Collocations with Make, Take, Keep & Do
PHRASAL VERBS
Make adjectives from nouns/verbs
Present Perfecr Simple/Continuous/Past Perfect
Extreme adjectives
100

Let's ___________ a decision soon

make a decision

100

He _________  ____ business and became rich. (succeed)

succeeded in

100

Disrupt

Disruptive

100

My boyfriend is from Brazil. How long________________him? (know)

have you known

100

Angry

Furious

200

You have to ________ in mind that things can go south.

keep in mind

200

I ______  ____ my brother to help me with my homework. (rely)

rely on

200

Obedience

Obedient

200

I haven't seen Rob all morning? What _________________ all day? (do)

has he been doing

200

Scary

Terrifying

300

You should ______  __________ of this wonderful opportunity.

take advantage of

300

The only person to _______ ____ your low mark is yourself. (blame)

blame for

300

Confusion

Confused/confusing

300

We arrived late last night. How long __________ ? (drive)

have you been driving

300

Small

Tiny

400

Teachers work very hard, but students often ______ them ____ ________.

take them for granted

400

In some cultures, is very rude to _______ ____ people. (stare)

stare at

400

Know

Knowledgeable

400

Jan sold all the bracelets at the bazaar. (make)

has/had she made?

400

Dirty

Filthy

500

I'm happy that my parents can see I _______   ______ in my schoolwork.

take pride in

500

Students have _________  _______ all the strict rules here. (complain)

complained about

500

Punishment

Punishable

500

I was disappointed when Mary showed up. Who _________________ ? (wait for)

had you been waiting for

500

Hungry

Starving

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