Collocations
Choose an exercise to practise collocations commonly used in software engineering.
Frequently Asked Questions
What collocations does the "Collocations" category cover?
Collocations groups 1 interactive exercise on the verb-noun and adjective-noun pairings IT professionals use in this area — the word combinations that sound natural to a native speaker but are easy to get wrong.
What is a "collocation" and why does it matter for IT English?
A collocation is a pair of words that are habitually used together — like "raise a ticket" or "push a commit" — where a technically-correct synonym ("lift a ticket") would sound wrong to a native speaker. Learning the standard pairings makes your spoken and written English sound natural in technical contexts.
Are these exercises free to use?
Yes. Every collocation exercise on CoderSlingo, including everything in this category, is free with no account, sign-up, or paywall.
Which exercise should I start with in this category?
Any of them — each exercise in this category is self-contained, so pick whichever topic looks most relevant to your current work and start there.
How many questions are in each exercise?
Each collocation exercise in this category is a short, focused set of multiple-choice questions with an explanation shown after every answer, so you can complete one in a few minutes.
Do I need an account to track my progress?
No account is required. Your score for each exercise is tracked in the browser as you go, but nothing is saved once you leave the page.
Can I retry an exercise if I get questions wrong?
Yes — every exercise has a "Try again" option on its results screen, so you can repeat it as many times as you like.
How is a collocations exercise different from a vocabulary exercise?
Vocabulary exercises test single terms in isolation. Collocations exercises test which words are conventionally paired together — the difference between knowing what "commit" means and knowing that developers "push a commit", not "send" or "post" one.
Where can I find more collocation categories?
See the main Collocations hub for every subcategory, or browse the full Exercises index for other IT English topics like grammar, phrasal verbs, and idioms.
Can I link directly to this category or one of its exercises?
Yes — both this category page and every individual exercise inside it have their own permanent URL, so you can bookmark or share them directly.