Collocated Word Pairs
Complete the sentence with the correct word pair in the correct order:
Some people from Asian countries have trouble using a _____ when they first eat in Australia.
knife and fork
Complete the sentence by adding a, an, the, or by leaving no article in the space:
Excuse me, is there ___ beach near here?
a
Complete the sentence with the correct word:
I am not brave enough to _____ to be tested on with drugs that are still in development.
volunteer
Complete the sentence with the correct quantifier in the space:
Neither Batman ___ Ironman have super powers.
nor
Complete the sentence with the correct word pair in the correct order:
Some children take longer than others but, _____, everyone learns how to talk.
sooner or later
Complete the sentence by adding a, an, the, or by leaving no article in the space:
What time do you start ___ work?
-
Complete the sentence with the correct word:
You can't take this medication before driving because of the _____.
side effects
Complete the sentence with the correct quantifier in the space:
You're definitely going to be late now. There's _____ time left.
no
Complete the sentence with the correct word pair in the correct order:
He is _____. He either goes to the gym twice a day every day or he never leaves the house for weeks at a time.
all or nothing
Complete the sentence by adding a, an, the, or leaving no article in the space:
Sarah was ___ first person to enter ___ classroom where my phone was stolen.
the , the
Complete the sentence with the correct word:
There were 16 guinea pigs in the _____ _____ that the pharmaceutical companied conducted.
clinical trial
Complete the sentence with the correct quantifier in the space:
We couldn't go out for even one minute because it was raining _____ day.
all
Complete the sentence with the correct word pair in the correct order:
The couple's therapist told us that we need more _____ in our relationship. At the moment, it isn't a fair balance.
give and take
Complete the sentence by adding a, an, the, or leaving no article in the space:
Yesterday, I went to ___ bank, then to ___ restaurant and, finally, I walked to ___ park nearby and listened to ___ trees moving in ___ wind.
the, a, the, the, the
Complete the sentence with the correct word:
_____ are the scientists who study the Earth, volcanoes, river systems and so on.
geographers
Complete the sentence with the correct quantifier in the space:
_____ people who I have met in Australia have been very friendly.
Most
Complete the sentence with the correct word pair in the correct order:
She only has one more piece of assessment to submit for her course so she has _____ graduated.
more or less
Complete the sentence by adding a, an, the, or leaving no article in the space:
___ practice makes perfect.
-
Complete the sentence with the correct word:
_____ _____ create new drugs.
pharmaceutical companies
Complete the sentence with the correct quantifier in the space:
Because he didn't like _____ , he didn't invite Pam or Jill.
either of them