Pre- IELTS Teacher: Trang Nguyen Trung Hieu (Ms)

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ACADEMIC WORD LIST – SUBLIST 1-5

EXERCISE 1 – MATCH EACH WORD WITH ITS SYNONYM (20 Marks)
1. acquire = obtain 2. establish = found
3. adequate = sufficient 4. indicate = show
5. affect = impact 6. marginal = slight
7. assess = evaluate 8. occur = happen
9. assist = support 10. precise = exact
11. concentrate = focus 12. predict = forecast
13. considerable = significant 14. promote = encourage
15. conventional = traditional 16. respond = reply
17. demonstrate = illustrate 18. stable = steady
19. enable = allow 20.welfare = well-being

EXERCISE 2 – FIND AN ANTONYM FOR EACH WORD (8 Marks)

21. appropriate >< inappropriate/ unsuitable
22. aware >< unaware
23. internal >< external
24. objective >< subjective
25. output >< input
26. major >< minor
27. subsequent >< previous/ prior
28.domestic >< international/ foreign

EXERCISE 3 – USE CORRECT WORD FORMS/ TENSES (20 Marks)

29. Administrative work occupies half of my time. (occupy)
30.All children should be encouraged to realize their full potential. (potential)
31. Children are often very good at integrating into a new culture. (integrate)
32. Children need to increase their consumption of fruit and vegetables.
(consume)
33. Computers can't substitute for human interaction. (substitution)
34. He derives great pleasure from painting. (derive)
35. He has been an active participant in the discussion. (participate)
36. In Britain, speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns. (restrict)
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37. It's interesting at parties to see how people interact socially. (interaction)
38.Only the owner can make a transfer of goods. (transfer)
39. People living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation.
(expose)
40.Society's attitudes towards women have shifted enormously over the last
century. (shift)
41. The book covers all aspects of city life. (aspect)
42. The company lost $7 million this quarter in contrast to a profit of $6.2
million a year earlier. (contrast)
43. The data can be interpreted in many different ways. (interpret)
44.The dove is symbolic of peace. (symbol)
45. The quality of the students' work varies considerably. (vary)
46.The regulation specifies that calculators may not be used in the
examination. (specific)
47. Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance. (purchase)
48.We need to take a global perspective on the environment. (perspective)

EXERCISE 4 – FIND THE CORRECT WORD FAMILY (12 Marks)

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE
49. achieve  achievement  achievable
50. adjust  adjustment  adjustable
51. approach  Approach  Approachable
52. assume  assumption -
53. distribute  distribution -
54. evolve  evolution  evolutionary
55. expand  expansion  expansive
56. injure  injury -
57. maintain  maintenance -
58. orient(ate)  Orientation
59. proceed  procedure -
/process
60. sustain  sustainability  sustainable

EXERCISE 5 – FORM SUITABLE COLLOCATIONS (10 Marks)

61. Commit a crime
62. Enforce a law
63. Ethnic communities

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64.Generate profit
65. Impose a levy
66.Legal advice
67. Prior notice
68.Pursue a goal
69.resolve a conflict
70. Undertake a project

EXERCISE 6 – PUT EACH WORD INTO A SUITABLE PLACE (12 Marks)

mechanis
civil dominant factor retain valid
m
transitio
context facilitate involve notion whereas
n

71. Cutting taxes may facilitate economic recovery.

72. Do you have a valid passport?
73. He has no notion of the seriousness of the situation.
74. He works slowly and precisely whereas I tend to rush things and make
mistakes.
75. Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.
76. Money proved to be the deciding factor.
77. Pain acts as a natural defence mechanism.
78. The firm has achieved a dominant position in the world market.
79. The immigrants have a right to retain their language.
80.The new methods can actively involve students in learning.
81. We need to ensure a smooth transition between the old system and the new
one.
82.You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.

EXERCISE 7 – WHICH OPTION IS CORRECT? (In some sentences, both

options may be possible!) (13 Marks)
83.New technologies continue to affect/ effect how we live.
84.The pollution in the city had a bad affect/ effect on me.
85. Despite/ even though his age, he still leads an active life.
86.Do you have an alter/ alternative solution?
87. We have to alternate/ alter some of our plans.
88.His silence seemed to implicate/ imply agreement.
89.There is no evidence to implicate/ imply him in the robbery.
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90.I can give you an estimation/ estimate of the amount of wood you will need.
91. In my estimation/ estimate, you’ve done a good job.
92. I've been denied/ rejected by all the universities I applied to.
93. Much of the workforce in the banking section/ sector is affected by the new
legislation.
94.My grandparents emigrated/ immigrated to the US in the 1980s.
95. Thousands were forced to migrate/ immigrate from rural to urban areas in
search of work.

EXERCISE 8 – USE CORRECT PREPOSITIONS (IF NEEDED) (5 Marks)

96.Eight kilometres is approximately equivalent ………… to five miles.
97. If the pain continues, consult ………… your doctor.
98.The swimmer emerged ………… from the lake.
99.The various dialects are quite distinct ………… from one another.
100. There had been much debate ………… on the issue of childcare.

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