Awkward – Word Of The Day For IELTS

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Updated On Jun 28, 2023

Awkward – Word Of The Day For IELTS Writing & Speaking

AWKWARD /ˈɔːkwəd/ Adj

Meaning:

difficult to deal with and embarrassed
not comfortable, relaxed or confident

Synonyms: difficult, inconvenient, embarrassing, impossible, tough, uncertain

Collocation:

with verb: be, look, seem | make sth | become
with adv: extremely, very | a bit, rather, slightly, somewhat | painfully
with phrase: make things
with prep: about

Example:

There was an awkward silence.
I felt awkward because because they obviously wanted to be alone.
Don’t ask awkward questions.
You’ve put me in awkward position.
Have I come at an awkward time?
I must have slept in an awkward position.

Exercise

Try to use “Awkward” in your answer to the following cue card:

Describe a funny situation that made you laugh. You should say

– when this situation took place
– what happened
– how you reacted and why you found the situation funny

Leave your answer in the comment below to be corrected and scored by our IELTS experts.

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