Exercise: Lexical Items

Questions for: Collocations

I need to ________ a shower before going out.

A:

give

B:

make

C:

do

D:

take

Answer: D

Explanation:
Take a shower = correct collocation.
Do/make/give a shower — unnatural or incorrect unless used metaphorically (give someone a baby shower).

Let’s ________ a break before we continue our meeting.

A:

take

B:

make

C:

do

D:

have

Answer: A

Explanation:
Take a break is the idiomatic expression.
Make a break — means to escape.
Do a break — incorrect.
Have a break — possible, but take a break is more common and natural.

The children ________ noise in the classroom.

A:

do

B:

make

C:

have

D:

create

Answer: A

Explanation:
Make noise = natural collocation.
Do noise — incorrect.
Have noise — unnatural.
Create noise — grammatically possible but too formal for normal speech.

She’s trying to ________ a decision about her new job.

A:

make

B:

do

C:

take

D:

set

Answer: A

Explanation:
Make a decision is the natural collocation.
Do a decision — incorrect.
Take a decision — used in British English occasionally, but make is standard globally.
Set a decision — nonstandard.

You should always ________ your homework before dinner.

A:

make

B:

do

C:

perform

D:

take

Answer: B

Explanation:
✅ We say do homework, not make homework. “Do” collocates with general activities and tasks.
Make homework — incorrect; make is for creating something new (make a cake).
Perform — too formal, used for acts or plays.
Take — doesn’t collocate with homework.

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