Vocabulary practice
Eight topics of words that raise your band. Read the note, then answer the questions.
There is no clock and no band score here. Take as long as you like.
Collocations: words that go together
B1Some word pairs are simply what native speakers say.
Everyday phrasal verbs
B1A phrasal verb is a verb plus a small word that changes its meaning completely.
Word families and word formation
B2One root gives you four or five words.
Academic verbs for writing
C1The difference between band 6 and band 7 writing is often just verb choice.
Describing change and data
B2IELTS Task 1 is almost entirely this vocabulary.
Words that are easy to confuse
B2These pairs look or sound alike but mean different things.
Linking ideas precisely
B2Linking words are marked on whether they express the right relationship, not on how many you use.
Talking about people and character
B1Describing people comes up in almost every speaking test.
More vocabulary topics on the way
New ones are written and added regularly — this is not the whole set.
Looking for exam-format practice instead? Reading, listening and writing tests are scored on the 9-band scale.