Collocations - learn correct English

Make a mistake? Do a mistake? Take a mistake?

Which is the correct verb to use with 'a mistake'. I hope you said 'make'. But why is that right? Well, the fact is that  the verb and noun combination just sounds right in English.

The difficulty for English learners is that these 'collocations' must be learned, usually without any rules to help them remember. Collocations are best understood and learned through practice.

Take a look at the following ten sentences and choose the collocation which you feel is right. Remember there are no rules to help you, collocations are the verbs and nouns which just go together.

How many of you can get all ten correct?

Link: Past Simple Tense Review

• 1 - We should ___ ready now if we want to be there on time.
  
  come
  get
  have
  take
  
  
• 2 - ___ free to sit wherever you like.
  
  Come
  Have
  Feel
  Take
  
  
• 3 - Take the map so that we don't ___ lost.
  
  get
  take
  come
  feel
  
  
• 4 - I didn't win the game, but I ___ close.
  
  came
  made
  took
  had
  
  
• 5 - Be careful with your cigarette. You don't want your shirt to ___ fire.
  
  do
  catch
  keep
  make
  
  
• 6 - Do try and ___ attention while I'm talking.
  
  pay
  take
  do
  make
  
  
• 7 - We really need to do something to ___ money. I'm broke.
  
  come
  make
  do
  catch
  
  
• 8 - ___ your best on the test and you will be fine.
  
  Make
  Take
  Have
  Do
  
  
• 9 - ___ a diary in English to help learn new words.
  
  Make
  Do
  Have
  Keep
  
  
• 10 - I don't ___ a great relationship with my brother.
  
  feel
  make
  have
  come