Study

VOCABULARY Communication collocations

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

  •  I ____ him a text message an hour ago, but I didn’t get a reply.
    wrote/ sent
  • Choose the verb that does NOT collocate 5. HAND IN / DELIVER / SUBMIT / PROCESS a report
    PROCESS
  • I couldn’t contact her on the phone, so I am going to______ her a letter instead. Do you know her address?
    post/send/write
  • Choose the verb that does NOT collocate 3. HOLD / DRIVE / HOST / CONDUCT meetings
    DRIVE
  • I loved R.J. Palacio’s book Wonder. I_________ a comment on her blog last week to tell her how much I liked it.
    posted/wrote
  • Choose the verb that does NOT collocate 4. ANSWER / HIT / GET / TAKE a phone call
    HIT
  •  I get really nervous before I _____ a speech , but when I start speaking, my nerves go away.
    make/ give
  • I can’t meet for lunch, I’m afraid. I will _____ a meeting in my department from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
    have/ conduct 
  • I didn’t _____  the report myself. I just _____a few comments on it when Karen showed it to me.
    write/ made
  • Choose the verb that does NOT collocate 2. WRITE / REPLY TO / SEND / MAKE an email
    MAKE
  • Choose the verb that does NOT collocate 1. POST / WRITE / DESIGN / MAKE a comment
    DESIGN
  • Will you excuse me? I need to _____ a phone call . I promised Jess I’d speak to her before twelve.
    make
  • Choose the verb that does NOT collocate 6. SPEAK / DELIVER / GIVE / MAKE a speech
    SPEAK
  • Choose the verb that does NOT collocate 7. WRITE / CONDUCT / DRAFT / POST a letter
    CONDUCT