Day 4: IELTS Academic Grammar & Vocabulary Challenge

20 Common IELTS Academic Words

Accomplish: To achieve or complete successfully.
Assert: To state or declare positively.
Comprehend: To understand or grasp mentally.
Confine: To restrict or limit something.
Contribute: To give or provide for a common purpose.
Deliberate: To think carefully before making a decision.
Diminish: To make or become smaller or less important.
Distort: To twist or alter something from its original state.
Endorse: To approve or support something publicly.
Exaggerate: To represent something as being larger or greater than it actually is.
Facilitate: To make a process easier or more efficient.
Incorporate: To include or integrate into a whole.
Mitigate: To make something less severe, harmful, or painful.
Neglect: To fail to care for or give attention to something.
Obtain: To acquire or get something.
Pursue: To follow or chase something with a goal or aim.
Refine: To improve something by making small changes.
Reinforce: To strengthen or support something further.
Signify: To indicate or show something clearly.
Sustain: To maintain or support over time.

A little dive into Synonyms: Using Synonyms and Word Choice

Today, we'll focus on replacing words with synonyms to express the same idea. Synonyms help vary your language and improve the quality of paraphrasing.

What Are Synonyms?

Synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning. They can be used to express the same idea in different ways, improving your writing and speaking.

Important Tips for Using Synonyms:

Look for synonyms that fit the context of the sentence.
Avoid overusing very common synonyms (e.g., "good" becomes "nice," "bad" becomes "poor") to keep the language natural.

Examples:

Original: "The students achieved excellent results in the exam."
Paraphrased: "The students obtained outstanding results in the exam."
Original: "The economy is growing rapidly."
Paraphrased: "The economy is expanding quickly."

Continue learning on Day 5 for the next lesson and tips to improve your IELTS skills!

Start improving now! Our IELTS Academic Exam Preparation and IELTS General Exam Preparation includes writing task simulations, band score calculation, and expert feedback to enhance your writing skills.

Note: You can take the full exam or choose to take the Reading, Listening, Writing, or Speaking exam individually.

𝗟𝗘𝗧'𝗦 𝗚𝗢❕ Beyond the examples, we provide tailored feedback on task responses, structure, and grammar to refine your skills and boost your IELTS score in reading, writing, listening, and speaking!