Common Vocabulary for IELTS Writing & Speaking

Common Vocabulary for IELTS Writing & Speaking for 2020

To score more in IELTS Writing and Speaking it is necessary to use range of vocabulary in your sentences. Lexical resources holds 25% of your score in IELTS Writing. So it is necessary to use vast range of vocabulary. Here in this post we have listed some of the common vocabulary for IELTS modules to score more with using linked words.

And

in addition to, besides this, additionally, likewise, furthermore, moreover, as well as, apart from this.

Or

else, alternatively, instead of.

But

on the contrary, whereas, while, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, nonetheless.

Because

as, since, for the reason that, given that, due to.

Then

next, after that, followed by.

Hence

thus, so, therefore, above and beyond.

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Agree

approve, support, accept.

Disagree

deny, disapprove, reject.

Increase

rise, boom, incline, escalate, climb, mushroom.

Decrease

fall, shrink, plunge, decline

Advantages

behooves, pros, merits, benefits.

Disadvantages

flinches, cons, demerits, drawbacks.

Problems

issues, worries, impediments, obstacles, troubles, difficulties, complications.

Many

number of, myriad of, bundle of, an array of.

Beautiful

gorgeous, charming, elegant, stunning.

Good/ very good

wonderful, tremendous, fabulous, amazing, great.

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Common Vocabulary for IELTS – Bad

terrible, awful, dreadful, evil, poor, harmful.

Example

for instance, to exemplify, to demonstrate, to illustrate, like as.

Important

integral, vital, essential. Necessary, indispensable.

Unimportant

common, not important, trivial.

Dangerous

hazardous, harmful, fatal.

Helpful

amicable

Quit

give up, leave, abandon, go away.

Cancel

deny, withdraw.

Dream

ambition, vision.

Team

alliance, group, union.

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Nervous

timid, anxious.

Attract

allure, fascinate.

Mistake

fault, blunder.

To Control

curb, hold, manage, check.

Solution

cure, remedy, answer.

Small

tiny, minnow, cramped.

Weak

fragile, plume, tender.

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Inform

notify, intimate, report.

Rare

unusual, seldom, alien.

Easy

simple, cake walk, piece of cake.

Happy

glad, joyful, pleased, delighted.

Big

large, humungous, great, vast.

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