Business collocations worksheet
Look at the words above and choose the BEST collocation below for each word.

do                  make                        get                                take                                         action

Write 5 sentences using some of the collocations you made above.
Example:I take action when I have a serious problem.
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Match the following

1. annual
2. chair
3. come to the
4. draw your
5. lay off
6. go
7. make
8. close
9. go into
10. dismiss an
11. launch a new
12. cease

a. attention to
b. staff
c. a deal
d. partnership
e. turnover
f. a meeting
g. a loss
h. trading
i. point
j. bankrupt
k. offer
l. product

Fill in the blanks with a word that forms collocations with all the words in the row. The words on each line collocate after the correct answer.

1. recognition, awareness, image, identity, name

2. plan, lunch, trip, partner, investment, acumen

3. exchange, market, index, options

4. conditions, leader, share, sector, trends

5. increase, controls, war, tag, range

6. payer, law, measures, reform, cuts, credit, exemption

7. laundering, market, problems

8. coverage, premium, claim, broker, agent

9. base, retention, satisfaction, attrition, relations, service, support

10. placement, line, range, design, development

The word in bold collocates with all the terms except for one. Write the term that the word in bold does not collocate with.

job: search for, look for, apply for, land, take, discard, hold down

meeting: arrange, organize, schedule, make, have, cancel, call off, chair

agreement: disobey, negotiate, reach, break, go back on, violate

bonus: give, award, provide, pay, receive, earn

change: bring about, make, do, cause

consensus: reach, do, achieve, arrive at

complaint: file, make, have, receive, respond to, give

payment: make, suspend, perform, receive, stop, defer

appointment: have, make, keep, place, cancel, break

request: propose, make, submit, turn down, reject, respond to, comply with

risk: take, face, run, minimize, reduce, avoid, knock down, outweigh

attention: put, direct, give, pay, turn

deal: agree to, arrange, close, draft, negotiate, reach, sign, seal

problem: pose, present, have, cause, set off, create, face, run into

solution: look for, maneuver, work towards, agree on, come up with, propose, suggest

market: break into, penetrate, pass into, corner, flood, enter

controversy: cause, fuel, stir up, avoid, induce

loan: apply for, ask for, request, take out, gain, pay off, repay, secure

investment: make, do, encourage, stimulate, protect, attract

offer: make, withdraw, accept, decline, assert, refuse, turn down

conclusion: draw, jump to, arrive at, come to, do, reach

product: launch, develop, sell, market, cultivate, promote

responsibility: dispense, take, shoulder, share, delegate

contract: have, haggle, draw up, write, negotiate, sign

report: prepare, draw up, compile, submit, give, construct

customer: deal with, drop, serve, attract, entice, lose

service: offer, dispense, provide, improve, expand

law: enforce, uphold, comply with, obey, fulfill, violate, break

policy: implement, strike, adopt, have

asset: accumulate, acquire, get, sell, transfer