Sunday, October 22, 2006

Collocation Use with Miss, Get, Do and Make

Choose which one of the following four verbs goes with the expressions listed below

Miss Get Do Make

a goal -- miss
home -- get
homework -- do
progress -- make

an effort -- make
the shopping -- do
a chance -- miss
frightened -- get

the sack -- get
the point -- miss
money -- make
the housework -- do

someone a favor -- do
permission -- get
a flight -- miss
a mess -- make

business -- do
a surprise -- get
one's family -- miss
a mistake -- make

nothing -- do
furniture -- make
the message -- get
a lesson -- miss

one's home -- miss
a noise -- make
the washing up -- do
lost -- get

ready -- get
trouble -- make
an opportunity -- miss
the cooking -- do

a job -- get
peace -- make
an appointment -- miss
a job -- do

nowhere -- get
a change -- make
someone's help -- miss
one's best -- do

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