Word Patterns Flashcards

Question

belong

Answer 1

belong to *Do these belong to you?*

Answer 2

blame sth on *I blame the accident on Jake.*

Answer 3

blame sb for *You can't blame Susie for what happened.*

Answer 4

a book (by sb) about *I read a great book by an English writer about travelling around Europe. *

Answer 5

bored with *I'm bored with watching this film.*

Answer 6

borrow sth from *You can borrow some money from me, if you like.*

Answer 7

buy sth from *Where did you buy your new shoes from? *

Answer 8

capable of *Are you capable of holding your breath under water for two minutes?*

Answer 9

care about *Everyone should care about protecting the environment. *

Answer 10

careful with *Please be careful with that vase - it was my grandmother's.*

Answer 11

change sth (from sth) into *In the story, the witch changes the prince from a man into a frog.*

Answer 12

chat (to sb) about *I'll have a chat to Mrs Peters about your marks.*

Answer 13

cheat at/in *You should never cheat at cards. / You didn't cheat in the exam, did you?*

Answer 14

choose between *I love both my brother and my sister and I can't choose between them.*

Answer 15

close to *The Town Hall is quite close to my house.*

Answer 16

combine sth with *If you combine oxygen with hydrogen you get water.*

Answer 17

comment on *The politician refused to comment on the situation.*

Answer 18

communicate with *I communicate with my cousins in Australia by e-mail.*

Answer 19

compare sth to/with *I'd like you to compare your composition to/with your partner's composition.*

Answer 20

complain (to sb) about *I'm going to complain to the manager about this.*

Answer 21

confuse sth with *I think you've confused me with someone else.*

Answer 22

congratulate sb on *The coach congratulated us on winning the final.*

Answer 23

connect sth to/with *Can you connect this wire to/with this one?*

Answer 24

continue with *Continue with your work and I'll be back in a moment.*

Answer 25

cope with *I can't cope with all this homework!*

Answer 26

covered in/with *My shoes are covered in/with mud.*

Answer 27

crazy about *Marshall is crazy about video games.*

Answer 28

criticise sb for *Don't criticise me for asking questions in class!*

Answer 29

a cure for *Will they ever find a cure for this disease?*

Answer 30

damage to *Did the storm do a lot of damage to your house?*

Answer 31

deal with *I'll deal with that problem tomorrow.*

Answer 32

decide on *Have you decided on the music for your party?*

Answer 33

depend on *Going to see your cousins this weekend depends on the weather.*

Answer 34

describe sth as *'Would you describe him as tall?' the police officer asked.*

Answer 35

die from/of *You won't die from/of a cold!*

Answer 36

a difference between *What's the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?*

Answer 37

different from/to *This song is very different from/to their last one.*

Answer 38

difficult for *It must be difficult for Peter, having so many sisters.*

Answer 39

disappointed with *I like that actor, but I was disappointed with his last film.*

Answer 40

disconnect sth from *I'll disconnect the TV from the wall before I go to bed.*

Answer 41

embarrassed about *I'm a bit embarrassed about what I did at the party last night.*

Answer 42

enthusiastic about *John is really enthusiastic about the karaoke competition.*

Answer 43

escape from *How did they escape from prison?*

Answer 44

explain sth to *Let me explain the rules of the game to you. *

Answer 45

familiar with *We might need a map because I'm not very familiar with the area.*

Answer 46

famous for *This area is famous for cheese and pasta.*

Answer 47

a fan of *If you're a fan of Tony DeVito, you'll love his latest album*

Answer 48

far from *Is the cinema far from here?*

Answer 49

fed up with *I'm fed up with working here*

Answer 50

feel like *What do you feel like doing this weekend?*

Answer 51

fight against *The two countries once fought against each other in a war.*

Answer 52

fill sth with *She filled the trolley with food.*

Answer 53

fond of *I'm really fond of my dog!*

Answer 54

forget about *I'd completely forgotten about the party!*

Answer 55

forgive sb for *I'll never forgive you for what you've done! *

Answer 56

frightened of *Are you frightened of flying?*

Answer 57

full of *The cupboard is full of food.*

Answer 58

a game against *In a game against a local school I scored four goals*

Answer 59

glance at *I glanced at Clare and I could see that she was upset*

Answer 60

good at *What sports are you good at?*

Answer 61

guilty of *He was found guilty of murder.*

Answer 62

happen to *What happened to you?*

Answer 63

happy about / with *David seemed to be happy about / with his exam results, anyway.*

Answer 64

help (sb) with *Can I help you with that?*

Answer 65

hide sth from sb *You can't hide anything from me!*

Answer 66

an idea about *I've got no idea about computers. *

Answer 67

an increase in *There's been an increase in traffic in the town centre recently. *

Answer 68

an influence on *My uncle has had a strong influence on me.*

Answer 69

inform sb about *Please inform a member of staff about any problems you may have.*

Answer 70

information about *I'd like some information about the local area, please.*

Answer 71

insist on *My dad insists on my being home by ten o'clock*

Answer 72

interested in *I'm quite interested in history.*

Answer 73

invite sb to *I'm going to invite everyone to my party.*

Answer 74

involved in *When did he first become involved in crime?*

Answer 75

jealous of *I'm jealous of Katy because she always has such nice clothes!*

Answer 76

a joke about *Trisha told us a joke about two penguins.*

Answer 77

keen on *I'm not very keen on spicy food.*

Answer 78

kind to *You've been very kind to me. Thank you!*

Answer 79

a kind of *Haddock is a kind of fish*

Answer 80

know about *Do you know anything about astronomy?*

Answer 81

late for *Hurry up or we'll be late for school.*

Answer 82

laugh at *Your problems will seem less serious if you can laugh at them.*

Answer 83

learn about *We're learning about dinosaurs at school at the moment.*

Answer 84

lend sth to *I haven't got any money because I lent €100 to Richard. *

Answer 85

a letter (from sb) about *I got a letter from Miranda about her new job. *

Answer 86

listen to *In my free time, I like to listen to music.*

Answer 87

look at *What are those people looking at? *

Answer 88

married to *My brother is married to a woman called Margo*

Answer 89

nervous about *I'm really nervous about appearing in the school play.*

Answer 90

a number of *I've got a number of books about horses.*

Answer 91

an opinion about/of *What's your opinion about/of classical music?*

Answer 92

take part in *Have you ever taken part in a talent contest?*

Answer 93

pay for *We paid for dinner by credit card and left.*

Answer 94

a picture of *This is a picture of a family on holiday in Africa.*

Answer 95

pleased with *Are you pleased with your exam results? *

Answer 96

popular with *This band is very popular with teenagers.*

Answer 97

prepare for *How do you prepare for a big match?*

Answer 98

prevent sb from *The wall is designed to prevent the animals from leaving.*

Answer 99

proud of *I'm sure your parents are very proud of you.*

Answer 100

provide sb with *The college provides all the students with books.*

Answer 101

punish sb for *You shouldn't punish someone for telling the truth.*

Answer 102

a question about *Can I ask you a question about the maths test?*

Answer 103

ready for *Are you ready for your exam tomorrow?*

Answer 104

a reason for *What was the reason for his anger?*

Answer 105

receive sth from *At the end of the course, you'll all receive a certificate from the college.*

Answer 106

a recipe for *My mum has got a great recipe for chocolate cake.*

Answer 107

recover from *I hope you've recovered from your injury.*

Answer 108

refer to *I realised Doug was in charge when one of the others referred to him as 'the boss'. *

Answer 109

a relationship with *Do you have a good relationship with your parents?*

Answer 110

rely on *You can always rely on Andrew.*

Answer 111

remind sb of *Who does this picture remind you of?*

Answer 112

remove sth from *You have to remove this piece of card.*

Answer 113

reply to *Don't forget to reply to Kelly's letter, will you?*

Answer 114

responsible for *Who's responsible for cleaning the classroom?*

Answer 115

result in *Falling out of the tree resulted in me going to hospital!*

Answer 116

save sth from *We've got to save lots of animals from becoming extinct.*

Answer 117

scared of *Hold my hand - there's nothing to be scared of.*

Answer 118

send sth to sb *I'm going to send some photographs to Irene.*

Answer 119

serious about *If you're serious about being a doctor, I'll give you some advice.*

Answer 120

share sth with *I'll share this bar of chocolate with you.*

Answer 121

short of *I'm very short of money!*

Answer 122

similar to *Horse meat tastes a little similar to beef, or lamb.*

Answer 123

smell of *These sweets smell of flowers.*

Answer 124

smile at *Smile at the camera!*

Answer 125

a solution to *I hope we can find a solution to that problem soon.*

Answer 126

sorry about/for *I'm sorry about/for what I said to Susie.*

Answer 127

spend sth on *What do you spend your pocket money on each week?*

Answer 128

succeed in *I really hope you succeed in all your exams.*

Answer 129

suitable for *This film is not suitable for children under the age of 15.*

Answer 130

sure about/of *I'm not sure about/of the answer.*

Answer 131

surprised at/by *We were all surprised at/by Tom's decision to give up football.*

Answer 132

talented at *Cilla is really talented at singing.*

Answer 133

talk (to sb) about *What were you talking to James about?*

Answer 134

tell sb about *I've got something to tell you about.*

Answer 135

think about *I'm going to think about that carefully.*

Answer 136

tired of *I'm tired of helping people and not even getting a 'thank you' for it.*

Answer 137

translate (from sth) into *The notice had been translated from Japanese into English.*

Answer 138

a type of *How many types of music can you think of?*

Answer 139

wait for *Are you waiting for a taxi?*

Answer 140

work as *I've always wanted to work as a lawyer*

Answer 141

work for *Rupert isn't a bad boss to work for. *

Answer 142

worry about *I'm very worried about Tracy.*

Answer 143

write (to sb) about *Write to your grandma about what you bought with your Christmas money. *

Answer 144

wrong about *I think Serena is wrong about Ian - he seems really nice to me.*

Answer 145

wrong with *There's something wrong with my watch. What time is it?*

Answer 146

to do → She is able to swim very fast.

Answer 147

to sb → According to him, the meeting was cancelled.

Answer 148

sb of sth/doing → They accused him of stealing the wallet.

Answer 149

to sth → He is addicted to coffee.

Answer 150

sb (for sth/doing) → I admire her for working so hard.

Answer 151

sb to do; advise sb that; advise sb on/about sth; advise (sb) against sth/doing → The doctor advised him to stop smoking.

Answer 152

to do → We can’t afford to buy a new car.

Answer 153

of sth/sb/doing; afraid to do → She is afraid of spiders.

Answer 154

with/on/to sth; agree with sb; agree to do; agree that → They agreed to help us.

Answer 155

sb to do; allow sth → The teacher allowed the students to leave early.

Answer 156

sth (to sb); announce that → They announced the results to the public.

Answer 157

about sth/doing; anxious to do → She is anxious about the exam.

Answer 158

(to sb) for sth/doing → He apologised for being late.

Answer 159

to be → He appears to be nervous.

Answer 160

for sth; apply in writing → She applied for the scholarship.

Answer 161

of sth/doing; approve sth → I don’t approve of smoking.

Answer 162

with sb; argue about sth/doing; argue that → They argued about politics.

Answer 163

sth (with sb); arrange for sb to do → We arranged a meeting with the manager.

Answer 164

sb for sth/doing → The police arrested him for theft.

Answer 165

in/at a place; arrive here/there → She arrived at the airport on time.

Answer 166

sb sth; ask sb to do sth (for you); ask about/for sth; ask if/whether → He asked me to help him.

Answer 167

sth/sb with sth/sb → I always associate summer with the beach.

Answer 168

sth to sth; attached to sth → He attached the file to the email.

Answer 169

sth; attack sb for sth/doing; an attack on sth/sb → The army attacked the city.

Answer 170

to do → He attempted to climb the mountain.

Answer 171

sth/sb/doing → She avoids eating junk food.

Answer 172

of sth; aware that → I was aware of the problem.

Answer 173

sb from sth/doing; ban sth → He was banned from driving.

Answer 174

sb (for sth); beg sb to do → She begged him to stay.

Answer 175

doing/to do sth; begin by doing → He began working at 8 a.m.

Answer 176

sth; believe in sth; believe that; believe to be → I believe in you.

Answer 177

to sb/sth → This pen belongs to me.

Answer 178

from sth; a benefit of sth → We all benefit from clean air.

Answer 179

of/about sth/doing (to sb) → She boasted of her success.

Answer 180

sth (from sb) → He borrowed a book from the library.

Answer 181

to do → She is bound to win.

Answer 182

of doing → He is capable of solving the problem.

Answer 183

with/about/of sth → Be careful with that glass.

Answer 184

sth (to do) → The news caused everyone to panic.

Answer 185

sb with sth → They charged him with robbery.

Answer 186

between; choose to do → She chose to stay at home.

Answer 187

to be/do; claim that → He claimed to be innocent.

Answer 188

on sth; make a comment (to sb) about sth → She commented on the new design.

Answer 189

against/with sb; compete for/in sth → They competed for the prize.

Answer 190

(to sb) about sth/sb/doing; complain of → She complained about the noise.

Answer 191

sb on sth → She complimented me on my dress.

Answer 192

on sth/doing → He is concentrating on his work.

Answer 193

sth/sb with sth/sb; confused about/by sth/sb → I confused him with his brother.

Answer 194

sb on sth/doing → They congratulated her on winning.

Answer 195

sth/doing; consider if/whether; consider sb/sth (for sth); consider it strange, etc. → I consider him a friend.

Answer 196

sth/doing; continue to do; continue with sth → He continued working until midnight.

Answer 197

sb (of sth); convince sb to do; convince sb that → She convinced him to buy it.

Answer 198

with sth/doing → She coped with the pressure well.

Answer 199

with sth/sb → He corresponded with his clients.

Answer 200

in/with sth → The car was covered in snow.

Answer 201

sb (for sth/doing) → They criticised him for being late.

Answer 202

sth (from sb); demand that → She demanded an explanation.

Answer 203

sth/doing → He denied breaking the vase.

Answer 204

on sth/sb → It depends on the weather.

Answer 205

sth/sb as; describe sth/sb to sb → She described the view to me.

Answer 206

sth/to do → He deserves a reward.

Answer 207

from sth/sb → This result differs from ours.

Answer 208

to do; find sth difficult; find it difficult to do → It’s difficult to understand this problem.

Answer 209

with/by sth; in sb → She was disappointed with the result.

Answer 210

sth/doing (with sb) → We discussed the plan with them.

Answer 211

sb/sth → Don’t disturb me when I’m reading.

Answer 212

that; doubt that; doubt if/whether → I doubt that he will come.

Answer 213

about/of sth/sb/doing → She dreams of becoming a singer.

Answer 214

yourself; enjoy sth/doing → They enjoyed themselves at the party.

Answer 215

for (sth)/doing → Everyone was present except for John.

Answer 216

sth (sb to do); expect that → I expect him to call soon.

Answer 217

in/at sth/doing → She is experienced in teaching.

Answer 218

that; explain sth (to sb) → He explained the rules to us.

Answer 219

to do → He failed to pass the exam.

Answer 220

with sth; familiar to sb → I’m familiar with this song.

Answer 221

for sth/doing → She is famous for her novels.

Answer 222

of sth/sb/doing → He is fond of chocolate.

Answer 223

to do sth; force sb into sth/doing → They forced him to sign the contract.

Answer 224

to do; forget doing; forget about sth/doing; forget if/whether → Don’t forget to lock the door.

Answer 225

sb for sth/doing → She forgave him for being rude.

Answer 226

to do; free from/of sth; free for sth → He is free to choose his path.

Answer 227

of sth → The box is full of books.

Answer 228

at sth/sb → She glanced at her watch.

Answer 229

sth; catch a glimpse of sth → I caught a glimpse of the actor.

Answer 230

for (sb to do sth); good at sth/doing; good to sb → He is good at playing chess.

Answer 231

of sth/doing → He felt guilty of lying.

Answer 232

to do sth; happy for sb (to do sth); happy about sth/doing → I’m happy to see you again.

Answer 233

to do; hard doing → It’s hard to believe this story.

Answer 234

sth (to sb); hear about sth/sb; hear from sb → I heard a strange noise.

Answer 235

to do; hope that → I hope to see you soon.

Answer 236

of/from sth → She is independent of her parents.

Answer 237

sb that; inform sb about/of sth → He informed us about the changes.

Answer 238

sth into sth/sb → The doctor injected medicine into the patient.

Answer 239

on sth/doing; insist that → He insisted on paying for the meal.

Answer 240

of sth/doing → Instead of running, she went swimming.

Answer 241

to do/doing → He intends to travel next year.

Answer 242

in sth/doing → I’m interested in learning Spanish.

Answer 243

sb to do → They invited me to join them.

Answer 244

sth/doing; involve sb in sth/doing → The project involves working with local people.

Answer 245

to do; keen on sth/sb/doing → She is keen to start her new job.

Answer 246

(about) sth/doing; know of sb; be known as sth → I know about the problem already.

Answer 247

sth; lack of sth; lacking in sth → The team lacks confidence.

Answer 248

to sth/(your) doing → Too much stress can lead to illness.

Answer 249

about sth/doing; learn to do; learn by doing → I learned to drive last year.

Answer 250

(for sb) to do → It is illegal for children to drive.

Answer 251

sth to sb; lend sb sth → I lent my book to my friend.

Answer 252

sb do sth → She let him borrow her car.

Answer 253

sth/doing; like to do; be like sth/doing; be like sb (to do) → I like reading books in the evening.

Answer 254

to do; it is (un)likely that → It is likely to rain tomorrow.

Answer 255

to sth/sb → Please listen to your teacher.

Answer 256

in/at a place; live on/for sth; live here/there → He lives in New York.

Answer 257

at/for sth/sb; look forward to sth/doing → She is looking at the picture.

Answer 258

sth/sb/doing; love to do → I love playing football.

Answer 259

to do; be made to do → He was made to apologize.

Answer 260

to do → She managed to finish the project on time.

Answer 261

to do; it/this means that; it/this means sth/doing → I didn’t mean to hurt you.

Answer 262

to do; need doing; in need of; no need for → I need to buy some bread.

Answer 263

to sth/doing → He objected to working late.

Answer 264

sb sth; offer sth (to sb); offer to do → She offered to help me.

Answer 265

on sb/sth → The doctor operated on the patient.

Answer 266

sb (for sth/doing); pay sth (to sb) → I paid him for his help.

Answer 267

sb to do; persuade sb that; persuade sb of sth → She persuaded him to stay longer.

Answer 268

sth; plan to do → We plan to visit Paris.

Answer 269

of sth; plenty more sth; plenty to do → There’s plenty of time left.

Answer 270

(in) doing → There’s no point in arguing.

Answer 271

(for sb) to do; find sth possible; find it impossible to do → It’s possible to solve the problem.

Answer 272

to do (rather than (to) do); prefer sth (rather than sth); prefer sth/doing (to sth/doing) → I prefer tea to coffee.

Answer 273

(sb) for sth; prepare to do → He prepared to leave.

Answer 274

to be; pretend to do; pretend that → She pretended to be asleep.

Answer 275

sb (from sth/doing); prevent sth (from happening) → They prevented him from leaving.

Answer 276

from sth/doing → He profited from the investment.

Answer 277

to do; promise sb (sth); promise that → I promise to help you.

Answer 278

of sth/sb/doing; proud to do → She is proud of her son.

Answer 279

to do; prove sth (to sb) → He proved to be honest.

Answer 280

as/in sth → She qualified as a doctor.

Answer 281

to sth; refer sb to sth → The teacher referred me to a book.

Answer 282

to do sth; refuse sth → He refused to answer the question.

Answer 283

as (being) sth → I regard him as a friend.

Answer 284

(not) doing; regret sth; regret to tell/inform you → I regret telling you the secret.

Answer 285

on sth/sb → You can rely on me.

Answer 286

to do; remember sth/sb/doing; remember that → Remember to lock the door.

Answer 287

sth; respect sb for sth/doing; have respect for sth/sb → I respect him for his kindness.

Answer 288

for sth/doing → She is responsible for the project.

Answer 289

of sth/doing; result in sth; result in (your) doing; result from sth/doing; as a result of sth → The accident resulted in two deaths.

Answer 290

sb from sth/doing; save sb (from sth/sb) → He saved her from drowning.

Answer 291

sth (to sb); say that → He said that he was tired.

Answer 292

to be; it seems that → She seems to be happy.

Answer 293

sb sth; send sth (to sb) → I sent her a letter.

Answer 294

for/on sth → They settled on a plan.

Answer 295

of sth; short on sth → We are short of money.

Answer 296

to sth/sb/doing → This method is similar to that one.

Answer 297

in sth/doing → She specialises in IT.

Answer 298

sth (on sth/doing) → He spent all his money on clothes.

Answer 299

at sth/sb → She stared at the painting.

Answer 300

doing/stop; stop to do; stop sb from doing → He stopped smoking last year.

Answer 301

sth; for sth → He studies economics at university.

Answer 302

in sth/doing → She succeeded in solving the puzzle.

Answer 303

from sth; suffer sth → He suffers from back pain.

Answer 304

sth (to sb); suggest that → She suggested going for a walk.

Answer 305

for sth/doing; suitable to do → This book is suitable for beginners.

Answer 306

to do → You are supposed to wear a uniform.

Answer 307

make/be sure/certain that; sure/certain to do; be sure/certain of sth → Make sure that the door is locked.

Answer 308

by surprise; surprised at/by sth → He took me by surprise.

Answer 309

at sth/doing → She is talented at singing.

Answer 310

sb sth; tell sb that; tell sb about sth/doing; tell sb (not) to do → He told me that he was busy.

Answer 311

to do → I tend to wake up early.

Answer 312

of/about sth/doing → I’m thinking about moving abroad.

Answer 313

to do; threaten sb with sth → He threatened to call the police.

Answer 314

of sth/doing → I’m tired of waiting.

Answer 315

to do → She is training to be a teacher.

Answer 316

to do; try sth/sb/doing; try and do → Try to do your best.

Answer 317

sth (for sth/doing); use sth to do → He uses his laptop for work.

Answer 318

for sth/doing; useful to sb → This tool is useful for cutting wood.

Answer 319

for sth/sb; wait (for sth) to do; wait and see → I’m waiting for the bus.

Answer 320

sb about/against sth/doing; warn sb of sth; warn sb not to do; warn (sb) that → She warned him not to touch it.

Answer 321

to do → I’m willing to help you.

Answer 322

about sth/doing; wonder if/whether/why → I wonder if she will come.

Answer 323

as/at/in sth; work for sb → He works as a teacher.

Answer 324

about sth/sb/doing; worried that; worried about/for → I worry about my exams.

Answer 325

sth/doing → This movie is worth watching.

Answer 326

about sth/sb/doing; write (to sb); write sb sth; write sth down → She wrote a letter to her friend.

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