B2 • Vocabulary

Some words work better together. Can you find the perfect partners?

🧪 Initial Screening

Which verbs are natural partners for DECISION?

make · take · reach · do · come to

Lab results

✓ make a decision
✓ take a decision (especially BrE/formal)
✓ reach a decision
✓ come to a decision
✗ do a decision

🧲 Strong Magnetism

Some words are strongly attracted to DECISION. Which of these combinations have you seen before?

• a difficult decision
• a tough decision
• an important decision
• a major decision
• a final decision
• an informed decision
• a conscious decision
• a split-second decision

🔬 Natural Habitat

Observe the partners in their natural habitat.

• It was a difficult decision, but I knew it was the right one.
• We can’t proceed until the committee reaches a decision.
• Don’t rush. You need enough information to make an informed decision.
• She made a conscious decision to spend less time on social media.

💥Combustible Mixtures

Some combinations can make your experiment blow up.

These combinations don’t work well together:

❌ do a decision
✅ make a decision

❌ create a decision
✅ make/reach a decision

❌ strong decision
✅ firm decision

🧪 Compatibility Test

Find the perfect partner.

We need to ______ a decision before Friday.

make · do · create

📢 Reveal the result

✅ make

Don’t rush into anything. This is a ______ decision.

heavy · major · high

📢 Reveal the result

✅ major

After three hours of discussion, the committee finally ______ a decision.

reached · arrived · achieved

📢 Reveal the result

✅ reached