Vault seed record
Make progress collocation
After two weeks of practice, she started to ___ progress.
Classification
reviewed-seedapprovedvocabulary-collocation-depthcollocation-choicechoice-distractorA2Vocabulary
Provenance
Kind: human-authored
Source: vocabulary-depth-anchor-pack
Batch: vocab-collocation-001
Reviewer: content-lead
Updated: 2026-05-20
Instruction and answer
Instruction
Choose the natural collocation.
Correct answer
make
Explanation
English says 'make progress'. The noun is simple, but the verb is fixed by collocation.
Product use
Surfaces
funneltestdailyfriend-challenge
Source languages
globalruespt
Difficulty
low
Conversion hook
Easy enough to keep momentum, sharp enough to expose translated English.
Review payload
Review notes
High-frequency learning and work collocation.
Media prompt
No media prompt attached.
Assets
collocation-pairstranslated-phrase-distractors
Source traps
global-collocation-transfer
Tags
collocationsvocabulary-sizenaturalness
Usage
Tests: collocations, vocabulary-size, native-sounding
Funnels: ru-translated-english, es-translated-english
Challenges: make-progress-trap
{
"type": "single-choice",
"correctOptionId": "make",
"options": [
{
"id": "make",
"label": "make",
"rationale": "The natural phrase is make progress."
},
{
"id": "do",
"label": "do",
"rationale": "Do progress is a literal transfer."
},
{
"id": "create",
"label": "create",
"rationale": "Create is too literal for this collocation."
},
{
"id": "build",
"label": "build",
"rationale": "Build progress is not the standard phrase here."
}
]
}