English vocabulary practice

Vocabulary

In this section you can do practice tests for all groups of the academic word list. You can also do practice tests by vocabulary topic.

Read as much as possible. If you come across a word you don't know, write it down or look it up.

Use a dictionary. Many browsers include dictionaries. If you are reading online, you may be able to right-click on a word to look it up.

Think of ways of remembering words. Do they sound like a word in your own language?

Remember words are often used together with other words. Try to learn these 'collocations'.