These are the combination of words which are used together with greater than usual frequency.

§  latest gossip (adjective + noun)

§  package holiday (noun + noun)

§  have a great time (verb + adjective + noun)

§  discuss calmly (verb + adverb)

§  completely satisfied (adverb + adjective)

§  hand in an assignment (verb + preposition + noun)

Verb + noun

§  make a decision

§  take a risk

§  give a presentation

§  do the dishes

§  have a bath

§  go to the movies

Adjective + noun

§  good idea

§  interesting topic

§  bad news

§  big mistake

§  difficult task

§  new challenge

A dverb + adjective

§  very good

§  somewhat new

§  quite bad

§  really difficult

§  extremely interesting

§  quite challenging

§  Preposition + noun

§  in the morning

§  to the store

§  from work

§  At the end of the day

§  on the weekend

§  with a friend

We are providing important PTE Collocations. So in order to learn collocations just read five times before going for the actual exam. Again I am repeating, you only need to read it and don’t try to memorize it because it is quite lengthy. This is important as well along with newspaper and journals. This is important as compared to just practicing the individual sections

What is a PTE academic collocation list?

A collocation is a group of words often go together to make a specific meaning.

Collocations are critical to enhancing your English. It also plays an important role in the PTE Academic test, especially in the Reading section.

Why it’s important?

Many students struggle with Reading and Writing Fill in the Blanks since they lack a solid understanding of common expressions in a specific context.

Collocations are considered one of the “golden keys” to help you solve Fill in the Blanks questions easier.

Additionally, it also greatly improves your essay writing skills and forms answers to forms answers to Summarise Spoken Text questions better.

Tips for memorizing collocations

Students often have trouble with collocations for many reasons. Notably, they commonly translate directly from their native tongue.

No more worry! These top tips can help you learn collocation effectively:

1. Read often: Read as much as you can. Focus on how words are combined in phrases and expressions. Take notes and review them if necessary.
2. Use flashcards: Make flashcards with collocations and their meanings. Read them over and over again until you can memorize them.
3. Apply collocations in different contexts: Instead of cramming collocations, use them in different situations when writing English and communicating daily. Therefore, you can remember them better and longer.
4. Observe native speakers: Listen or watch how they use collocations through TV shows, movies, and podcasts.
5. Practice makes perfect: The more you use collocations, the easier you can grasp and use them correctly. You can practice with the MAGIC Platform for more flexible and effective learning.

Tips for PTE Reading Fill in the Blanks!

1. Eliminate the wrong options to maximize the chance of a correct answer.
2. Don’t spend more than 2 minutes on one question.
3. Use collocation techniques to choose the correct answer.
4. Search for the missing part of speech to choose the right word for the gap. Always understand the context of the sentence before choosing the word. For instance, hearing and listening infer different meanings.
5. Develop good vocabulary to help rescue in a difficult situation when new words come for options.
6. Adapt skimming techniques for the long passage to save time in reading the PTE exam.

 

1. Use Elimination Strategy

Use Elimination Strategy Eliminate all the options that do not make sense in the given context. Take a look at each option one after another and check if it fits the sentence. Eliminate all the options that are not suitable for the given space.

2. Attempt all the Questions

Attempt all the Questions Do not miss the opportunity to score even if you are unsure about it. Make a logical prediction for such questions.

3. Re-Check the Answers

Re-Check the Answers to identify errors and correct them immediately.

4. Expand Your Vocabulary Range

Expand Your Vocabulary Range the English language has many similar words. Fill in the blanks task demands a good knowledge of synonyms and antonyms for certain words.

Pen down new words that you come across while doing the PTE Study It will boost your knowledge and help in increasing your PTE Exam Score.

5. Grammar is Essential

Grammar is as Essential as vocabulary for any language. Concentrate on your grammatical accuracy, and learn the fundamentals of the English Language. Learn if the word is a noun/adjective/verb and know the basics of word arrangement, i.e., subject + verb + object.

Use proper articles(a/an/the) for an object. Make the use of “s” at the end of a word to describe the plural form, i.e., if there are two cats, “s” is placed at the end of “cat” to describe the plural form.

6. Select the Answer that Best Fits the Context

Candidates should select the answer that best fits the context and adds meaning to the sentence. Select the option that is relevant to the topic of the passage.

PTE Reading Method for Fill in the Blanks

1. Skim the test to get an overall idea about the main topic. If you have understood the passage’s content well, you can quickly fill in the blank spaces.
2. Read the passage in detail and go through the given options. There might be slight differences in the options provided, making it difficult for you to select the right option. But, read the sentence before and after filling the blank space to get the exact choice for the particular sentence.
3. The words before and after the gaps may give you an idea about the correct answer. Pay attention to the verb form used for the sentence and make the best use of your grammatical knowledge to select the right option.
4. Sometimes the meaning and context of the passage play an essential role in deciding the answer. And for other times, the use of common collocations can assist in choosing the appropriate response from the list of options.
5. Manage your time wisely. Spend less time on the answers that you feel confident about. Always save your time for the difficult questions and review these questions at the end for more effective results. Make sure you answer all the questions as there is no negative marking in this task.

 

 Verb collocations

have	do	make
have a bath have a drink have a good time have a haircut have a holiday have a problem have a relationship have a rest have lunch have sympathy	do business do nothing do someone a favour do the cooking do the housework do the shopping do the washing up do your best do your hair do your homework	make a difference make a mess make a mistake make a noise make an effort make furniture make money make progress make room make trouble
take	break	catch
take a break take a chance take a look take a rest take a seat take a taxi take an exam take notes take someone's place take someone's temperature	break a habit break a leg break a promise break a record break a window break someone's heart break the ice break the law break the news to someone break the rules	catch a ball catch a bus catch a chill catch a cold catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch someone's attention catch someone's eye catch the flu
pay	save	keep
pay a fine pay attention pay by credit card pay cash pay interest pay someone a compliment pay someone a visit pay the bill pay the price pay your respects	save electricity save energy save money save one's strength save someone a seat save someone's life save something to a disk save space save time save yourself the trouble	keep a diary keep a promise keep a secret keep an appointment keep calm keep control keep in touch keep quiet keep someone's place keep the change
come	go	get
come close come complete with come direct come early come first come into view come last come late come on time come prepared come right back come second come to a compromise come to a decision come to an agreement come to an end come to a standstill come to terms with come to a total of come under attack	go abroad go astray go bad go bald go bankrupt go blind go crazy go dark go deaf go fishing go mad go missing go on foot go online go out of business go overseas go quiet go sailing go to war go yellow	get a job get a shock get angry get divorced get drunk get frightened get home get lost get married get nowhere get permission get pregnant get ready get started get the impression get the message get the sack get upset get wet get worried

Miscellaneous collocations

Time	Business English	Classifiers
bang on time dead on time early 12th century free time from dawn till dusk great deal of time late 20th century make time for next few days past few weeks right on time run out of time save time spare time spend some time take your time tell someone the time time goes by time passes waste time	annual turnover bear in mind break off negotiations cease trading chair a meeting close a deal close a meeting come to the point dismiss an offer draw a conclusion draw your attention to launch a new product lay off staff go bankrupt go into partnership make a loss make a profit market forces sales figures take on staff	a ball of string a bar of chocolate a bottle of water a bunch of carrots a cube of sugar a pack of cards a pad of paper

 Most common collocations

There are some collocation words that have a wide number of collocation combinations – they may be ‘weak’, but they are extremely useful!

Here are a few examples:

Make make trouble make noise make a mess make a point make an appointment make sense make a profit make progress make an excuse make a phone call	Have have a rest     have sympathy     have lunch     have a good time     have a dream     have a chat  have an experience     have a feeling     have fun     have a look at something	Get get married get a job get a life get divorced get the message get started get lost get home get angry get the phone
Catch catch fire catch a train catch a thief catch a cold catch a bus catch the flu catch a glimpse catch one’s breath catch someone’s eye catch someone’s attention	Go go bald go bad go crazy go abroad go astray go missing go on a trip go bankrupt go for a drink go out of business	Do do harm do good do nothing do damage do your best do your hair do the dishes do an experiment do something right do someone a favour

 

1. There are many  choose one appropriate health fitness  benefits of exercising regularly.

2. We must  choose one fully wholly exhaustively  assess the situation before making a decision.

3. I don’t like living in  choose one built-up density full  areas. I prefer small villages in the countryside.

4. I think we can  choose one exactly accurately safely  assume he didn’t work hard on his essay as it was very poor.

5. The scientists made an  choose one in-depth intensive wide  analysis of the causes of the disease.

6. I think you are taking the  choose one faulty incorrect wrong  approach towards the problem. There are better ways to solve it.

7. The surgeon coming to give the seminar is the  choose one front leading winning  authority on neurological problems.

8. Recreational drugs are  choose one fully completely widely  available in the city’s nightclubs.

9. Unfortunately, eating only fruit and vegetables to cure illness is an  choose one alien monster fishy  concept to most people. The first thing they will do is take pills and medicine.

10. This page consists  choose one fully entirely comprehensively  of exercises to practice collocations with the academic word list.

 

1. health

2. fully

3. built-up

4. safely

5. in-depth

6. wrong

7. leading

8. widely

9. alien

10. entirely