Collocations exercise

Complete the following expressions.

1. As ……………………. as coal

2. As ……………………. as a bat

3. As plentiful as ……………………

4. As soft as ………………………..

5. As wise as …………………………

6. As …………………. as the air

7. As ……………………… as a lamb

8. As ……………………. as death

9. As ……………………. as ABC

10. As …………………….. as a bee

11. As ……………………. as a peacock

12. As …………………….. as the tomb

13. As ……………………. as snow

14. As …………………… as grass

15. As …………………… as a fox

16. As cold as ……………………..

Answers

1. As black as coal

2. As blind as a bat

3. As plentiful as blackberries

4. As soft as silk

5. As wise as Solomon

6. As free as the air

7. As gentle as a lamb

8. As pale as death

9. As easy as ABC

10. As busy as a bee

11. As proud as a peacock

12. As silent as a tomb

13. As white as snow

14. As green as grass

15. As cunning as a fox

16. As cold as ice