Action Words – the most popular collocationsRead the words in the tables ad fill in with a correct action word have, be, make, do, go, get, take.. The chosen action word has to match all
Trang 1Action Words – the most popular collocations
Read the words in the tables ad fill in with a correct action word (have, be, make, do, go, get, take).
Be careful! The chosen action word has to match all words in the table.
1
the shopping the washing up the laundry the cooking the gardening the housework
2
the bed breakfast lunch dinner
a phone call
3
a bus some rest
a break
a taxi
a walk
a photo the rubbish out
4
ready up married
dressed
5
to the seaside shopping swimming for a walk
to the Tesco’s
to a restaurant out
to the gym
by bus
to a party
6
a shower
a bath
a headache flu
an accident
a party breakfast lunch dinner
a break
7
Trang 2tired late
on time
at school
at a party
in hospital
Trang 3Fill in the sentences with the correct action word, in the correct form Use the table from the previous exercise to help you Use one word in each space.
1. I can’t _ to the seaside with you tomorrow I have too much housework to do: I need to the shopping, _ the rubbish out, _ some gardening, lunch for the weekend and the laundry
2. Wait for me! I just need to a quick phone call to my sister
3. -What are you doing after work? -I think I will _ to the gym
4. -Let’s _ a train to Leeds - No, we will by bus, it’s cheaper
5. –How are you today? – I’m not well I a terrible
headache – You might even flu, everybody’s poorly at this time of the year
6. – It’s your birthday next weekend, let’s a big party!
7. – I just worked in the garden for hours, and I _ extremely tired I must _ a shower and some rest
8. -I’m not cooking tonight! Let’s _ out! We can to this new restaurant and then we might to the cinema
–Ok, but it’s late and we must hurry, so we’re not walking, we must a taxi
9. - your son still at school? –Yes, they are class photos today in the afternoon
Trang 410. I will dinner, but you will the washing up
afterwards!
11. I’ve been sitting at the desk all day today, I need some fresh air –
Ok, Let’s dressed and _ a walk
12. Where is Kate? Why didn’t she come? - Oh, don’t you know? She _ an accident and she in hospital
13. - up and ready straight away! Or you’ll _ late for school!
14. You can’t to work like this! First, you need to _ breakfast!
15. – Have you heard? Tom and Anna are married next month!
16. Every Thursday afternoon John _swimming and on
Saturday morning he _for a very long walk with his dog
17. You can’t leave your room in such a state! the bed right now or you aren’t _ to the party on Friday!
18. Where is Susan? – She _ at her friend’s birthday party
19. - The fridge _ empty We have nothing to eat We need to _ shopping –Ok, let’s to the Tesco’s