Collocations. The answers

1 Come here immediately!
Come here____at once____________!

2 My name’s Patrick, but most people call me Pat.
My name’s Patrick. Pat __for short________

3 Most people in this country work forty hours a week.
__On average____people in this country work forty hours a week.

4 He left Russia in 1992 and will never go back there.
He left Russia __for good_____in 1992

5 We’ll have to use the stairs. The lift’s not working.
We’ll have to use the stairs. The lift’s _out of order_____

6 Mr Blake comes back from his holiday next week.
Mr Blake is on holiday____at the moment______

7 He owes the bank £5,000.
He is £5,000__in debt_______

8 I memorized the poem.
I learnt the poem__by heart___________

9 It was no accident. He did it deliberately.
It was no accident. He did it __on purpose_________

10 He hasn’t had a job for over two years.
He’s been __out of work_______for over two years

11 I fell in love with her the moment I saw her.
It was love__at first sight_______

12 No one helped me with the homework.
I did the homework__by myself______

13 The goods you want won’t come in until next week.
The goods you want are __out of stock____at the moment.

14 ‘You don’t have to pay for the drinks -they’re free tonight’, said the hotel manager.
‘The drinks are _on the house___tonight’, said the hotel manager

15 When you play bingo, the numbers are not called out in any particular order.
When you play bingo, the numbers are called out _at random__

Collocations. The answers

1 Come here immediately!
Come here____at once____________!

2 My name’s Patrick, but most people call me Pat.
My name’s Patrick. Pat __for short________

3 Most people in this country work forty hours a week.
__On average____people in this country work forty hours a week.

4 He left Russia in 1992 and will never go back there.
He left Russia __for good_____in 1992

5 We’ll have to use the stairs. The lift’s not working.
We’ll have to use the stairs. The lift’s _out of order_____

6 Mr Blake comes back from his holiday next week.
Mr Blake is on holiday____at the moment______

7 He owes the bank £5,000.
He is £5,000__in debt_______

8 I memorized the poem.
I learnt the poem__by heart___________

9 It was no accident. He did it deliberately.
It was no accident. He did it __on purpose_________

10 He hasn’t had a job for over two years.
He’s been __out of work_______for over two years

11 I fell in love with her the moment I saw her.
It was love__at first sight_______

12 No one helped me with the homework.
I did the homework__by myself______

13 The goods you want won’t come in until next week.
The goods you want are __out of stock____at the moment.

14 ‘You don’t have to pay for the drinks -they’re free tonight’, said the hotel manager.
‘The drinks are _on the house___tonight’, said the hotel manager

15 When you play bingo, the numbers are not called out in any particular order.
When you play bingo, the numbers are called out _at random__

English Synonyms (Answer Keys)

Synonyms for quit
A1 The train to Rotterdam departs at 6 pm sharp.
answer: (c) departs
A2 Have you heard that Mrs Andrews resigned from the board of directors?
answer: (d) resigned
A3 This exercise was very difficult and I finally gave up.
answer: (d) gave up
A4 Disloyal sailors often desert their ship.
answer: (c) desert
A5 You have to quit smoking because it's not good for you!
answer: (b) quit
A6 The teacher asked the noisy students to quit talking.
answer: (c) quit
A7 My best friend deserted me in a time of need.
answer: (b) deserted
A8 He easily abandoned his career.
answer: (c) abandoned
A9 Why did Jason abandon his wife?
answer: (c) abandon
A10 Cuckoos usually desert their nests.
answer: (b) desert

English Synonyms (Answer Keys)

Synonyms for quit
A1 The train to Rotterdam departs at 6 pm sharp.
answer: (c) departs
A2 Have you heard that Mrs Andrews resigned from the board of directors?
answer: (d) resigned
A3 This exercise was very difficult and I finally gave up.
answer: (d) gave up
A4 Disloyal sailors often desert their ship.
answer: (c) desert
A5 You have to quit smoking because it's not good for you!
answer: (b) quit
A6 The teacher asked the noisy students to quit talking.
answer: (c) quit
A7 My best friend deserted me in a time of need.
answer: (b) deserted
A8 He easily abandoned his career.
answer: (c) abandoned
A9 Why did Jason abandon his wife?
answer: (c) abandon
A10 Cuckoos usually desert their nests.
answer: (b) desert