IELTS free practice tests and answers

Prepare for IELTS with our free practice tests and answers. Use these tests to carry out timed practice sessions and develop your test technique. 

We strongly advise test takers to practice IELTS. By taking our free practice tests, you will get to know the test format, experience the types of tasks you will be asked to undertake, test yourself under timed conditions and review your answers and compare them with model answers.

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Remember, you will take the Listening, Reading and Writing tests on the same day with no breaks in between, so it’s important to practise under similar conditions.

When taking the tests, remember that each test is presented over a number of web pages. Make sure you answer all the questions and carry out the tasks on each page in the correct order. 

Exercise - 1

Question: 1 Can you hear what he is ....... ?

Correct Answer : 1 [saying]

Notes: Can you hear what he is saying?

Question: 2 She hasn't come home ....... .

Correct Answer : 2 [yet]

Notes: She hasn't come home yet.

Question: 3 I ....... TV yesterday evening.

Correct Answer : 3 [watched]

Notes: I watched TV yesterday evening.

Question: 4 We live ....... the city centre.

Correct Answer : 4 [near]

Notes: We live near the city centre.

Question: 5 She looks ....... a famous film star.

Correct Answer : 5 [like]

Notes: She looks like a famous film star.

Question: 6 This television gives you the ....... news.

Correct Answer : 6 [latest]

Notes: This television gives you the latest news.

Question: 7 I only ....... one mistake in last night's test.

Correct Answer : 7 [made]

Notes: I only made one mistake in last night's test.

Question: 8 I want you to tell me the ....... truth.

Correct Answer : 8 [whole]

Notes: I want you to tell me the whole truth.

Question: 9 He is looking ....... a present to buy his girlfriend.

Correct Answer : 9 [for]

Notes: He is looking for a present to buy his girlfriend.

Question: 10 That's what I would like ....... Christmas.

Correct Answer : 10 [for]

Notes: That's what I would like for Christmas.

Question: 1 Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a ....... rag to a bull.

Correct Answer : 1 [red]

Notes: Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a red rag to a bull.

Question: 2 He takes the optimistic view and talks about a ....... skies scenario.

Correct Answer : 2 [blue]

Notes: He takes the optimistic view and talks about a blue skies scenario.

Question: 3 She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little ....... on matters of procedure.

Correct Answer : 3 [green]

Notes: She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little green on matters of procedure.

Question: 4 Now that they have read it in ......., they believe me.

Correct Answer : 4 [black and white]

Notes: Now that they have read it in black and white, they believe me.

Question: 5 The reason why I feel so ....... today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

Correct Answer : 5 [blue]

Notes: The reason why I feel so blue today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

Question: 6 She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a ....... mark against her name.

Correct Answer : 6 [black]

Notes: She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a black mark against her name.

Question: 7 In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily ........

Correct Answer : 7 [white]

Notes: In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily white.

Question: 8 As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were ........

Correct Answer : 8 [yellow]

Notes: As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were yellow.

Question: 9 Ask her to help you with your calculations because she's ....... hot at mathematics.

Correct Answer : 9 [red]

Notes: Ask her to help you with your calculations because she's red hot at mathematics.

Question: 10 I know he doesn't like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a ....... look.

Correct Answer : 10 [black]

Notes: I know he doesn't like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a black look.

Question: 1 Some people only read the ....... lines in a newspaper.

Correct Answer : 1 [head]

Notes: Some people only read the head lines in a newspaper.

Question: 2 You should always check the sell ....... date of things you buy in the supermarket.

Correct Answer : 2 [by]

Notes: You should always check the sell by date of things you buy in the supermarket.

Question: 3 When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ........

Correct Answer : 3 [off]

Notes: When the building was completed, all the workers were paid off.

Question: 4 The boss was good enough to ....... my mistake.

Correct Answer : 4 [overlook]

Notes: The boss was good enough to overlook my mistake.

Question: 5 It is always ....... when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

Correct Answer : 5 [embarrassing]

Notes: It is always embarrassing when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

Question: 6 Newspapers are ....... to people's doors every day.

Correct Answer : 6 [delivered]

Notes: Newspapers are delivered to people's doors every day.

Question: 7 In her speech she expressed her ....... for all the help she had been given.

Correct Answer : 7 [gratitude]

Notes: In her speech she expressed her gratitude for all the help she had been given.

Question: 8 In ....... nothing much happened at the meeting.

Correct Answer : 8 [short]

Notes: In short nothing much happened at the meeting.

Question: 9 At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ........

Correct Answer : 9 [ovation]

Notes: At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ovation.

Question: 10 Politicians pretend to ignore opinion ........

Correct Answer : 10 [polls]

Notes: Politicians pretend to ignore opinion polls.