Everyday Collocations
Q: Complete the phrase:
“___ a mistake”
A: make a mistake
Q: Yesterday I cooked badly. What can I say?
A: I made a mistake.
Q: Explain:
“The bag is made of leather.”
A: The bag uses leather.
Q: What is wrong?
“She made a homework.”
A: Homework → do homework
Q: Say one sentence about today using make.
A: (open answer)
Q: Which phrase sounds natural?
A) make friends
B) do friends
A: make friends
Q: Last year she choose a new school.
She made a choice.
Q: What does this mean?
“The cake was made by my sister.”
A: My sister cooked the cake.
Q: Fix the sentence:
“He made many works.”
A: He did a lot of work.
Q: What mistake do students often make in English?
A: (open answer)
Q: Complete:
“___ a phone call”
A: make a phone call
Q: He tried hard and became successful.
A: He made progress.
Q: The rules help students. Paraphrase to make.
A: The rules were made for students.
Q: Improve the sentence:
“She made very good progress.”
A: Correct (no change needed).
Q: Name one thing that is made of plastic.
A: (bottle, phone case, pen)
Q: Choose the correct phrase:
“___ a plan”
A: make a plan
Q: They decided everything quickly.
A: They made quick decisions.
Q: A: The phone was produced in Korea.
“The phone was made in Korea.”
Q: What sounds better? Why?
“He made a fast decision.” / “He made a quick decision.”
A: Quick decision — natural collocation.
Q: Finish the sentence:
“Success is made of …”
A: (hard work, practice, patience)
Q: What does this mean?
“Make yourself comfortable.”
A: Relax and feel okay.
Q: I caused a big problem at the party.
A: I made a mess.
Q: Why do we use passive here?
The decision is more important than who decided.
“The decision was made yesterday.”
Q: Why is this sentence strange?
“She made a homework task.”
A: Homework doesn’t go with make.
Q: Make a short sentence with:
“make + noun”
A: (make plans / make friends / make progress)