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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
18. HOUSEWORK
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A. Match the two parts of the sentences.
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1
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He cleaned the
place from the top to …
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a
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tidy.
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2
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Everything looks very spick
and …
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b
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polish.
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3
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His
apartment is always neat and …
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c
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cranny.
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4
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You don’t have to clean in every
nook and …
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d
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bottom.
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5
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This
work surface needs a bit of spit
and ….
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e
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span.
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B. Choose the right phrase.
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She’s quite house proud, you know. Everything is absolutely
___________.
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a
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clean
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b
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spotless
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c
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tidy
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He spilt
sugar all over the floor and didn’t get round to __________ so it’s still
crunchy underfoot.
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a
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brushing it away
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b
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sweeping it up
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c
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lifting it up
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8
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I haven’t
been able to __________ a nasty stain on the carpet.
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a
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get rid of
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b
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lose
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c
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clean out
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9
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Do you
have to be so untidy? I only __________ a couple of days ago.
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a
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house cleaned
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b
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tidied up
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c
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organised
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10
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Have you
__________ yet?
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a
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cleaned the dishes
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b
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done the washing up
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c
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washed the plates
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11
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Do you
think you could __________ for me this afternoon? The garden looks a
mess!
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a
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mow the lawn
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b
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cut the lawn
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c
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mow the grass
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C. Choose the most suitable verb from the box.
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do
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make
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get
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hang
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clear
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draw
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lay
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12
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If you ____________ the table, then dinner will be ready in five
minutes.
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13
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She decided to ____________ the spring cleaning.
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14
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You
always ____________ a mess when you do the cooking!
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15
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Could you ____________ the curtains? It’s getting dark.
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16
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I need
to ____________ this washing out on the line to dry.
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17
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If you’ve finished eating. I’ll just ____________ the table and
then I can load the dishwasher.
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18
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Kate
always likes to ____________ everything ready before she starts cooking.
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