Collocations- Part 2

Collocation Quizzes

Part 1

• do
• have
• make

These words are sometimes mixed up by students so you can do this exercise to test how well you know the words.

1. I hope to ______ my own business one day.

do
have
make

2. I don’t ______ many hobbies.

do
have
make

3. My wife usually ______ the bed, rather than me.

does
has
makes

4. Many countries ______ problems with obesity.

do
have
make

5. I ______ a mistake in my IELTS reading last time I took the test.

did
had
made

6. I ______ my break at work at 3.15.

do
have
make

7. Reading a lot ______ a real difference to your IELTS score.

does
has
makes

8. I’m planning to ______ a holiday in June or July.

do
have
make

9. I ______ my shopping at the weekends.

do
have
make

10. I don’t ______ much sympathy with students who fail because they did not study.

do
have
make

ANSWER KEY

1. have
2. have
3. makes
4. have
5. made
6. have
7. makes
8. have
9. do
10. have

Part 2

• do
• have
• make

1. If someone is ______ a lot of noise I can’t concentrate.

doing
having
making

2. I don’t always ______ time to study

do
have
make

3. I’ll ______ my best in the IELTS test.

do
have
make

4. I usually ______ the cooking and ironing in our house.

do
have
make

5. You can ______ a lot of money if you are a doctor.

do
have
make

6. ______ a rest now and again is important if you are studying hard.

Doing
Having
Making

7. You must only ______ business with people you can trust.

do
have
make

8. I ______ a good time on holiday in France.

did
had
made

9. If I ______ nothing I get really bored.

do
have
make

10. Giving money to charity ______ a real difference to my life.

does
has
makes

ANSWER KEY

1. making
2. have
3. do
4. do
5. make
6. Having
7. do
8. had
9. do
10. makes