🔗 IT English Collocations
16 exercise sets. The word pairs that separate natural-sounding IT English from technically-correct-but-awkward English.
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Common collocation mistakes by non-native speakers
| ❌ Awkward (but grammatically correct) | ✅ Natural English |
|---|---|
| do a deployment | run a deployment / trigger a deployment |
| do a test | run a test / write a test / pass a test |
| write a mistake | make a mistake / introduce a bug |
| do a meeting | run a meeting / hold a meeting / attend a meeting |
| make a commit | create a commit / push a commit / squash commits |
- Beginner
Developer Daily Action Verbs
Choose the correct verb: run / push / write / fix / ship / raise / merge / resolve / deploy / review — in context.
- Intermediate
Code & Architecture Collocations
Match adjectives to nouns: breaking ___change, legacy ___code, technical ___debt, clean ___architecture.
- Intermediate
Adverb + Verb Precision Language
"The build failed ___." — unexpectedly / silently / intermittently. Precise adverbs change meaning.
- Beginner
Git & Version Control Collocations
squash commits, revert a commit, cherry-pick a fix, force-push a branch, resolve a merge conflict.
- Beginner
Testing Collocations
write unit tests, run a test suite, achieve 80% coverage, pass / fail / skip / flaky test — all the verb-noun pairs.
- Intermediate
Code Review Collocations
approve / request changes, leave a nit, address feedback, merge a PR, block a merge — the precise vocabulary of pull request reviews.
- Intermediate
DevOps & Infrastructure Collocations
spin up a container, tear down an environment, roll back a deployment, trigger a pipeline — action verb collocations.
- Intermediate
Security Collocations
discover / patch / exploit a vulnerability. grant / revoke / restrict access. detect / mitigate / assess a threat.
- Beginner
Meetings & Communication Collocations
raise a concern, block a vote, take offline, set the agenda, close out an action item — meeting room vocabulary.
- Beginner
Bug Lifecycle Collocations
Report, reproduce, investigate, escalate, squash, close, reopen a bug — every stage in the correct English.
- Intermediate
Performance & Monitoring Collocations
detect / investigate / fix a memory leak, identify / resolve a bottleneck, monitor metrics, reduce response time, flag a performance incident.
- Beginner
Collocation Drill — 15 Fill-in-the-Blank
15-item word bank drill: run tests, spin up a container, merge a PR, patch a vulnerability, roll back a deployment — choose the natural English word for each blank.
- Intermediate
Adverb Choice — Change the Meaning
"The bug was ___ introduced." Pick the adverb that changes your sentence from vague to precise: accidentally, officially, unexpectedly, automatically, deliberately.
- Intermediate
True or False — Does This Collocation Exist?
Is "run a test" natural? Is "make a bug" correct? Is "hard coupling" really a thing? 6 True/False exercises to sharpen your collocation instinct.
- Advanced
Collocations in Context
Read real IT texts — code reviews, standups, incident reports — and identify natural collocations, spot non-native mistakes, and categorise verb–noun and adjective–noun pairs.
- Reference
A–Z Collocation Dictionary
A reference dictionary of 90+ IT verb collocations organised A–Z, with usage markers (⭐ very common, 📌 formal, 💬 informal) and in-context example sentences.