Word Skills: 35+ Phrasal Verbs & Collocations Master Natural English Word Patterns
Word Skills Exercises - Phrasal Verbs, Collocations & Word Formation (A1-C2). Master idiomatic expressions, lexical chunks, and advanced vocabulary patterns.
What are Word Skills Exercises?
Word skills exercises focus on word formation, collocations, phrasal verbs, and idiomatic expressions that expand your practical vocabulary—including phrasal verbs like 'put up with' and 'take advantage of', collocations like 'make progress' and 'take a break', and word families showing how 'happy' becomes 'happiness', 'happily', and 'unhappy'. By mastering fixed phrases and lexical chunks, these exercises teach you how words combine, transform, and function together in natural English.
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36 lessons| Lesson | Exercises | Level | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Adjective + preposition | 6 | A1 | Start |
2. Opposites | 7 | A1 | Start |
3. Do, make, have, take, bring | 6 | A1 | Start |
4. Introduction to phrasal verbs | 6 | A1 | Start |
5. Noun suffixes | 5 | A1 | Start |
6. Prepositions of movement and place | 4 | A1 | Start |
7. Prepositions of time | 6 | A1 | Start |
8. Singular and plural nouns | 8 | A1 | Start |
9. Words that go together | 6 | A1 | Start |
10. Adjective endings | 5 | A2 | Start |
11. Adjective suffixes | 5 | A2 | Start |
12. Compounds | 6 | A2 | Start |
13. Negative adjective prefixes | 6 | A2 | Start |
14. Phrasal verbs | 5 | A2 | Start |
15. Prefixes | 5 | A2 | Start |
16. Verb + infinitive or -ing form | 4 | A2 | Start |
17. Verb + preposition | 4 | A2 | Start |
18. Word building | 5 | A2 | Start |
19. Adjective + preposition | 6 | B1 | Start |
20. Compound nouns and adjectives | 8 | B1 | Start |
1. Adjective + preposition
A12. Opposites
A13. Do, make, have, take, bring
A14. Introduction to phrasal verbs
A15. Noun suffixes
A16. Prepositions of movement and place
A17. Prepositions of time
A18. Singular and plural nouns
A19. Words that go together
A110. Adjective endings
A211. Adjective suffixes
A212. Compounds
A213. Negative adjective prefixes
A214. Phrasal verbs
A215. Prefixes
A216. Verb + infinitive or -ing form
A217. Verb + preposition
A218. Word building
A219. Adjective + preposition
B120. Compound nouns and adjectives
B1Word Skills vs. Vocabulary: What's the Difference?
Word Skills focuses on how words combine and change—collocations, phrasal verbs, and word formation. Vocabulary focuses on word meanings and expanding your word bank. Choose Word Skills for patterns; Vocabulary for meaning.
Word Skills Topics Covered
- Phrasal Verbs (separable & inseparable)
- Collocations (verb + noun, adjective + noun)
- Word Formation (prefixes & suffixes)
- Compound Words
- Idiomatic Expressions
- Fixed Phrases & Chunks
- Word Families & Derivatives
Why Practice Word Skills?
Word skills practice is valuable because knowing individual words is insufficient for natural English. You must understand how words combine in collocations, how they change form through word formation with prefixes and suffixes, and how they function in fixed phrases and lexical chunks. Mastering phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions makes your English sound more natural and native-like, elevating your proficiency beyond basic communication.
Key Learning Benefits
- Natural expression through learning collocations and which words typically combine together
- Word formation knowledge showing how words transform across parts of speech through word families
- Phrasal verb mastery essential for understanding and using informal English
- Idiomatic competence making your English sound more fluent and natural
- Advanced proficiency as sophisticated word usage distinguishes higher-level learners
Practice Exercises - Frequently Asked Questions
- What are word-skills exercises?
- Word-skills exercises develop strategies for building vocabulary: prefixes, suffixes, word families, collocations, compound words, and spelling patterns.
- How are word-skills different from vocabulary?
- Vocabulary exercises focus on learning specific words. Word-skills exercises teach the patterns and strategies that help you understand and form new words independently.
- What levels are available for word-skills?
- Word-skills exercises are available from A1 to B2, progressing from basic word formation to advanced derivation and collocation patterns.
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