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Advanced Vocabulary

This section includes focus on advanced vocabulary, word building, idiomatic phrases and collocations. Special attention is paid to combining words in common forms such as prepositional phrases and phrasal verbs, all of which are extensively tested in C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency. All of our tests come with answer keys and explanations.

Advanced Vocabulary

Word Building

ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVE SPELLING AND EXPLANATION

Prefixes IM-, IN-, DIS-, IL-, UN-, IR-

Prefixes IN-, UN-

Suffixes -IBLE, -ABLE WB03

Suffixes -FUL, -LESS WB04

Suffixes -IC, -ICAL, -IAL WB05

Suffixes -LY, -(I)OUS, -IVE, -ARY, -ANT, -ENT WB06

Suffixes -WORTHY, -WARD, -LIKE, -SOME

Suffixes -(I)AN, -EN, -ISH, -ORY, -FOLD, -Y

Suffixes -(UL)AR, -ESQUE, -WISE, -TH

Prefix + Suffix 1

Prefix + Suffix 2

VERBS

Prefixes EM-, EN-, BE-, DE-

Prefixes FORE-, RE-, OUT-, OVER-

Suffixes -ISE, -EN, -IFY, -ATE

Prefix + Suffix 1

Prefix + Suffix 2

NOUNS
NOUNS SPELLING AND EXPLANATION

Prefixes MAL-, DE-, DIS-, MIS-, SUB-, NON-

Suffixes -ER, -(I)AN, -IST, -OR, -EE(R), -(A)ENT WB07

Suffixes -AGE, -URE, -ERY, -AL, -(I)TY, -CY WB08

Suffixes -TION, -ATION, -PTION, -ITION, -SION WB09

Suffixes (Diminutive) -LET, -IE/Y, -ETTE, -LING WB12

Suffixes (Nationalities) -ESE, -EAN, -I, -(I)AN WB20

Suffixes -SHIP, -HOOD, -DOM, -ISM WB13

Suffixes -ARY, -ORY, -ADE, -TUDE, -INE, -ESS WB18

Suffixes -MENT, -FUL, -NESS, -(A)ENCE, -ICE, -IVE WB22

Suffixes (Internal Change) -TH, -T WB16

Prefix + Suffix

Compound Nouns DAY, GROUND, BOOK, LIFE ...

SPECIAL CASES

Negative Prefixes 1

Negative Prefixes 2

ROOT WORDS

Greek Root Words 1

Greek Root Words 2

Latin Root Words 1

Latin Root Words 2

Greek and Latin Numerical Prefixes


WORDS FREQUENTLY SEEN IN THE EXAM
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