Collocations

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

✓ the morning
✓the afternoon
✓ the evening
✓February
✓The spring
✓The summer
In ✓The autumn
✓The winter
✓2017
✓The 1990’s
✓ The background
✓The foreground

 ✓Sunday
✓Monday morning
✓Tuesday afternoon
✓Wednesday evening
On ✓My birthday
✓Holidays
✓ The right
✓ The left

 ✓Night
✓ 10:30
✓Midnight
✓Bedtime
✓The weekend
At ✓At the top
✓ At the bottom
✓At school
✓ At work
✓At university
✓At home
✓ At the beach

Collocations with “get”

Get back To return
Get dressed To put your clothes on.
Get in trouble To be punished for doing something bad.
Get lost To lose your way
Get off (work) To finish work
Get off (a bus, etc) To exit a bus, plane or train
Get on (a bus, etc) To board a bus, plane or a train
Get on To have good relashionship
Get ready To prepare to do something
Get rich To become wealthy
Get sick To become ill
Get together To join someone (to socialize)
Get up To leave your bed in the morning
1. I always do my homework on time. I don’ want to get
_________.
in troubles

get ready
2. Our flight departs in two hours. Let’s _____________ to leave.

get on
3. Here comes a bus. Let’s ____________ it.

get off
4. We should ______________ at the next bus stop.

get up at 10 o’clock.
5. On the weekends, I usually wake up late and _______

got back
6. My family and I ____________ from our holiday last week.

got lost while we were in Italy and had to ask for directions.
7. We ________

get back
8. Would you like to ___________ and have lunch tomorrow?

 get up
9. James usually goes to bed early because he has to ________
early.

got sick and had to see a doctor last month.

10. I _________

11. You should wear a warm coat in winter or you

get sick
might_________.

get rich
12. Of course I want to _________! I want to make lots of
money!

have do make
have a bath do business make a difference
have a drink do nothing make a mess
have a good time do someone a make a mistake
have a haircut favour make a noise
have a holiday do the cooking make an effort
have a problem do the housework make furniture
have a relationship do the shopping make money
have a rest do the washing up make progress
have lunch do your best make room
have sympathy do your hair make trouble
do your homework






















































take break go
take a break break a habit go abroad
take a chance break a leg go sightseeing
take a look break a promise go for a walk
take a rest break a record go hiking
take a seat break a window go fishing
take a taxi break go mad
take an exam someone's go on foot
take notes heart go online
take someone's place break the ice go out of business
take someone's break the law go quiet
temperature break the rules go sailing






















































pay save keep
pay a fine save electricity keep a diary
pay attention save energy keep a promise
pay by credit card save money keep a secret
pay cash save someone a keep an
pay interest seat appointment
pay the bill save someone's life keep calm
pay the price save space keep control
save time keep in touch
keep quiet
keep someone's
place