# 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.
