50 Common Collocations to Build Your Vocabulary

Collocations are great for building your vocabulary. Why learn one word when you can learn the meaning of several words that are frequently used together. Learning these phrases is an effective and quick way to improve your English fluency because they will help you sound more natural. Here is the of list collocations from this lesson. Collocations with HIGH 1) high school 2) high ground 3) high tech 4) high standards 5) high degree (of certainty) Collocations with BIG 6) big mistake 7) big surprise 8) big deal 9) big decision 10) big money Collocations with LITTLE 11) little boy/girl 12) little thought 13) little time 14) little bit Collocations with HEAVY 15) heavy drinker/smoker 16) heavy traffic 17) heavy rain 18) heavy sleeper Collocations with LIGHT 19) light drinker/smoker 20) light sleeper 21) light rain 22) light breeze 23) light shade (of color) Collocations with STRONG 24) strong argument 25) strong feeling/desire 26) strong breeze/wind 27) strong evidence 28) strong hand 29) strong relationship Collocations with DEEP 30) deep thought 31) deep voice 32) deep sleep 33) deep breath 34) deep depression 35) deep down Collocations with FAST 36) fast start 37) fast talker 38) fast asleep 39) fast pace 40) fast food 41) fast learner Collocations with QUICK 42) quick glance 43) quick bite 44) quick shower 45) quick recap 46) quick decision Collocations with SLOW 47) slow growth/progress 48) slow motion 49) slow day 50) slow learner /// JOIN OUR EMAIL COMMUNITY Get lesson updates & access the Secret Fluency Lesson /// SUPPORT INTERACTIVE ENGLISH YouTube Member: Patreon: Facebook Subscriber: /// CHECK OUT THESE OTHER GREAT LESSONS Binomial Expressions: Useful English Idioms: Awesome Phrasal Verbs: Advanced Vocabulary: Advanced Grammar: Improve Your Speaking: /// PRACTICE & IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH Audiobooks (Free Trial): Grammarly: **Links to Audible and Grammarly are affiliate links. We earn commission through these links. /// READ WES’ BOOKS Happy Time Go Fast (South Korea): Watermelon Is Life (Namibia): /// FOLLOW INTERACTIVE ENGLISH Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: /// RELEVANT HASHTAGS #InteractiveEnglish #vocabulary #collocations #englishcollocations #buildvocabulary #englishvocabulary #learnenglishvocabulary /// OTHER SHOUT-OUTS Royalty-free images provided by Pixabay /// THANK YOU 😊 Thanks so much for being a part of our community. Learning English is an enriching experience that brings everyone all around the world closer together. Be sure to say “Hello” and write to us in the comments. We love hearing from all of you.