IV. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. correctly pay resource dictionary translating native together natural Learning collocations or words that go .....(1)........ in English is very important. Certain English words are combined only with some others, so when you learn lexical items, do not learn them in isolation. Rather learn them in contexts and (2) …..….. attention to word combinations. Using collocations ......(3)........ will help you sound …(4)…... If you combine words in English by literally (5) …..….. meanings from your mother tongue, your word choice might not be correct or might sound “weird”. Reading and listening extensively in English is very helpful. You will be exposed to the ways (6) …..….. speakers use English in spoken and written texts. Learning collocations from a (7)………….. is also very useful. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English is an extremely good .......(8).......