Collocation Quiz 5

Challenge yourself with useful English collocations in quiz number 5.

Select the best word for each sentence.

1. The government promised to ____ action immediately.

take make do set

2. She felt a ____ sense of relief when the exam ended.

deep strong heavy high

3. The project was completed ____ ahead of schedule.

well strongly deeply highly

4. The company needs to ____ costs without reducing quality.

cut break drop fall

5. The teacher ____ praise for the student's careful work.

gave made did set

6. The disease can cause ____ pain in the joints.

severe hard strong heavy

7. They ____ a complaint about the noise.

made did put took

8. The results were ____ different from what we expected.

completely heavily strongly deeply

9. The river ____ through the centre of the city.

flows runs moves passes

10. There has been a sharp increase ____ demand.

in on at with