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 - 2

Question: 1 You must not drink and then ....... a car.

Correct Answer : 1 [drive]

Notes: You must not drink and then drive a car.

Question: 2 Please be ....... when you cross this road.

Correct Answer : 2 [careful]

Notes: Please be careful when you cross this road.

Question: 3 Do what you like, I really don't ........

Correct Answer : 3 [mind]

Notes: Do what you like, I really don't mind.

Question: 4 If you want to ....... that book remember to bring it back.

Correct Answer : 4 [borrow]

Notes: If you want to borrow that book, remember to bring it back.

Question: 5 When your train arrives, I'll ....... you from the station.

Correct Answer : 5 [fetch]

Notes: When your train arrives, I'll fetch you from the station.

Question: 6 I always get ....... early in the summer.

Correct Answer : 6 [up]

Notes: I always get up early in the summer.

Question: 7 When you first meet someone, you usually shake them ....... the hand.

Correct Answer : 7 [by]

Notes: When you first meet someone, you usually shake them by the hand.

Question: 8 I have never ....... her before.

Correct Answer : 8 [seen]

Notes: I have never seen her before.

Question: 9 The teacher asked her students to do their ........

Correct Answer : 9 [homework]

Notes: The teacher asked her students to do their homework.

Question: 10 The police officer told the children always to tell the ........

Correct Answer : 10 [truth]

Notes: The police officer told the children always to tell the truth.

Question: 1 He tends to forget things very quickly and behaves more and more like the typical ....... professor.

Correct Answer : 1 [absent-minded]

Notes: He tends to forget things very quickly and behaves more and more like the typical absent-minded professor.

Question: 2 This is a very expensive holiday intended for those with plenty of money as it involves a trip ....... the world.

Correct Answer : 2 [around]

Notes: This is a very expensive holiday intended for those with plenty of money as it involves a trip around the world.

Question: 3 The car is almost ready to collect from the garage but there are just a couple of spare ....... missing.

Correct Answer : 3 [parts]

Notes: The car is almost ready to collect from the garage but there are just a couple of spare parts missing.

Question: 4 They were ....... of having broken into the stately home and stolen several famous paintings.

Correct Answer : 4 [accused]

Notes: They were accused of having broken into the stately home and stolen several famous paintings.

Question: 5 The one thing my family will always remember about Grace was the many ....... of kindness that she showed us in her long life.

Correct Answer : 5 [acts]

Notes: The one thing my family will always remember about Grace was the many acts of kindness that she showed us in her long life.

Question: 6 If you had bought a house about thirty years ago you would certainly find that it had considerably ....... in value.

Correct Answer : 6 [increased]

Notes: If you had bought a house about thirty years ago you would certainly find that it had considerably increased in value.

Question: 7 If you're not careful you'll find that because of your generous nature, she'll start taking ....... of you.

Correct Answer : 7 [advantage]

Notes: If you're not careful you'll find that because of your generous nature, she'll start taking advantage of you.

Question: 8 There's a huge ....... in the local paper about the special offers available in the store this weekend.

Correct Answer : 8 [advertisement]

Notes: There's a huge advertisement in the local paper about the special offers available in the store this weekend.

Question: 9 You'll notice that as soon as the children come home from school, the dog will jump up and show its great ....... for them.

Correct Answer : 9 [affection]

Notes: You'll notice that as soon as the children come home from school, the dog will jump up and show its great affection for them.

Question: 10 Sociologists maintain that some of the films on show today have created a generation of very ....... children.

Correct Answer : 10 [frightened]

Notes: Sociologists maintain that some of the films on show today have created a generation of very frightened children.

Question: 1 Start reading the story from page 4 and then go on until you ....... the end of the chapter.

Correct Answer : 1 [reach]

Notes: Start reading the story from page 4 and then go on until you reach the end of the chapter.

Question: 2 Answer the questions at the back of the book and make ....... that you check your answers carefully.

Correct Answer : 2 [sure]

Notes: Answer the questions at the back of the book and make sure that you check your answers carefully.

Question: 3 The whole purpose of all these exercises is to ....... your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

Correct Answer : 3 [test]

Notes: The whole purpose of all these exercises is to test your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

Question: 4 A useful way to ....... your vocabulary is to read as much as possible.

Correct Answer : 4 [increase]

Notes: A useful way to increase your vocabulary is to read as much as possible.

Question: 5 You should read not only newspapers but also novels so that you can see examples of ....... language.

Correct Answer : 5 [idiomatic]

Notes: You should read not only newspapers but also novels so that you can see examples of idiomatic language.

Question: 6 Another important activity is to ....... your spoken language.

Correct Answer : 6 [practise]

Notes: Another important activity is to practise your spoken language.

Question: 7 If you can ....... the cost of travel, there is of course no substitute for visiting the country itself.

Correct Answer : 7 [afford]

Notes: If you can afford the cost of travel, there is of course no substitute for visiting the country itself.

Question: 8 Try to ....... a native speaker to talk to you so that you can record the conversation.

Correct Answer : 8 [persuade]

Notes: Try to persuade a native speaker to talk to you so that you can record the conversation.

Question: 9 Play the tape back as many times as you like and ....... everything that the native speaker has said.

Correct Answer : 9 [repeat]

Notes: Play the tape back as many times as you like and repeat everything that the native speaker has said.

Question: 10 If you manage to do all these things, it won't be long before you find yourself speaking the language ........

Correct Answer : 10 [fluently]

Notes: If you manage to do all these things, it won't be long before you find yourself speaking the language fluently.