Collocation for PTE (Complete Guide 2026) Collocations are natural word combinations like “make a decision,” “heavy rain,” “strong influence,” etc. In the PTE Academic, collocations play a major role in Reading Fill-in-the-Blanks, Writing tasks, Speaking fluency, and Listening tasks. Using correct collocations helps you: ● Improve grammar range ● Sounds natural and fluent ● Score higher in Reading FIB, Writing, and Speaking ● Better understand audio in Listening