Increase Your IELTS Vocabulary Score – Collocation of Matter

Key Word:Matter

 Verb+Matter

1. Use the correct form of these verbs:

1. Have you______this matter with anyone else?
2. This kind of damage to the environment should______a matter of concern to us all.
3. We took the matter up with the manager and he promised t ______it.
4. I said I’m sorry, so why can’t you let the matter drop?>>>Okay. I promise not to______ the matter up again.
5. Let’s______this matter once and for all. We’ve been trying to resolve it for months now.
6. We’ve no time to deal with that just now, so let’s______on with the matter in hand and try to finish what we’ve started.

Common Adjective Collocations

2. Complete the sentences with these adjectives:

1. Look, this is a rather______matter.Wendy can’t afford to go on the trip and I’d like to offer to pay for her, but I’m worried that she might be offended.
2. It might seem funny to you, but setting fire to a wastepaper bin is no laughing matter – it is a very __________ matter indeed!
3. I don’t mind bees, wasps, flies and things like that, but spiders are a______matter entirely!
4. OK, have it your way. The colour of the paper is such a______matter that it’s not worth fighting about.
5. Please try to find him. There is an extremely______matter I need to talk to him about. Tell him that it can’t wait till tomorrow.
6. Excuse me, Mr Thompson, could I talk to you in private? It’s a______matter.
7. It should have been a simple matter, but getting through to the helpline was no______matter!
8. Collocation can be a very______matter!

Noun+of+Matter

3.Match the two halves of the following:

On the Matter

4. Complete the sentences with the following:

1. My bag is missing and I was hoping you might be able to shed some______on the matter.
2. Of course I’ll take______on this matter, but I already know what I’m going to do.
3. When asked about his reasons for resigning, he had______to say on the matter.
4. You can’t go to the concert. And that’s my last______on the matter. Don’t bring the subject up again! You’re too young.
5. You won’t get anywhere, I’m afraid. They refuse to enter into any______on the matter.

Answer Key

Verb+Matter

Ex 1:

1. discussed
2. be
3. look into
4. bring
5. settle
6. get

Common Adjective Collocations

Ex 2:

1. delicate
2. serious
3. different
4. trivial
5. urgent
6. personal
7. easy
8. complex

Noun+of+Matter

Ex 3:

1. c
2. a
3. d
4. b

On the Matter

Ex 4:

1. light
2. advice
3. nothing
4. word
5. discussion

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