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Vocabulary Exercises

Build Your English Vocabulary

Free interactive exercises for phrasal verbs, word formation, collocations, idioms, IELTS Academic Word List, and TOEIC vocabulary — A2 to C1 level with instant feedback.

6 vocabulary topics970+ curated wordsA2–C1 CEFR levels
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IELTS & TOEIC Exercises

Jump straight to exam-focused vocabulary practice. Both lists are mapped to real exam requirements.

IELTS570 word families · B2–C1

Academic Word List Exercises

The Coxhead AWL — 570 word families essential for IELTS Band 6.5+. Practice in academic contexts.

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TOEIC400 words · B1–B2

Essential Business Vocabulary Exercises

400 high-frequency TOEIC words covering business, office, travel, and finance. Targets 600–800+ score.

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Word Formation
A2: 9B1: 13B2: 40C1: 27
Agent Nouns (-er, -or, -ist)Descriptive Adjectives (-ful, -less, -y)Basic Negation (un-, in-/im-, dis-)Compound NounsBusiness Nouns (-ment, -tion, -ance, -ence)+13 more
89 exercises
Collocations
A2: 1B1: 1B2: 2C1: 1C2: 1
Make, Do, Have & TakeVerb + Noun CombinationsAdjective + Noun CombinationsAdverb + Adjective IntensifiersFormal & Academic Collocations+1 more
6 exercises
Phrasal Verbs
A2: 1B1: 2B2: 1C1: 1C2: 1
Everyday Phrasal Verbs (A2)Common Functional Phrasal Verbs (B1)Complex & Idiomatic Phrasal Verbs (B2)Three-Word Phrasal VerbsFormal & Academic Phrasal Verbs (C1)+1 more
6 exercises
Idioms
C2: 1
Advanced Idioms (C1–C2)
1 exercise
IELTS Academic
B1: 2B2: 27C1: 27
56 exercises
TOEIC Business
B1: 10B2: 17
27 exercises
TOEIC Finance
B1: 1B2: 1
2 exercises

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Practise active retrieval

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Focus on word families

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About Vocabulary Practice on EngQuiz.Pro

Vocabulary is the single strongest predictor of language proficiency at every CEFR level. EngQuiz.Pro organises vocabulary practice around the four skills that matter most for real-world English and international exams: phrasal verbs, word formation, collocations, and idioms. For learners targeting IELTS or TOEIC, dedicated exercises cover the Academic Word List (570 word families) and TOEIC essential vocabulary (400 words).

All exercises use gap-fill and multiple-choice formats. Gap-fill builds productive vocabulary — the kind you can use in writing and speaking. Multiple-choice trains receptive accuracy — distinguishing the right word from a plausible near-miss. Both formats give instant feedback with explanations, so every mistake becomes a learning opportunity.

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Vocabulary Exercises FAQ

EngQuiz.Pro has free exercises across six vocabulary topics: phrasal verbs (movement, change, and everyday conversation), word formation (prefixes, suffixes, and grammatical conversion), collocations (verb+noun and adjective+noun pairs), idioms (theme-grouped fixed expressions), IELTS Academic Word List (all 570 Coxhead word families), and TOEIC essential vocabulary (400 high-frequency business words).
Yes. EngQuiz.Pro includes exercises built on the Coxhead Academic Word List (AWL) — the 570 word families that appear most frequently in academic texts, covering roughly 10% of academic reading. Word formation exercises also directly target IELTS Reading and Use of English skills. For TOEIC, the essential 400 business words focus on Part 5, 6, and 7 vocabulary at B1–B2 level.
Collocations are word pairs that naturally go together — make a decision (not do a decision), strong coffee (not powerful coffee). Phrasal verbs combine a verb with a particle to create a new meaning — give up, look into, come across. Both are essential for natural English and are tested in IELTS, TOEIC, and Cambridge exams at B1 and above.
Yes — all vocabulary exercises on EngQuiz.Pro are completely free. No account, registration, or payment is required. Progress is saved locally in your browser. You can review accuracy by topic and level from the Progress page.