How can we check word collocations?

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How can we check word collocations?

countryman_tm

How can we check word collocations?

Dear friends,

Could you please suggest me some ways to check word collocations effectively and interestingly?

Thank you so much for your kind help in advance.

Best wishes,

Hien

13 Dec 2010

Apodo

If you use the search box (above on this page) type in colocations. Only one L. There are two spellings. 8-)

You will find some worksheets there. Here is the link.

http://www.eslprintables.com/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=colocations&username=&B1=Search

If you google collocations lists you might find some useful links.eg:

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/collocations-lists.htm

There are collocations puzzles etc.

13 Dec 2010

http://www.americancorpus.org/

the link above allows you to check how often a word collocates with others or not. It has helped me in previous times.
Good luck!

13 Dec 2010

kodora

I hope this is useful enough:
http://www.lixiaolai.com/ocd/FILES/index.htm
Dora

13 Dec 2010

Thank you for these really useful links, Apodo, a isabel and kodora!

13 Dec 2010

countryman_tm

Sorry for my late thanks to all of you. I have been away for a week. Thank you so much for sending us useful links! Merry Christmas to you all.

22 Dec 2010