Some words just sound better together. In this practical English vocabulary lesson, you will learn 10 common noun + noun combinations that are frequently used by English speakers. These include: pros and cons, odds and ends, peace and quiet, ups and downs, and more! Improve your understanding of these phrases and you’ll be able to understand and participate in more English conversations.
Alex :( why do i write so much nonsense things!! Just because, you pick my mistake and correct me :( but ! You don’t do this! ;(
Annie
You should read her mind ^_^
Bilal
:) I tried and did mistake in trial and error. Alex, shouldn’t you have to give me full marks ? :) It should be neglected ,because the word error has no value ,it is itself a mistake :) after all, learning is based on trial and error. Wouldn’t you appreciate me atleast i have tried :p ;)
Annie
Hello sir. I think you are the best English teacher I’ve ever seen???
ErfanAhmadi
That’s very kind of you to say. I’m still learning. Good luck with your studies.
Alex
10/10) Thanks Alex! It’s a great lesson!
Rasl479
My pleasure. Thanks for checking it out!
Alex
That’s great!
Makine
I hope it was useful. Thanks for studying with EngVid.
Alex
It was very useful for me. It should be me who will thank you. Thanks so mush!
Makine
9/10 Useful grammar & expressions Thanks Alex!!! Good work!!!!
casaresjp
I’m glad you liked them. Thanks for studying with me.
Alex
2/10
i will try more
Vu Duc Hoang
You can do it. It just takes time and practice.
Alex
I got 10 correct out of 10. Thank you Alex.
Jun Shao
Great job! Keep it up.
Alex
Thank you so much sir for this video ! I’m looking forward to your new videos. God bless you.
Bushra Zangana
Same to you. I’ll be here a long time.
Alex
Just one thing Alex: in your videos I can´t see pros and cons. I only find pros ;)
Thank you sooo much!
knopfler86
You’re going to make me blush, but thank you! I appreciate that. :)
Alex
Very good comprehend
emrahbulduk
Do you mean “Very easy to understand,” or something else? :)
Alex
9/10 Thanks Alex
Ye Yint Aung
My pleasure, but you did the real work.
Alex
These word combinations are realy common.
Thank you Alex!
Roberto
Yes they are! It’s why I put them in this video. As a language student myself, I know that all I want are the common words and phrases that people use on a daily basis, so I’m not lost if I hear them used in public.
Alex
Alex thx for your lesson this is first time I watch your video and 09/10
SherlyYT
That’s cool! Welcome to EngVid, Sherly. I’m glad you enjoyed the lesson and did well on the quiz!
Alex
Thx Alex! :D
SherlyYT
Thank you, Alex!
JJulian
Any time. Now practice.
Alex
good tests, thank you.
Soei
You’re welcome. Keep studying!
Alex
Thank you, Alex.
zigmund
It’s my pleasure, Zigmund! Thanks for checking out the lesson.
Alex
Thanks a bunch Alex .
Samiaessawy@hotmail.com
My pleasure. Have a great day!
Alex
8out of 10. thanks alex
shishir 5902
8out of 10. thanks you alex
shishir 5902
My pleasure. Keep practicing.
Alex
Thank you very much, teacher!!!
Jakub Alvarez
My pleasure, Jakub! Have a great day!
Alex
It’s all about smiles and cries…
(Training Day)
Gabriel
Great movie! :D
Alex
Sure! :)
Gabriel
Thanks, We need more, Alex!
Abdulateef
More is coming! :) Thanks for studying with me, Abdul!
Alex
Thanks Alex..
SIJOMON
Any time. Thanks for watching!
Alex
Thank you a lot. I have got all you taught.
Zohreh Moradi
That’s always a good feeling! Thanks for studying with EngVid, Zohreh. Have a great day!
Alex
Excellent lesson, Alex. I learn very much with EngVid. Has been very useful, althought I don’t to practice conversation like I would like.
Thank you, Alex and everyone EngVid.
InaldoBNunes
Thanks Alex, interesting and funny:)!
NelloQuaranta
Hello there!
Sus.hilll
10/10. Thanks Alex! Your lessons are always the best.
imolene
Thank you, Alex!
Alexx Rey
10/10 Good job sir! I like your courses
Andreyev Sergey
Hello Alex . i’m wonedring if i could use these expressions in formal discussions
Oume
Hallo Oume, Alex of course can correct me, but the expressions as “weight the prons and cons”, demand – supply, cause – effect, trial – error might be harmlessly used in buseness talks. At least i did not meet any rejection from business partners when used these expressions
Lioness
Thank you :)
Oume
Quizzes are about trial and error.. Is is correct?
sebenit@yahoo.com
Thanks, Alex.you are the best English teacher I’ve ever seen
shima chem
Thanks for the good education :)
agamil
Good job!!thank you for your effort.I got 10/10.
samasemo
Thanks Alex, you are an excelent teacher !!!
neanses
Thanks Alex .
mohammad eltohamy
Hello Alex, Thank you for this great lesson. I remember a lesson on engvid with a word combination : ” The dos and the don’ts “. I kept this expression in mind.
In the last sentence of the quiz I didn’t understand “in ages”. Can you explain me this expression in the sentence: I haven’t had fish and chips in ages! Have a good weekend. Best regards. Marie-Claude
mclaude
in ages means several years
Ostad Mirwais
Hello, Marie-Claude. I think the expression “I haven’t had fish and chips in ages” means that whether I have never had fish and chips in the entire of my life or I haven’t had fish and chips since long time ago. Anyway, that what I have understood.
Hassan ABS
Thank you for your reply. I think it’s rather “I haven’t had fish and chips long time ago. May be Alex will answer questions.
mclaude
Thanks Alex.
Ostad Mirwais
Hi Alex. ı have to improve myself in 2 months otwerwise ı could lose a lot of things in my life. such as job, home and so on. ın my way you will help me so much. thanks in advence :)
kubra.minnet
Against all the odds, I got 10 of 10. Thank you
Hassan ABS
Hello Alex,
I adore your lessons for their simplicity and clarity. This one is brilliant, thanks a lot.
Tymchenko Andrii
Hi Mr. Alex, I hope you can help me out with this matter. I have this message and I`m not sure about using the correct form of the verbs. I hope you can explain your answers as well. Here`s the message:
Hi, Emilie:
I have always remembered your wonderful classes in Rome, and when I (1 see) you on FaceSpace yesterday, I (2 decide) to send you a message to say hello. We (3 not see) each other in years. So let me tell you what I’ve been up to. In 2006, I (4 move) to Canada, and I`m living in Montreal right now. I`m still studying English, and I recently (5 enroll) in a great language school here. I (6 travel) a lot in Canada and the US, too. I (7 be) to Toronto, Halifax, Boston and New York. I (8 go) back home to Rome to visit my parents last September. Sorry I (9 not call) you then! Do you think my English is better now? I`m going to keep studying till I can speak as well as you! After more than three years here, I (10 fall) in love with this city. Let`s keep in touch.
Thanks a lot,
P.S: Can you explain your answers?
Lj Sky
thank u)
ulyaabbaszade
Thanks a lot, Alex. It´s very useful.
MarioMP
Thanks Alex.I’d like to say these words!
mikifuji
Hi Alex, it’s a great set! You said get sold in the video, can we say that it is used for all passive sentences instead of to be? Thank you and have a nice day!
netameli
Hi Alex,
I hope you can you help me out with this:
Which one is correct:
A. Part of.
B. A part of.
A. I`m glad to be part of the team.
B. I`m glad to be a part of the team.
Thanks a lot,
Lj Sky
The best interpretation of “you are my own flesh and blood” that I have ever seen in my life ?
nielast
thank you , that’s really so useful.
Malak97F
i got 10/10.
shahjad ans sunny
Hello Alex! thanks for these funny expression, but You know In my country Iran, people eat yogurt and chips instead of fish and chips. Try it you would love it!
reza2ok
Pretty good Alex
ivanlsardi
Hello teacher i have a problem today i learn but tomorrow forget what i do?
Anna amal
Thanks Alex for this interesting lesson.I knew them but as you set them at once in this video was very useful.
Could you please tell me if “spick-and-span” belongs to that kind of word combination?
anne@anne
Thank you for helping me to improve my English. I think you are best teacher.
donghae82
Thanks Alex i like listen to your lesson
LIYIZHONG
I got all the answers..I am studying English now,because I want to impove it and speak fluently and can write correct grammar.
Thanks Alex.
judgementalsucks1981
100 out of 100. I failn’t!
peramoenus
this lesson is also great like other lessons.
Bahar Sadat
Thank you so much for your excellent explain
Andrew 02
Wow, I’m fully understood with 10/10 marks. THanks Teacher.
dhnguyen
Thanks
Gawawi1995@gmail.com
Thanks a lot Alex :)) ı have madde a good job. 10/10
Sevilybki
ı have ‘made*’ sorry
Sevilybki
Thanks teacher for share your knowledge about this <3
Uzias
Alex,thanks
Neal
Thanks teacher ! :)
ozgurfirat
Thanks Alex for this video on common word pairs!
Can you provide some more important word pairs in English
gsreddi4
hi sir, thank you for the video. can you please explain the meaning of “they smoked cigarettes out front”I don’t get the meaning of out front.
Fafafa
The lesson was enjoyable and helpful, thank you so much.
Shahad
wonderful as usual
tarek emam
you r a prophet who was sended from the god for make us learn english
mccaylak
It’s my first time to see your video.
It’s so helpful.
flying albatross
Alex, you’re my favourite teacher. Thank you for everything you do))
Elena Stephania
thank you Alex
swann
I need a peace and quiet to sleep.
Astri
Hello everybody
Thanks for Alex
It’s very easy to understand words’ mean if you explain words’ mean. And you explain with actions
Khushnudbek
is very good.
Khushnudbek
Hi Alex, first of all, thank you for having the time to share the content. I was wonder if it is possible to mark somehow the watched videos. My goal would be to track all the content that I have covered up to this moment.
Thank in advance.
dagmer.stenk
Thank you Mr. Adam!
Alex-1956
Thank you, Alex
Gilberto
By the way, someone is traying to change your name, Lol…
Gilberto
Useful expressions to practise again and again when we speak in order to remember this vocabulary. Once more many thanks to you.
Dingotte34
Thanks alot Alex.???
Omzkri
I’ve found this lesson on englishalex and watched it again. Thank you sir.
Roberto
Thanks Alex. I got 9 out of 10. Really a great quiz.
MEALAM
10/10
mine date 01/11/21 from Kazakhstan
thank a lot, Alex
Jannyl
Thanks a lot for this lesson, Alex, it’ was very useful and fun. 👍
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124 COMMENTS
09/10 . Thanks Alex. You are … You are ! :) ;)
I’m what?! Now I want to know. :)
Hahahaha you are wow! You are amazing :)
Alex :( why do i write so much nonsense things!! Just because, you pick my mistake and correct me :( but ! You don’t do this! ;(
You should read her mind ^_^
:) I tried and did mistake in trial and error. Alex, shouldn’t you have to give me full marks ? :) It should be neglected ,because the word error has no value ,it is itself a mistake :) after all, learning is based on trial and error. Wouldn’t you appreciate me atleast i have tried :p ;)
Hello sir. I think you are the best English teacher I’ve ever seen???
That’s very kind of you to say. I’m still learning. Good luck with your studies.
10/10) Thanks Alex! It’s a great lesson!
My pleasure. Thanks for checking it out!
That’s great!
I hope it was useful. Thanks for studying with EngVid.
It was very useful for me. It should be me who will thank you. Thanks so mush!
9/10 Useful grammar & expressions Thanks Alex!!! Good work!!!!
I’m glad you liked them. Thanks for studying with me.
2/10
i will try more
You can do it. It just takes time and practice.
I got 10 correct out of 10. Thank you Alex.
Great job! Keep it up.
Thank you so much sir for this video ! I’m looking forward to your new videos. God bless you.
Same to you. I’ll be here a long time.
Just one thing Alex: in your videos I can´t see pros and cons. I only find pros ;)
Thank you sooo much!
You’re going to make me blush, but thank you! I appreciate that. :)
Very good comprehend
Do you mean “Very easy to understand,” or something else? :)
9/10 Thanks Alex
My pleasure, but you did the real work.
These word combinations are realy common.
Thank you Alex!
Yes they are! It’s why I put them in this video. As a language student myself, I know that all I want are the common words and phrases that people use on a daily basis, so I’m not lost if I hear them used in public.
Alex thx for your lesson this is first time I watch your video and 09/10
That’s cool! Welcome to EngVid, Sherly. I’m glad you enjoyed the lesson and did well on the quiz!
Thx Alex! :D
Thank you, Alex!
Any time. Now practice.
good tests, thank you.
You’re welcome. Keep studying!
Thank you, Alex.
It’s my pleasure, Zigmund! Thanks for checking out the lesson.
Thanks a bunch Alex .
My pleasure. Have a great day!
8out of 10. thanks alex
8out of 10. thanks you alex
My pleasure. Keep practicing.
Thank you very much, teacher!!!
My pleasure, Jakub! Have a great day!
It’s all about smiles and cries…
(Training Day)
Great movie! :D
Sure! :)
Thanks, We need more, Alex!
More is coming! :) Thanks for studying with me, Abdul!
Thanks Alex..
Any time. Thanks for watching!
Thank you a lot. I have got all you taught.
That’s always a good feeling! Thanks for studying with EngVid, Zohreh. Have a great day!
Excellent lesson, Alex. I learn very much with EngVid. Has been very useful, althought I don’t to practice conversation like I would like.
Thank you, Alex and everyone EngVid.
Thanks Alex, interesting and funny:)!
Hello there!
10/10. Thanks Alex! Your lessons are always the best.
Thank you, Alex!
10/10 Good job sir! I like your courses
Hello Alex . i’m wonedring if i could use these expressions in formal discussions
Hallo Oume, Alex of course can correct me, but the expressions as “weight the prons and cons”, demand – supply, cause – effect, trial – error might be harmlessly used in buseness talks. At least i did not meet any rejection from business partners when used these expressions
Thank you :)
Quizzes are about trial and error.. Is is correct?
Thanks, Alex.you are the best English teacher I’ve ever seen
Thanks for the good education :)
Good job!!thank you for your effort.I got 10/10.
Thanks Alex, you are an excelent teacher !!!
Thanks Alex .
Hello Alex, Thank you for this great lesson. I remember a lesson on engvid with a word combination : ” The dos and the don’ts “. I kept this expression in mind.
In the last sentence of the quiz I didn’t understand “in ages”. Can you explain me this expression in the sentence: I haven’t had fish and chips in ages! Have a good weekend. Best regards. Marie-Claude
in ages means several years
Hello, Marie-Claude. I think the expression “I haven’t had fish and chips in ages” means that whether I have never had fish and chips in the entire of my life or I haven’t had fish and chips since long time ago. Anyway, that what I have understood.
Thank you for your reply. I think it’s rather “I haven’t had fish and chips long time ago. May be Alex will answer questions.
Thanks Alex.
Hi Alex. ı have to improve myself in 2 months otwerwise ı could lose a lot of things in my life. such as job, home and so on. ın my way you will help me so much. thanks in advence :)
Against all the odds, I got 10 of 10. Thank you
Hello Alex,
I adore your lessons for their simplicity and clarity. This one is brilliant, thanks a lot.
Hi Mr. Alex, I hope you can help me out with this matter. I have this message and I`m not sure about using the correct form of the verbs. I hope you can explain your answers as well. Here`s the message:
Hi, Emilie:
I have always remembered your wonderful classes in Rome, and when I (1 see) you on FaceSpace yesterday, I (2 decide) to send you a message to say hello. We (3 not see) each other in years. So let me tell you what I’ve been up to. In 2006, I (4 move) to Canada, and I`m living in Montreal right now. I`m still studying English, and I recently (5 enroll) in a great language school here. I (6 travel) a lot in Canada and the US, too. I (7 be) to Toronto, Halifax, Boston and New York. I (8 go) back home to Rome to visit my parents last September. Sorry I (9 not call) you then! Do you think my English is better now? I`m going to keep studying till I can speak as well as you! After more than three years here, I (10 fall) in love with this city. Let`s keep in touch.
Thanks a lot,
P.S: Can you explain your answers?
thank u)
Thanks a lot, Alex. It´s very useful.
Thanks Alex.I’d like to say these words!
Hi Alex, it’s a great set! You said get sold in the video, can we say that it is used for all passive sentences instead of to be? Thank you and have a nice day!
Hi Alex,
I hope you can you help me out with this:
Which one is correct:
A. Part of.
B. A part of.
A. I`m glad to be part of the team.
B. I`m glad to be a part of the team.
Thanks a lot,
The best interpretation of “you are my own flesh and blood” that I have ever seen in my life ?
thank you , that’s really so useful.
i got 10/10.
Hello Alex! thanks for these funny expression, but You know In my country Iran, people eat yogurt and chips instead of fish and chips. Try it you would love it!
Pretty good Alex
Hello teacher i have a problem today i learn but tomorrow forget what i do?
Thanks Alex for this interesting lesson.I knew them but as you set them at once in this video was very useful.
Could you please tell me if “spick-and-span” belongs to that kind of word combination?
Thank you for helping me to improve my English. I think you are best teacher.
Thanks Alex i like listen to your lesson
I got all the answers..I am studying English now,because I want to impove it and speak fluently and can write correct grammar.
Thanks Alex.
100 out of 100. I failn’t!
this lesson is also great like other lessons.
Thank you so much for your excellent explain
Wow, I’m fully understood with 10/10 marks. THanks Teacher.
Thanks
Thanks a lot Alex :)) ı have madde a good job. 10/10
ı have ‘made*’ sorry
Thanks teacher for share your knowledge about this <3
Alex,thanks
Thanks teacher ! :)
Thanks Alex for this video on common word pairs!
Can you provide some more important word pairs in English
hi sir, thank you for the video. can you please explain the meaning of “they smoked cigarettes out front”I don’t get the meaning of out front.
The lesson was enjoyable and helpful, thank you so much.
wonderful as usual
you r a prophet who was sended from the god for make us learn english
It’s my first time to see your video.
It’s so helpful.
Alex, you’re my favourite teacher. Thank you for everything you do))
thank you Alex
I need a peace and quiet to sleep.
Hello everybody
Thanks for Alex
It’s very easy to understand words’ mean if you explain words’ mean. And you explain with actions
is very good.
Hi Alex, first of all, thank you for having the time to share the content. I was wonder if it is possible to mark somehow the watched videos. My goal would be to track all the content that I have covered up to this moment.
Thank in advance.
Thank you Mr. Adam!
Thank you, Alex
By the way, someone is traying to change your name, Lol…
Useful expressions to practise again and again when we speak in order to remember this vocabulary. Once more many thanks to you.
Thanks alot Alex.???
I’ve found this lesson on englishalex and watched it again. Thank you sir.
Thanks Alex. I got 9 out of 10. Really a great quiz.
10/10
mine date 01/11/21 from Kazakhstan
thank a lot, Alex
Thanks a lot for this lesson, Alex, it’ was very useful and fun. 👍