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.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He quit his job because he could not cope with the ............................ workload.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. The western part of these mountains receives ......................... rains.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. These kids are giving me a ........................... time.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. There was ........................... snow last week.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. They raised some ............................. arguments against the project.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The curriculum places a ............................. emphasis on rational thinking.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The tea is too .............................
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Stress took a ........................... toll on his health.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. He incurred ............................ losses.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. .......................... casualties have been reported from the quake-hit areas.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. A ............................ wind was blowing over the meadows.
Correct!
Wrong!
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.
