancer society.
• enthusiastically
• honestly
• freely
)e HHHHH appreciate the current diIculties in this market.
• freely
• readily
• categorically
HHHHH recognie your need to improve your career.
• fully
•
positively• strongly
HHHHH believe he is telling the truth.
• utterly
• categorically
• honestly
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)e'd like to HHHHH encourage you to buy this stock.
• positively
• utterly
• totally
9ur company HHHHH endorses his run for oIce.
• readily
• honestly
• deeply
HHHHH hope you are able to 1nd employment soon.
• deeply
•sincerely
• utterly
'd like to HHHHH recommend you visit an employment specialist.
• strongly
• categorically
• freely
3hey HHHHH re5ect any compromise in these negotiations.
• enthusiastically
• positively
• totally
'm afraid HHHHH refuse to believe anything he says.
• utterly
• sincerely
• readily
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nternet 3ools to mprove Jocabulary in 6nglish
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8earning in vocabulary in 6nglish is about much more than 5ust learning the right word. A broad
grasp of vocabulary in 6nglish is based on understanding im#ortant ex#ressions and
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word com"inations. 3hese common word combinations are often referred to as collocations
in academic discussions of vocabulary in 6nglish. 3here are a number of tools to help out with
learning vocabulary in 6nglish. 3here are excellent collocation dictionaries available, but, in my
opinion, the most useful tools can be found online for free. 3his lesson plan focuses on "uilding
$oca"ulary in nglish "y le$eraging Google and an online concordance tool.
3hese technologies are simple to use and, with a computer in class which is connected to the
internet, easy to access when learning vocabulary in 6nglish.
Aim% 0evelop skills at using internet resources to identify important collocations
Acti$ity% ollocation consciousness raising K internet tool discovery
&e$el% ntermediate to advanced
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• ave students gather in small groups around the computerLsM in class.
• ntroduce the concept of collocations to students. For lower levels, start oN easy by using
examples with 'make' and 'do'. For higher level learners, suggest focusing on business
collocations such as strong collocations used with money.
• 9nce the concept of collocations, set expressions, word combinations and their
importance to learning vocabulary in 6nglish is understood, ask them to choose a topic in
which they'd like to improve their vocabulary in 6nglish - the more narrow the topic, the
better.
• (m#ro$e )our *oca"ulary in nglish +echni,ue + Ask students to open a browser
and navigate to oogle.
• 9n the left hand of the page in oogle, you'll see '/ore 7earch 3ools'. lick on the drop
down menu, and then click on 'related searches' from the list provided.
• 7tudents enter terms from the list they have made, and take note of 'related searches for
HHHH'. 3hese results provide an treasure trove of important word combinations related to the
topic for which they have chosen to improve their vocabulary in 6nglish.
• (m#ro$e )our *oca"ulary in nglish +echni,ue .+ Ask students to navigate
to orpus oncordance 6nglish.
• ave students enter keywords and choose a corpus Lthere are more than ;D to choose
from at this site - and it's absolutely freeOM.
• 7tudents will see their keyword underlined. ave students scan the list for recurring word
groups. For example, searching on '3J' clearly shows that 3J sets, 3J, shows, 3J comedy, 3J
series, etc. are important word combinations.
omonyms! homophones! and homographs are words that are easily confused because they
look alike or sound alike =or both> but ha"e different meanings. These charts00which list some of
the most common homonyms! homophones! and homographs00should help you to recogni2e the
differences between many commonly confused words.
;. acce#t/exce#t to "uy/"y/"ye LbelowM
<. ca#ital/ca#itol to eminent/imminent Lpage twoM
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=. fair/fare to lie/lye Lpage threeM
. meat/meet/mete to role/roll Lpage fourM
?. scene/seen to whine/wine Lpage 1veM
Homon$ms5 Homop"ones5 Homo!rap"s ;A - B=
acce#t 0 take in except 0 other than
a# 0 ad"ertisement a## 0 #oin! combine
ad$ice 0 guidance a#ise 0 recommend
aid 0 assist! assistance ai#e 0 one who gi"es assistance
ail 0 to suffer poor health ale 0 a be"erage
air 0 atmosphere "eir 0 one who inherits property
aisle 0 a passage %ll 0 contraction of I will isle 0 island
allusion 0 an indirect reference illusion 0 false appearance
altar 0 table in a church alter 0 to change
ate 0 past tense of eat ei!"t 0 the number @
bail 0 to clear water bail 0 release of a prisoner bale 0 a large bundle
ban# 0 a ring! something that
binds
ban# 0 a group banne# 0 prohibited
bare 0 unco"ered bear 0 large animal bear 0 support! yield
bases 0 starting points bases 0 four stations on a baseball
field
basis 0 a basic principle
beat 0 to strike! o"ercome beat 0 exhausted beet 0 a plant with red
roots
blew 0 past tense of blow blue 0 the color
brea# 0 baked food item bre# 0 produced
bu$ 0 purchase b$ 0 near! through b$e 0 goodbye