AbstractThe present study tries to explore the use of verb-noun collocations in paragraph writing of Palestinian English as Foreign Language (EFL) university students from first level to the fourth one. To measure the use of verb-noun collocations in paragraph writing, there was a 50-minute task (diagnostic test) of two sections; the first section handled collocation topic via 30 multiple choice questions; while the second section handled the paragraph writing skills via two paragraphs. Five verb-noun collocations were measured, and nouns were provided to limit the choice of collocations. The results of the statistical analysis for the research question indicated that there was a significant difference in the use of lexical verb-noun collocations in paragraph writing between the academic levels in favor of fourth level, and without noticed differences between male and female. The results of test confirmed that in spite of weakness in the general level (on collocation knowledge and paragraph writing proficiency), there were significant differences between the first and fourth years which indicated substantial development in verb-noun collocation proficiency. The vital implication was that the learners could use verb-noun collocations in productive skill of writing.Keywords: verb-noun collocation, Paragraph writing, Palestinian EFL Learners.