Verb+Noun collocations
Most dramatic films convey some kind of ____________ to the audience.
MESSAGE
His recent behaviour is completely ___responsible for a manager.
IRresponsible
It was ______________________ of you to laugh at him when he showed us his costume (KIND).
UNKIND
STEAL!
Give the points to another team!
______ Karl saw the accident, he called the police.
A As soon as
B By the time
AS SOON AS
I really like my Maths teacher, but he has __________ to assign too much homework.
TENDENCY
I wish I could take a trip around the world, but that would be __affordable for me.
UNaffordable
TRAP!
You lose the points!
The train ____________ (be due to) arrive at 12.30 but it was 30 minutes late
WAS DUE TO
BONUS!
You get the points!
BONUS!
You get the points!
TRAP!
You lose the points!
It is ______________________ to smoke in public places. (LEGAL)
ILLEGAL
After we ____________ (check in) to our hotel, we went for a walk.
HAD CHECKED IN
The train was late so ______ we arrived at the cinema, the film had started.
A while
B by the time
BY THE TIME
Actors don’t often face ____________ in car chase scenes - someone else usually drives!
DANGER
It’s ___possible not to feel positive after reaching the mountain top.
IMpossible
She failed at the test because she probably ______________________ the instructions (UNDERSTAND).
MISUNDERSTOOD
Caroline was happy with her grade because she ____________ (work) hard on the essay.
HAD WORKED
Every day Tom checks a weather app ______ leaving to go to work.
A before
B as
BEFORE
The director played a significant ____________ in the editing of the film.
ROLE
My phone is so ___reliable. It never seems to update itself.
UNreliable
He seemed to have ______________________ . Nobody has seen him since last week. (APPEAR)
DISAPPEARED
Last Saturday I ____________ (shop) in the market when I saw an old friend from school.
WAS SHOPPING
I often listen to music _______ I do the washing up.
A while
B as soon as
WHILE