Task 1: Collocations.
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IELTS Task 1: Collocation Exercise
Collocation is when a word or phrase that is often used with another word or phrase, in a way that sounds correct to people who have spoken the language all their lives.
Collocation is when a word or phrase that is often used with another word or phrase, in a way that sounds correct to people who have spoken the language all their lives.
In IELTS Academic Task 1, you may be asked to describe a line graph. There are some words listed below that are very common to these kinds of exercises.
Can you identify which adjective collocates/goes with which noun?
Think about the IELTS graphs you have seen/done so far. Can you add the correct noun with the adjectives below?
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Common Task 1 nouns: number, price, percentage, amount, level, total, figure |
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Adjectives: |
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high |
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large |
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great |
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significant |
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low |
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least |
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Once you have attempted to match the correct nouns with the correct adjective, check your answers with ours
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Adjective |
Noun(s):
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high large great significant low least
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number, price, percentage, level, figure number, percentage, amount, figure number, amount, number, amount, level number, amount, level number, amount |
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low price
great percentage
large amount
significant figure
least total
We don't say 'great percentage', 'significant figure' or 'least total'.
We say 'high percentage', 'significant amount' and 'large total.