Worksheet: Collocations, Idioms & Fixed Expressions Practice
Answer key included — check your work after each section.
Notice
- Section A: academic collocations. Section B: change/progress idioms. Section C: argument-structuring expressions.
Rule
This worksheet mixes all the vocabulary from this module.
Practice
- A1. Complete: ‘The findings _____ light on the issue.’ (shed)
Answer: shed - B1. What does ‘hit the ground running’ mean?
Answer: To start something successfully and immediately, without a slow start. - C1. Complete: ‘_____ things considered, it was a good decision.’ (All)
Answer: All - B2. What does ‘an uphill battle’ describe?
Answer: A difficult, ongoing struggle or effort.
Connect
Finish with a full collocations/idioms practice set.
CEFR: Writing — completing structured practice exercises accurately.
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