Doctors and treatment · Health

have a check-up

have a routine medical examination

A check-up is a medical examination to make sure you are healthy.

B1 common speech & writing

collocation

have a check-up

This vs that

a routine examination

I have a check-up every year.

an examination for a problem

I get checked out when my back hurts.

Hear it in real life

Why are you taking the morning off?

I have a check-up at the dentist.

Play the conversation

I try to have a check-up once a year, even when I feel fine.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I ~~made~~ a check-up last month.

Say: I had a check-up last month.

Use 'have' or 'go for', not 'make', with 'check-up'.

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

have a check-up once a year

I try to have a check-up once a year.

My dad has a check-up once a year, even though he feels healthy.

Health · Doctors and treatment: the words around “have a check-up”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I have a check-up once a year.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

have a check-up

have a routine medical examination

“I try to have a check-up once a year, even when I feel fine.”

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