Allege and Assert | IELTS vocabulary
Allege does not mean the same as assert. Allege means to state or claim without proof or strong conviction, to put forward as an idea to be debated or analyzed. Thus an alleged criminal...
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Raise And Rise | Commonly Confused Words
The verbs raise and rise are often confused. Raise is a transitive verb. That means it is followed by an object. Raise means to lift something or to grow something. Rise is an intransitive...
Useful IELTS Vocabulary | Advantage
Advantage is a noun. Synonyms: benefit, help, blessing, profit, support, convenience, upper hand, superiority, dominance, initial supremacy An advantage is something that makes you more likely to succeed than others. Advantage can be followed...
Vocabulary exercise
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. The politician made a ………………….. denial of the charges leveled against him. (category) 2. Be ……………….. when swimming...
IELTS vocabulary exercise
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. The country is ………………….. in the midst of a drought. (clear) 2. The defendant was grateful for the...
IELTS vocabulary exercise
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. Kindness is just one of her many fine …………………….. (attribute) 2. Napoleon was an …………………. leader. (audacity) 3....
Difference between say and tell
These words are used in different structures. Use ‘tell’ with a personal object. Use ‘say’ if there is no object. Note that the word ‘tell’ cannot be used before certain words like ‘a word’,...
Vocabulary exercise 2
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. The pilot had the copilot’s …………………….. in landing the plane. (assist) 2. In my mind summer has a...
Vocabulary exercise
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. The motel had no rooms for late ………………… (arrive) 2. The …………………. of the aristocracy led to the...
IELTS vocabulary exercise
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. 1. She tried to be brave in the face of …………………. (adverse) 2. Don’t be discouraged by ………………… criticism. (adversity) 3. The trip promised to be...
