Paper

Verb + paper

• cut paper

• fold paper

• tear paper

Adjective + paper

• an examination paper

• recycled paper

• toilet paper

• wrapping paper

• writing paper

Noun + of + paper

• a bit / piece / scrap of paper

• a sheet of paper

• a pile of paper

• both sides of the paper

Exercise

Verb and adjective collocations

1. I must get some writing paper. It’s time wrote to Helen in Australia. - h

2. Make sure you write your name at the top of the examination paper. - g

3. Use a sharp pair of scissors to cut the paper. - e

4. I need to buy some wrapping paper for John's present. - a

5. Yoko made a paper hat by folding a sheet of paper several times. - f

6. The book is made of very cheap paper which tears easily. - b

7. I always try to buy notebooks made of recycled paper. - c

8. We're out of toilet paper again. Could you get some when you're out? - d

Noun + of + paper

1. I wrote his phone number down on a piece / bit / scrap of paper, but I've forgotten where I put it.

2. I thought I'd lost my keys, but I found them beneath a pile of paper on my desk.

3. Make sure you use a separate sheet of paper for each question.

4. Please write on both sides of the paper.