VERB COLLOCATION PRACTICE EXERCISES

Ex 1: Fill in the gaps with MAKE or DO:

1. My uncle Martin ____make__________ a lot of money with his company last
year.
2. You didn't ___do___________ your homework yesterday. Why?
3. _____Do_________ me a favour! Can you pick up my suit from the dry
cleaner's tomorrow?
4. Before going to the airport, ____make__________ sure you have your ID with
you.
5. I think Jane ___make___________ a mistake in her presentation yesterday.
6. It won't __do____________ you any harm to eat more fruit and vegetables!
7. The police officer was only ______do________ his duty when he questioned
you about the robbery.
8. David had just ___make___________ me an offer I can't refuse. He's asked me
to ______________ a journey with him to Sydney!
9. It's always a pleasure to ____do__________ business with that company.
10. Jerry has ______make________ fun of me because of my outfit!
11. Marge always ____do__________ the housework before going shopping.
12. Can you ______make________ room for my suitcase in the wardrobe, please?
13. We _______do_______ a difficult mathematics test last Friday.
14. Mark has to make up his mind! He has to ____make__________ a choice now!
Does he want to go to university or not?
15. I'm not in the mood to go to Ellen's party tonight. I think I'll
____make__________ an excuse and I'll stay home.
16. You don't need to win the competition, just ____do__________ your best!
17. I'd like to ______make________ an inquiry regarding room availability for the
22nd of October.
18. A hot cup of chocolate _make_____________ me good whenever I feel low.
19. The hurricane _____do_________ some terrible damage to the neighbouring
house. It was a nightmare!
20. I think scientists have ______make________ an important discovery on how to
cure AIDS.
Ex 2: Fill in the gaps with DO or MAKE. Pay attention to the verb tense:
1. I hate ______do________ the housework every day.
2. She had to repeat the composition because she had _____made _________a lot
of spelling mistakes.
3. Be serious! Why are you always _____make_________ fun of everything?

4. They were ___make___________ so much noise that someone phoned the

police.
5. I always ____do__________ the ironing and she __does____________ the
washing up.
6. The best man has to __make____________ a speech.
7. Could you ____do__________ me a favour?
8. I was _____do_________ the shopping when I met Rosemary.
9. I have ____made__________ an appointment with the dentist.
10. She always _____makes_________ a delicious cake for her boyfriends
birthday.
11. The children always _____do_________ their homework before watching TV.
12. My company ___made___________ a lot of money last year.
13. She ____makes__________ a great effort and improved a lot.
14. I cant _____do_________ exercise everyday but at least I walk an hour a day.
15. If you wear this hat everybody will _____make_________ fun of you.
16. She ____makes__________ an excellent suggestion bur nobody answered.
17. She is ____done__________ Laws at Oxford University.
18. This is a difficult decision to ____make__________ but I think it was
necessary.
19. She ___makes___________ a fortune by selling dolls.
20. Ill _____make_________ sure he has understood.
Ex 3: Fill in the gaps with MAKE TAKE HAVE:
1. ___Make___________ fun on your holiday!
2. I really need to _____have_________ a haircut. It's too long.
3. When are you going to ____make__________ a decision?
4. It's hot. Let's ____have__________ a drink.
5. There is no need to run. Please, ____have__________ your time.
6. I ______have________ a problem. Can you help me?
7. Relax! _____Take_________ it easy!!
8. I'm not adventurous. I don't like to _______take_______ risks.
9. Be careful. Try not to ____make__________ any mistakes.
10. He wants to ____make__________ history by winning the race in a record
time.
Ex 4: Complete the sentences using collocations. Remember to write the words in
the correct verbs tenses:
Homework

A phone call

A cake

An exam

MAKE

The shopping

DO

A photograph

TAKE

An appointment

The cooking

1. I smell something nice. Maybe my mother ___is doing the

cooking________________ in the kitchen.
2. My sister often stays up late. She always ____does homework_______________ at
nights.
3. Please tell me your name and address so that I can ___make an
appointment_______________ with Mr. Lee for you.
4. I have tried to _____make a phone call______________ with you and talk about
this matter but you are not available.
5. We often ______do_____________ our ____an exam_______________ on
Tuesdays.
6. When I was in the university, I could ____take_______________ my own _____a
photograph______________ even though it wouldnt be so nice.
7. Im studying hard these days. I will ___________do the shopping________ next
week.
8. When Toms children were young, he used to ___make a cake________________
every moment he were with them.

Ex 5: Fill in the gaps with suitable forms of the verbs in the box:
do

get

give

go

have

make

take

OK, everyone, I'd like to ______have__________ this meeting under way now, so
could you all _____take___________ your seats please. And Peter, could I ask you to
________________ the minutes, please.
We're _____have___________ this meeting today to discuss next month's product
launch. Now, I can't stress how important it is that nothing ________________ wrong
with this, and I'd like you all to ____do____________ me a big favour and
_____make___________

huge

effort

to

ensure

that

everything

_____do___________ smoothly. And if I could _____make___________ a suggestion

- try and ________________ all your staff behind you on this one.
The good news is we've _____made___________ a deal with a local printers for
publicity material. Sammy, could you and your people ________________ a think
about what's to go into the brochures and ____do____________ something ready for
us to ______take__________ a look at before you _____make___________ the final
arrangements with the printers.
We'll be inviting the press to the launch of course. Pat, could you
____take____________ responsibility for that side of things. We want to
________give________ a good impression, of course, but I think we'll
________________ the Champagne a miss this year, what with funds being so
limited.
Now we need to _____take___________ into consideration that there's still a little
work to be ________________ on the product itself, and we may need to
____make____________

some

last-minute

changes.

Mike

will

be

_____make___________ us some examples of possible changes later. But so far,

everything _____make___________ the impression of being under control.
Next week, Dave's department will be ___make_____________ an overall progress
review and we can ______have__________ another chat about everything then.

The only other thing I'd like to say at the moment, is to ask you all to
________________ this top priority and ____do____________ your best to
______have__________ this launch a great success.
So, now's the time to ______make__________ any comments, and then we'll take a
short break for coffee. After that, Sue will _____give___________ us a short
presentation on expected sales of the new product.
Ex 6: Complete each sentence below by writing the correct form of GIVE DO MAKE:
1. The minister ___makes______ a rousing speech at the end of the conference.
2. Carrie sat through the entire meeting without ___make______ a single
suggestion to solve the problem.
3. Although shes been __doing_______ her best, I know shes finding it hard to
cope.
4. Fergus ____makes_____ a pretty bad impression in Saturdays match, so the
manager is _given________ him just one last chance or hell be dropped from
the team.
5. If youd just ___given______ me the details, Ill take a note of them and pass
them to the person responsible.
6. I never expected to see you at the concert because the last time we met, you
___made______ me the impression that you didnt like classical music.
7. If you are completely satisfied with the result, well ___give______ you a full
refund.
8. Patsy is just ____making_____ a phone call at the moment, so shell be with us
in a second.
9. Lee has been working hard because he needs to ___make______ better
professional qualifications.
10. The new principal is planning on ___make______ quite a few changes to the
way this college is run.
11. How long have you been __done_______ your current job?
12. It was a difficult decision, but I think you __make_______ the right choice.
13. I dont understand you. What point are you trying to __make_______?
14. It wouldnt __do_______ you any harm to take a bit more exercise!
Ex 7: Read the passage. Decide if the statement is TRUE or FALSE:

Many years ago, people used to buy what they needed from stores and markets. Now
where would you go if you wanted to buy all these goods at one time? Ask anybody,
and he would probably say "you'd better go to the supermarket". A supermarket is a
special kind of market. It is usually much larger than an ordinary store. In a
supermarket, you can buy all kinds of food, household, products and daily necessities.
In a store, a customer is served by a storekeeper but in a supermarket, the goods are
arranged on rows of shelves along the aisles. The prices are printed on small labels on
the goods. A customer gets goods he needs from the shelves. This is known as selfservice. Of course, you can always ask for help from the supermarket shop assistants.
When you enter a supermarket, you take a basket to carry the goods you will buy. If
you want to buy a lot of things, you will need a trolley. A trolley is like a large basket
on wheels. You can push it along the aisles, choose what you want from the shelves
and put it into your trolley. A supermarket often provides a more comfortable
environment for shopping than a market that is usually wet and dirty. As a result,
many people usually buy more goods than they need when they visit a supermarket.
True
1. Many years ago, people used to buy what they need from
supermarkets.

False
v

2. We go to a supermarket if we want to buy different kinds of goods v

at one time.
3. Now people buy all they need only from stores and markets.
4. An assistant in a supermarket will serve you if you ask for help.

v
v

5. The prices of the goods are written on small labels all over the
shelves.
6. It is comfortable and convenient to shop at a supermarket.

v
v

7. You will need a basket if you want to buy a lot of things.

8. A trolley carries you around the supermarket.

9. Customers get the goods they need from the shelves.

10.People buy a lot of goods when they go to supermarkets.

Ex 8: Fill in each blank of the following passage with one appropriate word from
the box:
wore

styles

material

started

clothes

sale

designers
made

labels

economic

wearing

not

The word Jeans comes from a kind of material that was made in Europe. The
_material____________, called jean, was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy,
because they wore ___clothes__________, made from it. In the 18th century jean
cloth was ___not__________, completely from cotton and workers at that time loved
____wearing_________, it because the material was very strong and it did
____started_________, wear out easily. In the 1960 many university and college
students ___wore__________, jeans. Designers made different ___styles__________,
of jeans to match the 1960s fashion: Embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In
the 1970s more and more people ____sale_________, wearing jeans because they
became cheaper. In the 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when
famous ___designers__________, started making their own styles of jeans, with their
own ____labels_________, on them. Sales of jeans went up and up. But in the 1990s
the

worldwide

__economic___________,

____made_________, of jeans stopped growing.

situation

got

worse,

and

the