COLLOCATIONS

11TH GRADE
1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of make, have or get.
1 She didn't sleep well last night because she .................................... a
nightmare.
2 I don't think he'll ……………………….... a lot of money with his hat shop.
3 Their song has ................................ to the top of the charts.
4 He's happy because he ................................... promoted last month.
5 I've ................................... a look in the fridge but I can't see any eggs.
6 He didn't ................................ any mistakes in the test.
7 My dog must have …………………....... lost in the woods - I can't find him
anywhere.
8 Her parents don't ................................ much influence on her.
9 They ............................... in touch with me last week to tell me the news.
10 You'll be able to do it if you ………………..…. an effort.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of do, make, get or have.
1 He was ambitious and ……………………... to the top of the company in
only five years.
2 I've dropped the eggs and ……………………….…. a mess on the
kitchen floor.
3 She sometimes ………………………… nightmares about the war.
4 We ……………………….… fed up waiting for you so we went home.
5 I'm just going to …………………….. a quick phone call.
6 They ……………………… a lot of money when they worked abroad.
7 They’ve worked hard and should ………………….. well in the exam.
8 The lift often breaks down. We …………………… stuck in it for an hour
last week.
9 A: Why did she …………………….. the sack?
B: Because she was rude to the clients.
10 I think the waiter has ……………………. a mistake with the bill.
3. Complete these sentences with the correct form of verbs
get, have, make.
Yesterday we ...................... a meeting and ....................... a look at
the figures. Sally ..................... a good point. She thought that the
internet ...................... a big effect on sales. She thought we were
.................... a big mistake if we didn’t ........................ our own
website. She thinks that if you want to ........................ it in business
and ........................... to the top these days, you need one. Mind you
she’s only interested in ....................... money and ..........................
promotion.
4. Multi-part verbs: Thick the words that can go with get.
Then complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form.
Ronald is a student and he …………………. on very little money for food.
I’m sorry. I wanted to write you yesterday but I didn’t ………………... it.
Julie is always saying unkind things to Margaret but Margaret never ……………… Julie.
The exam is next month. We must ……………... work soon.
Laura caught a bad cold but she’s …………….…. it. She’s almost better.