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.
Prefixes IM-, IN-, DIS-, IL-, UN-, IR-
Suffixes -FUL, -LESS WB04
Suffixes -IC, -ICAL, -IAL WB05
Suffixes -LY, -(I)OUS, -IVE, -ARY, -ANT, -ENT WB06
Suffixes -WORTHY, -WARD, -LIKE, -SOME
Suffixes -(I)AN, -EN, -ISH, -ORY, -FOLD, -Y
Suffixes -(UL)AR, -ESQUE, -WISE, -TH
Prefixes FORE-, RE-, OUT-, OVER-
Suffixes -ISE, -EN, -IFY, -ATE
Prefixes MAL-, DE-, DIS-, MIS-, SUB-, NON-
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 ...
Greek and Latin Numerical Prefixes
Adjective + FOR, FROM, OF, WITH
Adjective + preposition (mix) 1
Adjective + preposition (mix) 2
Adjective + preposition (mix) 3
Adjective + preposition (mix) 4
Adjective + preposition (mix) 5
Adjective + Noun (Ing Adjectives) 5
Adjective + Noun (Ing Adjectives) 6
Adjective + Noun (Latin Origin) 7
Adjective + Noun (-ic and -ical) 8
Adjective + Noun (Quantities) 10
Collective Nouns (Food/Substances) 9
Idioms - Parts of the Body (nouns)
Idioms - Parts of the Body (verbs)
Idioms - Happiness and Sadness
Idioms - Character and Personality
Idioms - Similes (As ... as) 2
Idioms - Countries, Cities, Nationalities
Idioms - Reduplicatives (Rhyming Expressions)
Idioms - Science and Technology