What is Collocation in English?
A combination of words that frequently go together or that is probably going to happen together. In English, that is collocation by definition. A juxtaposition of words or different components, particularly those that generally co-happen. For example, let us say that someone is dead serious about something. The phrase ‘dead serious’ in this context is a prime example of collocation. In the general definition, collocation can simply be referred to as the close arrangement of things and the style they are put together physically. Collocations come arise with many different parts of speech. Verb collections seem to be the most commonly used in American English. Many of our widely used expression are formed in this way to such as "deeply regret" or "gone to great lengths".
Verbs and Prepositions
Many collocations occur between verbs and particular prepositions. For, to, and on are common prepositions that are collocated with verbs. See how many collocations you can think of for each one
Adverb + Verb
Complete each collocation below, using one of the adverbs in the box below. You may use any adverb more than once.
What Can You Catch?
How many more expressions can you think of that use the word catch? Complete each expression to fill in the blanks below.
Get
How many more expressions can you think of that use the word get? Complete each expression on the lines below.