Action Words – the most popular collocations
Read the words in the tables ad 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. dressed the shopping the washing up 5. the laundry the cooking to the seaside the gardening shopping the housework swimming for a walk to the Tesco’s 2. to a restaurant out the bed to the gym breakfast by bus lunch to a party dinner a phone call 6. 3. a shower a bath a bus a headache some rest 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 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.