English language grammar exercises, Exercises of English

Download English language grammar exercises and more Exercises English in PDF only on Docsity! Collocations are particular word combinations that exist in English. Test your understanding of collocations with this vocabulary exercise. Each sentence given below contains an incomplete collocation. Complete the collocation by supplying a suitable word. Choose your answers from the options given below each question. 1. My grandfather was a …………………. smoker, so few people were surprised when he died of oral cancer. a) serial b) heavy c) big 2. She was a / an ……………………. wife who loved her husband more than anything else in the whole universe. a) devoted b) sincere c) intelligent 3. I always avoid his company because he is a crashing …………………….. a) bore b) nuisance c) guy 4. It is a golden ………………………… If you miss it, you will regret it. a) chance b) opportunity c) offer 5. She seemed quite interested in buying that house, but at the last moment, she changed her ………………….. a) mind b) thoughts c) offer 6. Although I was …………………. annoyed by her attitude, I said nothing. a) moderately b) lightly c) slightly 7. Could you …………………. the oil? a) inspect b) check c) test Exercise 1 Select a word from the box which you think goes best with the word provided. The last ten are more difficult! Use each answer only once. 1. cloudy avoided 2. alphabetical beautiful 3. loud biscuit 4. chocolate coffee 5. filter day 6. curly daylight 7. single disaster 8. classical drink 9. soft end 10. direct expanding 11. vivid flight