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- WB01
Prefixes IN-, UN- WB02
ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES EXPLANATION
Suffixes -FUL, -LESS WB04
Suffixes -IC, -ICAL, -IAL WB05
Suffixes -LY, -(I)OUS, -IVE, -ARY, -ANT, -ENT WB06
Suffixes -WORTHY, -WARD, -LIKE, -SOME WB15
Suffixes -(I)AN, -EN, -ISH, -ORY, -FOLD, -Y WB19
Suffixes -ULAR, -ESQUE, -WISE, -TH WB21
Prefixes EM-, EN-, BE-, DE- WB10
Prefixes FORE-, CO-, OUT-, OVER- WB14
VERB SUFFIXES EXPLANATIONSuffixes -IZE, -EN, -IFY, -ATE WB11
Prefixes MAL-, DE-, DIS-, MIS-, SUB-, NON- WB17
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
Compound Nouns DAY, GROUND, BOOK, LIFE ...
Negative Prefixes 1 WB36
Negative Prefixes 2 WB37
Greek Root Words 1 WB38
Greek Root Words 2 WB39
Latin Root Words 1 WB40
Latin Root Words 2 WB41
Greek and Latin Numerical Prefixes WB42
Prepositions/Phrases
Adjective + FOR, FROM, OF, WITH AP01
Adjective + ABOUT, IN, ON, TO AP02
Adjective + preposition (mix) AP03
Adjective + preposition (mix) AP04
Adjective + preposition (mix) AP05
Adjective + preposition (mix) AP06
Adjective + preposition (mix) AP07
Noun + ON, WITH, FROM, ABOUT NP02
Compound Adjectives CW01
Compound Adjectives CW02
Compound Adjectives CW03
Compound Verbs CW04
Compound Verbs CW05
Compound Verbs CW06
Compound Nouns CW07
Compound Nouns CW08
Compound Nouns CW09
AT + PHRASE PP01
IN + PHRASE PP02
ON + PHRASE PP03
FOR + PHRASE PP04
BY + PHRASE PP05
OFF + PHRASE PP06
WITH + PHRASE PP07
UNDER + PHRASE PP08
WITHOUT + PHRASE PP09
BEYOND + PHRASE PP10
OUT + PHRASE PP11
TO + PHRASE PP12
UP + PHRASE PP13
Collocations
Adjective + Noun CO01
Adjective + Noun CO02
Adjective + Noun CO03
Adjective + Noun CO04
Adjective + Noun (Ing Adjectives 1) CO05
Adjective + Noun (Ing Adjectives 2) CO06
Adjective + Noun (Latin Origin) CO07
Adjective + Noun (-ic and -ical) CO08
Adjective + Noun (Quantities) CO09
Noun + Noun CO12
Noun + Noun CO13
Noun + of + Noun CO14
Noun + of + Noun CO15
Collective Nouns (People 1) CO16
Collective Nouns (People 2) CO17
Collective Nouns (Things) CO18
Collective Nouns (Animals) CO19
Collective Nouns (Food/Substances) CO20
Verb + Noun CO28
Verb + Noun CO29
Verb + Noun CO30
Verb + Noun CO31
Noun + Verb CO32
Noun + Verb CO33
Verb + Adverb CO43
Adverb + Verb CO44
Adverb + Adjective CO45
Adverb + Adjective CO46
Adverb + Adjective CO47
Adverb + Adjective CO48
Adverb + Participle CO49
Adverb + Adverb 1 CO50
Adverb + Adverb 2 CO51
Idioms
Idioms - Colours ID01
Idioms - Time ID02
Idioms - Parts of the Body (nouns) ID03
Idioms - Parts of the Body (verbs) ID04
Idioms - Appearance ID05
Idioms - Animals 1 ID06
Idioms - Animals 2 ID07
Idioms - Travel and Transport ID08
Idioms - Nature 1 ID09
Idioms - Nature 2 ID10
Idioms - Numbers ID12
Idioms - Comparing ID13
Idioms - Clothes ID14
Idioms - Food ID15
Idioms - Happiness and Sadness ID16
Idioms - Money ID17
Idioms - Character and Personality ID18
Idioms - Friendship ID19
Idioms - Success and Failure ID20
Idioms - Work ID21
Idioms - Health ID22
Idioms - Pairs 1 ID23
Idioms - Pairs 2 ID24
Idioms - Crime and Punishment ID25
Idioms - Buying and Selling ID26
Idioms - Proverbs 1 ID27
Idioms - Proverbs 2 ID28
Idioms - Similes (As ... as) ID30
Idioms - Music ID31
Idioms - Names and Surnames ID32
Idioms - Countries, Cities, Nationalities ID33
Idioms - Reduplicatives (Rhyming Expressions) ID34
Idioms - Thought and Memory ID35
Idioms - Love ID36
Idioms - Science and Technology ID37
Idioms - Weather ID38
Idioms - Luck and Opportunity ID39
Verb/Noun/Adjective/Adverb
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