Collocations in Use – Part 129

: Circle the best word to complete each sentence

N1. A friend of mine gave / took / went birth to her son at home with the help of a nurse
N2. A number of the kids in my classroom come from broken / damaged / hurt homes
N3. After a hostile / cruel / bitter divorce from his wife of 20 years, the actor married a woman young enough to be his daughter
N4. I see my excepted / expanded / extended family once a year, during our annual family vacation
N5. I was raised in a very joyful / loving / tender family, in which everyone helped each other

: ANSWERS

.N1. A friend of mine gave birth to her son at home with the help of a nurse
.N2. A number of the kids in my classroom come from broken homes
N3. After a bitter divorce from his wife of 20 years, the actor married a woman young enough to be his daughter
.N4. I see my extended family once a year, during our annual family vacation
.N5. I was raised in a very loving family, in which everyone helped each other