Using Collocation To Boost Your IELTS Score

Using Collocation To Boost Your IELTS Score

cling to                            hold

shake                               share

strengthen                   stand up for

1. My boss ___________ strong political beliefs and expresses them on every possible occasion!
2. Although I don’t ___________ your beliefs, I do respect them. I think this is important in a democratic society.
3. We should all have the courage to ___________ our beliefs.
4. He was only fined £100 for killing somebody in a road accident! This case has ___________ my belief in our justice system.
5. My mother’s long battle against stomach cancer has only ___________ her belief in God.
6. A week after her husband disappeared in a boating accident, she’s still ___________ the belief that he’s alive. She refuses to accept that he might have drowned.

Use these adjectives to complete the sentences:

firm                     genuine

growing           mistaken

popular           unshakeable

1. For years at school, I was under the ___________ belief that Anne was Chris’s mother. It was only years later I found out she was his step-sister!
2. Contrary to ___________ belief, eating carrots does not improve your eyesight.
3. My brother has an ___________ belief in his own abilities. I’ve never known anybody with such self-belief and self-confidence.
4. It is my ___________ belief that abortion is immoral. Nobody will ever convince me that we have the right to end life in that way.
5. Fighting has again broken out along the border. There is now a ___________ belief among politicians that war is inevitable.
6. If you want to be a successful salesman, you have to have a ___________ belief in the product you are selling. It’s no good just pretending to like something.