Collocations are certain word combinations that sound natural to a native speaker. This vocabulary exercise tests your understanding of collocations using the words strong, hard and heavy.
1. Nobody was surprised when he got cancer. He had always been a ..................... smoker.
Wrong!
2. He quit his job because he could not cope with the ............................ workload.
Wrong!
3. The western part of these mountains receives ......................... rains.
Wrong!
4. These kids are giving me a ........................... time.
Wrong!
5. There was ........................... snow last week.
Wrong!
6. They raised some ............................. arguments against the project.
Wrong!
7. The curriculum places a ............................. emphasis on rational thinking.
Wrong!
8. The tea is too .............................
Wrong!
9. Stress took a ........................... toll on his health.
Wrong!
10. He incurred ............................ losses.
Wrong!
11. .......................... casualties have been reported from the quake-hit areas.
Wrong!
12. A ............................ wind was blowing over the meadows.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Nobody was surprised when he got cancer. He had always been a heavy smoker.
- He quit his job because he could not cope with the heavy workload.
- The eastern part of these mountains receives heavy rains.
- These kids are giving me a hard time.
- There was heavy snow last week.
- They raised some strong arguments against the project.
- The curriculum places a strong emphasis on rational thinking.
- The tea is too strong.
- Stress took a heavy toll on his health.
- He incurred heavy losses.
- Heavy casualties have been reported from the quake-hit areas.
- A strong wind was blowing over the meadows.
