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
Prefixes IM-, IN-, DIS-, IL-, UN-, IR-
Suffixes -LY, -(I)OUS, -IVE, -ARY, -ANT, -ENT
Suffixes -WORTHY, -WARD, -LIKE, -SOME
Prefixes FORE-, RE-, OUT-, OVER-
Suffixes -ISE, -EN, -IFY, -ATE
Prefixes MAL-, DE-, DIS-, MIS-, SUB-, NON-
Suffixes -ER, -IAN, -IST, -OR, -EE(R), -(A)ENT
Suffixes -AGE, -(T)URE, -ERY, -AL, -(I)TY, -CY
Suffixes -TION, -ATION, -PTION, -ITION, -SION
Suffixes (Diminutive) -LET, -IE/Y, -ETTE, -LING
Suffixes -SHIP, -HOOD, -DOM, -ISM/-IZM
Suffixes (Internal Change) -TH, -T
ABLE | ACCESS | APPEAR | APPLY | CLOSE
COMPARE | DEPEND | EXPECT | IMAGE
IMPRESS | KNOW | LONG | PERCEIVE | PERSON
PLACE | RELY | RESPECT | SEE | SENSE | SIGNIFY
SUCCESS | SUFFICE | SUSPECT | VARYPrepositions/Phrases
Adjective + FOR, FROM, OF, WITH
Adjective + preposition (mix) 1
Adjective + preposition (mix) 2
Adjective + preposition (mix) 3
Adjective + preposition (mix) 4