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.
1Nobody was surprised when he got cancer. He had always been a ............... smoker.
Wrong!
2He quit his job because he could not cope with the ............... workload.
Wrong!
3The western part of these mountains receives ............... rains.
Wrong!
4These kids are giving me a ............... time.
Wrong!
5There was ............... snow last week.
Wrong!
6They raised some ............... arguments against the project.
Wrong!
7The curriculum places a ............... emphasis on rational thinking.
Wrong!
8The tea is too ...............
Wrong!
9Stress took a ............... toll on his health.
Wrong!
10He incurred ............... losses.
Wrong!
11............... casualties have been reported from the quake-hit areas.
Wrong!
12A ............... 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 western 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.
