Words that go together: A1 Word Skills Exercises

6 A1 Word Skills exercises on “Words that go together”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillWord Skills
LevelA1 Beginner
Exercises6
Gaps45
Topic9 of 9
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Before you start. 6 exercises. Fill each gap, then check your answers.

  • buy
  • catch
  • get on
  • get out of
  • go by
  • go up
  • take
  • travel to

Exercise 1. Complete the collocations with the verbs below.

16 gaps
  • buy
  • catch
  • get on
  • get out of
  • go by
  • go up
  • take
  • travel to
  • 1
    taxi / bus / tram / train / plane, etc.
  • 2
    get to / school / work / London
  • 3
    / get off a train / a bus / a tram, etc.
  • 4
    get in / a car / a taxi / a van, etc.
  • 5
    the stairs / the escalator
  • 6
    a ticket
  • 7
    a taxi / a train / a tram, etc.
  • 8
    a bus / a plane, etc. (but not a taxi)
  • cross     drive     give     go     lose     miss     ride     wait for
  • 9
    a train / a bus / a tram / a plane, etc.
  • 10
    on foot
  • 11
    a bicycle / a scooter / a horse, etc.
  • 12
    your way
  • 13
    the road / street
  • 14
    to work / into town / to London
  • 15
    a bus / a tram / a train, etc.
  • 16
    somebody a lift

0 of 16 answered

Exercise 2. Complete the texts with the words below.

13 gaps
  • HOW DO YOU GET TO SCHOOL?
  • a lift      by bus      school      the bus       work
  • Millie: How do I get to 1) ? That depends. My mum drives to 2) on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays, so she gives me 3) On Thursdays and Fridays, I go 4) If I miss 5) , then I have to walk.
  • a tram      bicycle      for a tram      the road
  • Jacob: In the winter I always take 6) to school. It’s the best way. It stops in front of my flat – I only have to cross 7) I never have to wait long 8) in the morning. In summer I sometimes walk or ride my 9)
  • a ticket      a train      on foot      the train
  • Daisy: I live a long way from the school, so I have to walk to the station and catch 10) I buy 11) in September at the start of the school year. I get off 12) Near my school and then go 13) The journey takes an hour.

0 of 13 answered

Exercise 3. Answer the questions.

3 gaps
  • 1
    How do you usually get to school?
  • 2
    How do your parents usually get to work?
  • 3
    When you go shopping, how do you usually get to the shops?

Your own answers - there is no answer key for this task.

Exercise 4. Find one mistake in each sentence. Rewrite the sentences correctly.

8 gaps
  • 1
    What time do you arrive to London? ✗
  • 2
    Taxis are expensive, but I always catch a taxi to town. ✗
  • 3
    I usually arrive to home at 4.40 in the afternoon. ✗
  • 4
    Take a map with you so you don’t miss your way. ✗
  • 5
    My mum arrives to work at nine o’clock. ✗
  • 6
    Joe is waiting the bus at the bus stop. ✗
  • 7
    The plane arrives at Italy at ten o’clock. ✗
  • 8
    Sally usually walks on foot to school. ✗

VOCAB BOOST!

You can record and learn words by topic. For example, for the topic of transport, you can record forms of transport (e.g. bus), jobs (e.g. driver), places (e.g. station), verbs (e.g. drive), collocations (e.g. catch a bus).

Exercise 5. Read the Vocab boost! box. Then put the words and phrases below into the correct groups.

5 gaps
  • book a ticket
  • change trains
  • coach station
  • depart
  • ferry
  • flight attendant
  • land
  • moped
  • taxi rank
  • ticket collector
  • Topic: Travel
  • 1
    Forms of transport: bus, train, plane,
  • 2
    Jobs: pilot, driver,
  • 3
    Places: train station, motorway,
  • 4
    Verbs: fly, walk, ride,
  • 5
    Collocations: buy a ticket, lose your way,

0 of 5 answered

Exercise 6. Match the first parts of sentences 1-6 with the second parts (a-f).

  • 1
    Let’s go
  • 2
    Don’t lose
  • 3
    Can you give
  • 4
    Don’t get off
  • 5
    Don’t miss
  • 6
    Get in
  • a)
    me a lift, please?
  • b)
    your way in the park!
  • c)
    the last train!
  • d)
    the car quickly.
  • e)
    the train here.
  • f)
    on foot.

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How to Practice

  1. 1Read each question carefully
  2. 2Write your answer or select the correct option
  3. 3Click “Check answers” to mark your gaps, or “Show answers” to see the answer key
  4. 4Review any mistakes and try similar exercises
  5. 5Move to the next exercise when ready