A Lesson in Collocation

Collocations are pair or group of words that are used together in pairs. As it were, a lot of words may "sound right" since they are so regularly gathered.

Collocations are helpful to know so as to support your vocabulary, familiarity, composed talk and by and large composition and talking scores on the PTE and IELTS. Most of the fill in the blanks are the collocation words.

How can collocations be improved?

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• The trainers of best IELTS and PTE institute in Mohali are help you to improve your collocations and give you the list of collocations words that are mostly used in PTE exam.

There are seven types of collocations:

adverb + adjective.Attacking that nation was a completely dumb activity.

adjective + noun. The doctor ordered him to take regular exercise.

noun + noun. ...

noun + verb. ...

verb + noun. ...

verb + expression with preposition. ...

verb + adverb.

Some examples are given below :

Abuse drugs

Accept (a) defeat

Accept a challenge

Accept an apology

Accept an invitation

Accept responsibility

Achieve a goal

Admit defeat

Against the law

Answer a letter

Answer a prayer

Answer a question

Answer an advertisement

Answer the door

Answer the phone

Apply for a job

Attract attention

Attract sb’s attention

Balance a budget

Bear a resemblance (to sb/sth)

Beat a record

Beat to death

Blow your nose

Book a flight

Boost morale

Bring about change

Bring attention to

Bring to an end

Bring to justice

Call a meeting

Call a name

Call a strike

Call an election

Call attention to

Call in sick

Call sb names

Call the police

Carry weight

Cast a spell

Cast a vote

Cast doubt

Cause trouble

Change course

Change the subject

Change your mind

Claim responsibility

Close the gap

Commit suicide

Conduct research

Consider a possibility

Cost a fortune

Cover costs

Cross sb’s mind

Cut costs

Declare war

Deliver a baby

Doesn’t matter

Drop the subject

Earn a living

Eke out a living

Enter a plea

Enter politics

Exceed expectations

Express concern

Express interest (in)

Extend a deadline

Face a challenge

Face the fact(s)

Fail miserably

Fall in love

Fight a fire

Fight a war

Fight corruption

Fill a gap

Fill in a form

Find time

Fire a shot

Follow a pattern

Follow advice

Follow directions

Follow instructions

Gain access

Hold a referendum

Hold an election

Hold an inquiry

Hold hands

Hold office

Hold sb hostage

Hold sb prisoner

Hold talks

Hurt sb’s feelings

Impose conditions

Impose restrictions

Impose sanctions

Issue a permit

Join a club

Join forces

Join the army

Jump to a conclusion

Kick a goal

Kill time

Know the score

Lay the groundwork

Lead the field

Lead the way

Lead the world

Lead to believe

Leading role

Leave a message

Leave home

Leave school

Light a fire

Live at home

Lose a game

Lose a job

Lose control

Lose faith

Lose hope

Lose interest

Lose money

Lose weight

Lose your life

Lose your temper

Love dearly

Meet a need

Meet a standard

Meet a target

Meet opposition

Meet with approval

Miss a flight

Miss a goal

Miss an opportunity

Obey an order

Offer a job

Offer an explanation

Offer condolences

Offer your services

Open an account

Open an investigation

Open fire

Owe an apology

Owe an explanation

Pack a suitcase

Part company

Pass (the) time

Pass a law

Pass a test

Pass the time

Pick your nose

Place an order

Play a part

Play music

Pose a risk

Pose a threat

Press a key

Pull a muscle

Push a button

Put on weight

Put out a cigarette

Put out a fire

Put up prices

Put up wages

Put up your hand

Quit a job

Quit drinking

Quit smoking

Raise a family

Raise doubts

Raise hopes

Raise money

Raise questions

Raise taxes

Raise your voice

Rapid growth

Reach a verdict

Reach an agreement

Read aloud

Repair damage

Resort to violence

Restore confidence

Restore order

Retain control

Return a call

Return fire

Return home

Run a business

Run the risk of

Safety net

Satisfy a need

Satisfy a requirement

Satisfy demand

Scare tactic

Score a goal

See reason

Serve a purpose

Serve interests

Set a date

Set a goal

Set a record

Set a standard

Set a table

Set an alarm

Set fire to | set on fire

Set menu

Solve a crime

Solve a problem

Spend time

Spend your life

Stall for time

Stand trial

Stay awake

Strike a balance (btw)

Take time off

Turn a corner

Turn around

Undergo surgery

Undergo treatment

Use sb’s phone

Vote against

Vote for

Wage war

Wait your turn

Warm welcome

Waste an opportunity

Waste money

Waste time

Watch your weight

Wave goodbye

Win a game

Win a war

Win an award

Win an election

Worth a fortune

Yield results

Regain control

Hope you can understand the use of collocations in PTE exam. The best IELTS and PTE institute in Mohali provide more details about the collocation word. There is also Academic Collocation list (ACL) used in PTE.

The Academic Collocation List (ACL) is a rundown containing 2,469 of the most continuous and valuable collocations which happen in Writing English. ... Study of collocations is a significant method to develop your vocabulary, and the Academic Collocation List is one conceivable apparatus to enable you to do this.