Learning+about+collocation

Collocations have to be acquired both through direct study and large amounts of quality input. The very concept of collocations is often not easy for learners. The essentially simple idea that word choice is seriously limited by what comes before and after "is perhaps the single most elusive aspect of the lexical system and the hardest, therefore, for learners to acquire" (Thornbury, 2002).

Below are some common combinations of word forms for collocations.

Verb + noun throw a party / accept responsibility Adjective + noun square meal / grim determination Verb + adjective + noun take vigorous exercise / make steady progress Adverb + verb strongly suggest / barely see Adverb + adjective utterly amazed / completely useless Adverb + adjective + noun totally unacceptable behaviour Adjective + preposition guilty of / blamed for / happy about Noun + noun pay packet / window frame

Quotes above from [|Teaching English British Council] site

[|Business collocations practice] [|English Gateway] - collocation practice around themes like real estate, sleep. [|Medical collocations] - not the best layout but lots of practice of words that might be useful for nursing
 * Some sites if you want more self-practice with collocations**