Collocations 1
Many people meet their spouse in college and ______________.
get married
Your car battery is dead and you have to be at work. You ______________________.
have a problem
I bought ____ pumpkin at the store.
(a, an, or the)
a pumpkin
The weather forecast says it will be below freezing tonight. I e________________ a frost.
expect
How do you spell expensive?
E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E
When you want to find some information, you ________________ and search in Google.
go online
In the city, you can _______________ anywhere you want to go.
take a bus
I am a member of _____ blue group.
(a, an, or the)
I am a member of the blue group.
hours, minutes, years, weeks, decades, centuries all measure t________.
time
Not easy (hint, begins with d)
difficult
get a loan
In class, it is good to _____________ , so you can remember the material.
take notes
President of the United States
_____ president is not popular this year.
The president is not popular this year.
There were m__________ on the floor from heavy boots.
marks
This is useful for cleaning your teeth.
toothbrush
It is fun to _______________________ and try different restaurants.
go out for dinner
Cleaning the bathroom is one part of _________________.
doing the housework
Can I have one ice cream cone, please?
Can I have _____ ice cream cone, please?
Can I have an ice cream cone, please?
think negatively
worry
Your coffee is cold, so you w_______________ in the microwave.
warm it up
The store is losing money. It will probably _______________ soon.
go out of business
I need a babysitter tonight. Can you __________________ and watch my kids for a few hours?
do me a favor
Choose the correct quantifier for 2-3 pencils
(many, a few, several, a lot of, too much, a couple of)
a few pencils
My r______________ everyday is to wake up at 6, take a shower, and make breakfast for my husband.
routine
The opposite of lose. (f)
find