Quick English Collocations – Speak Natural English

Do you ever feel like your English sounds “robotic” or unnatural?

🤖Learning collocations — common word pairings used by native speakers — is one of the fastest ways to sound fluent.

In this guide, you’ll discover quick and practical English collocations you can start using today, whether you’re at home, at work, traveling, or enjoying leisure time.

We’ll also include fun quizzes to help you remember them!

What Are Collocations and Why Are They Important?

Collocations are words that naturally go together. For example:

• Take a shower ✅

• Make a shower ❌

Using the wrong collocation can make your English sound unnatural. By learning these word pairings, you’ll:

• Speak more fluently

• Understand native speakers better

• Avoid common mistakes

✅Quick English Collocations You Must Know

1. 🚌🚿Daily Life Collocations

• Make the bed (not “do the bed”)

• Do the dishes (not “make the dishes”)

• Take a nap

• Have a shower

• Catch a bus (vs take a bus – see below)

Tip:

Catch a bus = get on the bus before it leaves.

Take a bus = use it as transport.

🎬Watch the YouTube Shorts Series: Quick English Collocations

🔗Episode 1 - Daily Life Collocations

2. ✈️Travel Collocations

• Pack your bags

• Go camping

• Take a taxi

• Miss a flight

• Book a ticket

✔️Perfect for conversations at airports, hotels, or while sightseeing.

🎬Watch the YouTube Shorts Series: Quick English Collocations

🔗 Episode 2 - Travel Collocations

3. 💼Work & Study Collocations

• Set a goal

• Attend a meeting

• Hand in homework

• Take a course

• Make improvements

✔️Using these collocations will make you sound professional and confident at work or school.

🎬Watch the YouTube Shorts Series: Quick English Collocations

🔗 Episode 3 - Work & Study Collocations

4. 🍞Food & Drink Collocations

• Have a snack

• Make a sandwich

• Order dessert

• Cook rice

• Grab lunch

✔️Sound natural when talking about food or ordering at a restaurant.

5. ☹️Feelings & Life Collocations

• Feel nervous

• Get angry

• Take a break

• Lose patience

• Have confidence

✔️These help you express emotions like a native speaker.

🧐Quick Quiz: Test Yourself

Which one is correct?

1. Make money or Do money?

2. Take a taxi or Catch a taxi?

3. Do the shopping or Make the shopping?

Answers at the end of this post 👇

🙇‍♂️How to Practice Collocations Every Day

1. 🎥Watch ESL Shorts or TikTok videos – quick and fun collocations in context.

2. 📑Use sticky notes – write collocations and place them around your home.

3. 📝Create a collocation journal – write sentences using new collocations daily.

4. 🧐Practise with quizzes – recall is key for retention.

✅ Why Learning Collocations Helps Adult Learners

• Boosts fluency quickly

• Helps think in English rather than translate

• Makes speaking more natural and confident

• Fun, engaging, and easy to practice anywhere

🔑Answers to Quick Quiz

1. Make money ✅

2. Take a taxi ✅

3. Do the shopping ✅

Ready to master more collocations?

• Watch our 🎥 Quick English Collocations playlist on YouTube

• Follow us for 30-second English tips

• Download your free collocation cheat sheet here

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