🧩 Odd Specimen Out

B1 • Vocabulary

Something has contaminated these sentences. But what?

🧪 Collocation Samples #1

One specimen doesn’t belong. Can you identify the intruder?

• make a mistake
• make a decision
• make an effort
• make homework

🔬 Examine the Specimen

❌ make homework

We say do homework.

🧪 Collocation Samples #2

• heavy rain
• heavy traffic
• heavy snow
• heavy wind

🔬 Examine the Specimen

❌ heavy wind

We normally say strong wind.

🧪 Collocation Samples #3

• tell a story
• tell the truth
• tell a lie
• tell a question

🔬 Examine the Specimen

❌ tell a question

We ask a question.

🧪 Collocation Samples #4

• catch a bus
• catch a train
• catch a cold
• catch a bicycle

🔬 Examine the Specimen

❌ tell a question

We ask a question.

📋Vocabulary Sample #1

• exhausted
• tired
• sleepy
• energetic

🔬 Examine the Specimen

❌ energetic

Exhausted, tired and sleepy describe someone who needs rest.

Energetic describes someone who has plenty of energy.

📋Vocabulary Sample #2

• enormous
• huge
• massive
• tiny

🔬 Examine the Specimen

❌ energetic

Exhausted, tired and sleepy describe someone who needs rest.

Energetic describes someone who has plenty of energy.

📋Vocabulary Sample #3

• borrow
• lend
• return
• spend

🔬 Examine the Specimen

❌ spend

Borrow, lend and return can all describe what happens when something temporarily passes from one person to another.

Spend means to use money or time.

📋Vocabulary Sample #4

• worried
• nervous
• anxious
• relaxed

🔬 Examine the Specimen

❌ relaxed

Worried, nervous and anxious describe feelings of worry or uneasiness.

Relaxed describes feeling calm and comfortable.