Collocations

Question 1

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

Nutrition

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 1

(+) Adequate nutrition, Proper nutrition / (-) Poor nutrition, Inadequate nutrition / (adj) nutritious / (n) nutrient

Question 2

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

To excess

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 2

(op) In moderation / (adj) excessive / (-) excessive consumption, excessive dependence, excessive reliance / (v) exceed

to do sth to excess, to exceed sth

Question 3

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

Appetite

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 3

(+) give sb an appetite / (-) lose appetite, spoil sb’s appetite, ruin sb’s appetite

Question 4

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

Intake

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 4

(+) increase sth intake, raise sth intake / (-) decrease sth intake, reduce sth intake

water intake, sugar intake, fat intake

Question 5

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

Improve

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 5

(syn) recover from, get better / (op) get worse, deteriorate

Question 6

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

Prone

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 6

(syn) vulnerable, susceptible

being prone to sth / earthquake-prone, depression-prone

Question 7

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

Education

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 7

educational opportunities, educational facilities, educational qualifications, educational standards, educational system / (adj) educated / (v) educate

educate sb about sth

Question 8

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

Qualification

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 8

degree, certificate

Question 9

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

Mixed school

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 9

(op) segregated school, single-sex school / (syn) co-educational school

Question 10

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

School Staff

( plural )

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 10

pupil, principal (american) = (british) headteacher or headmaster, undergraduate, postgraduate

( single ) member of staff

Question 11

Speak aloud and recall as many collocations as you can for:

Disciplinary Problems in schools

The best practice is to create a sentence using each collocation.

Answer 11

Disrespect, Aggression, Truancy, Bullying