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    Action Words - The Most Popular Collocations: Make, Do, Go, Get, Take)

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    The document provides a series of sentences with blanks to be filled in with action words from given tables. The tables list actions like "do the shopping" and "go for a walk". Students are asked to use the action words to complete the sentences naturally. The goal is to practice using different verbs that collocate well with other words provided in context.

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    The document provides a series of sentences with blanks to be filled in with action words from given tables. The tables list actions like "do the shopping" and "go for a walk". Students are asked to use the action words to complete the sentences naturally. The goal is to practice using different verbs that collocate well with other words provided in context.

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    Action Words - The Most Popular Collocations: Make, Do, Go, Get, Take)

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    The document provides a series of sentences with blanks to be filled in with action words from given tables. The tables list actions like "do the shopping" and "go for a walk". Students are asked to use the action words to complete the sentences naturally. The goal is to practice using different verbs that collocate well with other words provided in context.

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    Action Words – the most popular collocations

    Read the words in the tables and fill in with a correct action word (have, be,
    make, do, go, get, take).

    Be careful! The chosen action word has to match all words in the table.

    1.

    the shopping
    the washing up
    the laundry 5.
    the cooking
    the gardening to the seaside
    the housework shopping
    swimming
    for a walk
    2. to the market
    to a restaurant
    the bed out
    breakfast to the gym
    lunch by bus
    dinner to a party
    a phone call
    friends
    6.

    3. a shower
    a bath
    a bus a headache
    my medication the flu
    a break an accident
    a taxi a party
    a walk breakfast
    a photo lunch
    the rubbish out dinner
    a break

    4.
    7.
    ready
    up
    married
    dressed
    out
    tired
    late
    on time
    at school
    at a party
    in hospital
    Fill in the sentences with the correct action word, in the correct form. Use the
    table from the previous exercise to help you. Use one word in each space.

    1. I can’t _______ to the seaside with you tomorrow. I have too much
    housework to do: I need to ________the shopping, _________ the
    rubbish out, ___________ some gardening, __________lunch for
    the weekend and __________ the laundry.

    2. Wait for me! I just need to ________ a quick phone call to my sister.

    3. -What are you doing after work? -I think I will _________ to the
    gym.

    4. -Let’s ___________ a train to Leeds. - No, we will ________ by


    bus, it’s cheaper.

    5. –How are you today? – I’m not well I ________ a terrible


    headache. – You might even ________ flu, everybody’s poorly at
    this time of the year.

    6. – It’s your birthday next weekend, let’s __________ a big party!

    7. – I just worked in the garden for hours, and I _________ extremely


    tired. I must _________ a shower and __________some rest.

    8. -I’m not cooking tonight! Let’s _______ out! We can ________ to


    this new restaurant and then we might ________ to the cinema.
    –Ok, but it’s __________ late and we must hurry, so we’re
    not walking, we must ________ a taxi.
    9. -________ your son still at school? –Yes, they are __________ class
    photos today in the afternoon.

    10. I will ________ dinner, but you will ________ the washing up
    afterwards!

    11. I’ve been sitting at the desk all day today, I need some fresh
    air. – Ok, Let’s ________ dressed and _______ a walk.

    12. Where is Kate? Why didn’t she come? - Oh, don’t you
    know? She _________ an accident and she ________ in hospital.

    13. - ________ up and ________ ready straight away! Or you’ll


    _____ late for school!

    14. You can’t ________to work like this! First, you need to
    _________ breakfast!

    15. – Have you heard? Tom and Anna are ______________


    married next month!

    16. Every Thursday afternoon John _________swimming and on


    Saturday morning he _____________for a very long walk with his
    dog.

    17. You can’t leave your room in such a state! ____________ the
    bed right now or you aren’t _____________ to the party on Friday!

    18. Where is Susan? – She _________ at her friend’s birthday


    party.

    19. - The fridge _________ empty. We have nothing to eat. We need to


    ___________ shopping. –Ok, let’s ________ to the Tesco’s.

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