Chapter 6

Collocations and Vocabulary

Use words that naturally go together.

Collocations

  • A collocation is a pair of words that naturally go together: make a decision, do homework, heavy rain.
  • Using the right collocation makes English sound natural.
  • Learn verbs + nouns (take a photo) and adjectives + nouns (strong coffee).

Key idea

Collocations are words that naturally go together (make a decision, heavy rain); using them makes English sound natural.

Remember

We 'make' a decision but 'do' homework.

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