Collocation Quiz 2

Practise choosing the most natural English collocations in quiz number 2.

Select the best word for each sentence.

1. The two countries finally ____ an agreement after weeks of talks.

did reached made took

2. She gave a ____ explanation of how the machine works.

clear clean bright light

3. The hotel offers ____ access to the beach.

straight direct correct plain

4. He was ____ aware of the risks before he signed the contract.

fully strongly heavily widely

5. The charity hopes to ____ awareness of the issue.

lift raise grow rise

6. A ____ argument broke out during the meeting.

heated hot warm burning

7. The team needs to ____ progress before the deadline.

make do take give

8. She has a ____ interest in modern architecture.

keen sharp pointed hard

9. The news ____ quickly through the village.

spread grew ran passed

10. The report places special emphasis ____ customer safety.

for to on with