Verb-Noun Collocations Practice Exercise

Collocations are word combinations that sound natural to a native speaker. In the exercise below,
fill in the blanks with a

verb that forms a collocation with the noun in green. You will need to conjugate the verbs, and in
some cases, you may

need to use a phrasal verb (e.g. “fill out,” “take off,” etc.). Note that this exercise contains
common verb-noun

collocations for general English.

1.- I have to run out of the house for a minute. Do you think you could _____ an eye on my kids for
510 minutes?

b) keep

2. I think you _____ a mistake on question number two.

b) made

3. When I was a kid, I always _____ my homework as soon as I got home from school.

c) made

4. Please _____ attention to your teacher when she’s talking.

b) pay

5. Could you please _____ a picture of me in front of the statue?

c) take

6. Why don’t you ever listen to me? You never ____ my advice.

a) take

7. You should _____ the plane now before it takes off without you.

a) take

8. I had to _____ some errands this afternoon. I went to the bank and the post office.

b) make

9. I try to _____ money by buying used clothing at thrift shops instead of buying new clothes.

a) save

10. My doctor told me I’m not _____ enough exercise.

a) doing

11. _____ me the truth. What really happened?

b) Tell

12. I ____ my English test yesterday. It was easy. I’m sure I got a good grade.

a) did