Advanced Vocabulary
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.
Advanced Vocabulary
Word Building
Prefixes IM-, IN-, DIS-, IL-, UN-, IR-
Suffixes -LY, -(I)OUS, -IVE, -ARY, -ANT, -ENT
Suffixes -WORTHY, -WARD, -LIKE, -SOME
Suffixes -(I)AN, -EN, -ISH, -ORY, -FOLD, -Y
Prefixes FORE-, RE-, OUT-, OVER-
Suffixes -ISE, -EN, -IFY, -ATE
Prefixes MAL-, DE-, DIS-, MIS-, SUB-, NON-
Suffixes -ER, -IAN, -IST, -OR, -EE(R), -(A)ENT
Suffixes -AGE, -(T)URE, -ERY, -AL, -(I)TY, -CY
Suffixes -TION, -ATION, -PTION, -ITION, -SION
Suffixes (Diminutive) -LET, -IE/Y, -ETTE, -LING
Suffixes -SHIP, -HOOD, -DOM, -ISM/-IZM
Suffixes -ARY, -ORY, -ADE, -TUDE, -INE, -ESS
Suffixes (Internal Change) -TH, -T
Compound Nouns DAY, GROUND, BOOK, LIFE ...
Greek and Latin Numerical Prefixes
Prepositions/Phrases
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
Prepositions that change the meanings 1
Prepositions that change the meanings 2
Collocations
Adjective + Noun (Ing Adjectives) 5
Adjective + Noun (Ing Adjectives) 6
Adjective + Noun (Latin Origin) 7
Adjective + Noun (-ic and -ical) 8
Collective Nouns (Food/Substances) 9
Verb/Noun/Adjective/Adverb
Phrasal Verbs
Vocabulary
