Luyện ngữ pháp - English Collocations in Use - Intermediate - (Unit 3: Special aspects of collocation)

- Lesson 10: C. Other synonym pairs

Synonyms and confusable words 1

Other synonym pairs

synonyms	(a) example	(b) example
(a) charge (b) load	I need to charge my phone. [used for batteries, electrical items]	They loaded the lorry and drove away. [used for cargoes, lorries, vans, ships, etc. and for weapons]
(a) injure (b) damage	Three injured people were taken to hospital after the accident. [collocates with words to do with people]	The shop tried to sell me a damaged sofa but I noticed it just in time. [collocates with words for things]
(a) grow (b) raise	In the south the farmers grow crops. [collocates with crops, plants]	In the north the farmers mostly raise cattle. [collocates with animals, children]