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IELTS Grammar and Vocabulary — practice questions

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For an IELTS Writing band of 7.0+, a candidate should:Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence uses correct article usage? '_____ tiger is _____ endangered animal.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the option with correct subject-verb agreement: 'The list of items _____ very long.'Read the answer and worked solution →Which idiom is correct in formal IELTS English? 'The findings are quite _____ those of the earlier study.'Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the correct collocation? 'She has to _____ a presentation in class today.'Read the answer and worked solution →IELTS · English · Academic Word List — Memory FlipRead the answer and worked solution →Match each pair of words to the distinctionRead the answer and worked solution →Fewer or less?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: commonly misused wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Compare to, or compare with?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the shall and will ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every expression Strunk says to avoid or cutRead the answer and worked solution →Due to, and other trapsRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Noun or verb?Read the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: word with its meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: more usage entriesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: fix a misused wordRead the answer and worked solution →Choosing the right wordRead the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

For an IELTS Writing band of 7.0+, a candidate should:

  1. Use only short simple sentences for clarity
  2. Use only long complex sentences for sophistication
  3. Mix simple, compound, and complex sentences naturally
  4. Use exclusively passive voice constructions
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Correct answer: C. Mix simple, compound, and complex sentences naturally

**Band 7+ requires sentence variety:** simple + compound + complex used naturally. Too many simple = lower band. Too many complex (forced) = also lower band.

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Which sentence uses correct article usage? '_____ tiger is _____ endangered animal.'

  1. A; an endangered
  2. The; an endangered
  3. The; the endangered
  4. An; an endangered
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Correct answer: B. The; an endangered

'The tiger' refers to tigers as a species (definite article for the general species). 'An endangered animal' uses 'an' since 'endangered' starts with a vowel sound.

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Choose the option with correct subject-verb agreement: 'The list of items _____ very long.'

  1. are
  2. were
  3. is
  4. seem
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Correct answer: C. is

The subject is 'list' (singular), not 'items'. **The verb must be singular:** 'is'. Cross out the prepositional phrase 'of items' to find the true subject.

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