Expand Your Vocabulary for IELTS – Key Word:Word

Key Word:Word

Verb+Word

1. Use the correct form of these verbs:

1. I’ve______the word in every dictionary and I still don’t know how to use it!
2. He ignored us. He just walked by without______a word.
3. It was supposed to be an introductory talk about computing, but I couldn’t______a word of it.
4. It’s sometimes very difficult to______the right word to express precisely what you want to say.
5. No, she’s not here yet. She______word that she would be about an hour late.
6. What I just told you is private and confidential so please don’t ___________ a word of it to anyone.
7. In order not to upset him, she______her words with great care.
8. The Queen shook hands and______a few words with the winner of the competition.

 Now use these phrasal verbs

9. She has______her word and decided not to lend me the money after all.
10. She talks so much it’s impossible for anybody to______a word______edgeways.
11. Reporters______every word of the Prime Minister’s speech.
12. If word______about the affair, the President will have to resign.

Common Adjective Collocations

2. Use the following adjectives in these sentences:

1. Can I have a______word before the meeting starts? It’ll only take a few minutes.
2. You haven’t been listening to a______word I’ve been saying for the past ten minutes!
3. The play is full of______words. Why do modern writers need to use so many swear words?
4. Take your time and in your______words tell the court exactly what happened.
5. I can’t remember the teacher’s______words, but he said something along those lines.
6. ‘Nice’ is a very______word. Can’t you think of a better word?
7. Teachers sometimes forget that a few______words at the right time can make all the difference to a student’s confidence.
8. Is this the______word that fits in this sentence?

Word+of+Noun

3. Use these noun expressions in the sentences:

1. Just______before you go out – these streets can be dangerous at night.
2. All the orders were given by______to avoid leaving any written evidence which might be discovered later.
3. He wasn’t looking forward to the exam, but he brightened up at the teacher’s______.
4. My brother muttered a few______for his appalling behaviour, then left the room.
5. After the funeral, a lot of people came and offered______to members of my family.

Answer Key

Ex 1:

1. looked up
2. saying
3. understand
4. find
5. sent b
6. breathe
7. chose
8. exchanged
9. gone back on
10. get a word in
11. took down
12. gets out

Ex 2:

1. quick
2. single
3.  four-letter
4. own
5. exact
6. overused
7. kind
8. right

Ex 3:

1. a word of warning
2. word of mouth
3. words of encouragement
4. words of apology
5. words of comfort

Also check :

• IELTS Vocabulary books
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• English Pronunciation in use Intermediate pdf
• Work Vocabulary IELTS
• Advanced Vocabulary for IELTS