Action Words – the most popular collocations

Read the words in the tables and fill in with a correct action word (have, be,
make, do, go, get, take).

Be careful! The chosen action word has to match all words in the table.

1.

the shopping
the washing up
the laundry 5.
the cooking
the gardening to the seaside
the housework shopping
swimming
for a walk
2. to the market
to a restaurant
the bed out
breakfast to the gym
lunch by bus
dinner to a party
a phone call
friends
6.

3. a shower
a bath
a bus a headache
my medication the flu
a break an accident
a taxi a party
a walk breakfast
a photo lunch
the rubbish out dinner
a break

4.
7.
ready
up
married
dressed
out
 tired
late
on time
at school
at a party
in hospital
Fill in the sentences with the correct action word, in the correct form. Use the
table from the previous exercise to help you. Use one word in each space.

1. I can’t _______ to the seaside with you tomorrow. I have too much
housework to do: I need to ________the shopping, _________ the
rubbish out, ___________ some gardening, __________lunch for
the weekend and __________ the laundry.

2. Wait for me! I just need to ________ a quick phone call to my sister.

3. -What are you doing after work? -I think I will _________ to the
gym.

4. -Let’s ___________ a train to Leeds. - No, we will ________ by

bus, it’s cheaper.

5. –How are you today? – I’m not well I ________ a terrible

headache. – You might even ________ flu, everybody’s poorly at
this time of the year.

6. – It’s your birthday next weekend, let’s __________ a big party!

7. – I just worked in the garden for hours, and I _________ extremely

tired. I must _________ a shower and __________some rest.

8. -I’m not cooking tonight! Let’s _______ out! We can ________ to

this new restaurant and then we might ________ to the cinema.
–Ok, but it’s __________ late and we must hurry, so we’re
not walking, we must ________ a taxi.
9. -________ your son still at school? –Yes, they are __________ class
photos today in the afternoon.

10. I will ________ dinner, but you will ________ the washing up
afterwards!

11. I’ve been sitting at the desk all day today, I need some fresh
air. – Ok, Let’s ________ dressed and _______ a walk.

12. Where is Kate? Why didn’t she come? - Oh, don’t you
know? She _________ an accident and she ________ in hospital.

13. - ________ up and ________ ready straight away! Or you’ll

_____ late for school!

14. You can’t ________to work like this! First, you need to
_________ breakfast!

15. – Have you heard? Tom and Anna are ______________

married next month!

16. Every Thursday afternoon John _________swimming and on

Saturday morning he _____________for a very long walk with his
dog.

17. You can’t leave your room in such a state! ____________ the
bed right now or you aren’t _____________ to the party on Friday!

18. Where is Susan? – She _________ at her friend’s birthday

party.

19. - The fridge _________ empty. We have nothing to eat. We need to

___________ shopping. –Ok, let’s ________ to the Tesco’s.