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.

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Exercise - 20

Question: 1 Don't you ....... those bells..?

Correct Answer : 1 [think]

Notes: Don't you think those bells..?

Question: 2 I'm ....... sorry I can't hear a word you're saying.

Correct Answer : 2 [awfully]

Notes: I'm awfully sorry I can't hear a word you're saying.

Question: 3 ....... I was trying to say was.

Correct Answer : 3 [All]

Notes: All I was trying to say was.

Question: 4 Sorry you'll have to speak ........

Correct Answer : 4 [up]

Notes: Sorry you'll have to speak up.

Question: 5 I'll have one more ....... and then..

Correct Answer : 5 [go]

Notes: I'll have one more go and then..

Question: 6 It's no ....... I can't hear you.

Correct Answer : 6 [use]

Notes: It's no use I can't hear you.

Question: 7 Now I've shut the window and I'll make one more ........

Correct Answer : 7 [attempt]

Notes: Now I've shut the window and I'll make one more attempt.

Question: 8 I ....... wanted to say.

Correct Answer : 8 [simply]

Notes: I simply wanted to say.

Question: 9 Ah that's ....... better now I can't hear those awful bells. Now what was it you wanted to say?

Correct Answer : 9 [much]

Notes: Ah that's much better now I can't hear those awful bells. Now what was it you wanted to say?

Question: 10 It doesn't really ....... now. I just wanted to say how beautiful the bells sounded.

Correct Answer : 10 [matter]

Notes: It doesn't really matter now. I just wanted to say how beautiful the bells sounded.

Question: 1 Alan: Excuse me ....... but what are you doing?

Correct Answer : 1 [interrupting]

Notes: Alan: Excuse me interrupting but what are you doing?

Question: 2 User: I should have thought is was pretty ........

Correct Answer : 2 [obvious]

Notes: User: I should have thought is was pretty obvious.

Question: 3 Alan: Well, I only asked — there's no need to bite my ....... off!

Correct Answer : 3 [head]

Notes: Alan: Well, I only asked — there's no need to bite my head off!

Question: 4 User: Sorry I didn't mean to be rude but I'm trying to ........

Correct Answer : 4 [concentrate]

Notes: User: Sorry I didn't mean to be rude but I'm trying to concentrate.

Question: 5 Alan: I see and what is the ....... you are working on?

Correct Answer : 5 [task]

Notes: Alan: I see and what is the task you are working on?

Question: 6 User: I'm working on those ....... English tests, which I find very interesting.

Correct Answer : 6 [famous]

Notes: User: I'm working on those famous English tests, which I find very interesting.

Question: 7 Alan: Oh, yes I've heard of them. Do they ....... you with your English?

Correct Answer : 7 [help]

Notes: Alan: Oh, yes I've heard of them. Do they help you with your English?

Question: 8 User: Yes, they would do if you didn't ....... in asking questions.

Correct Answer : 8 [persist]

Notes: User: Yes, they would do if you didn't persist in asking questions.

Question: 9 Alan: If that's how you feel, I'll leave you ........

Correct Answer : 9 [alone]

Notes: Alan: If that's how you feel, I'll leave you alone.

Question: 10 User: What an excellent idea! Leave me in ....... and go and write another test.

Correct Answer : 10 [peace]

Notes: User: What an excellent idea! Leave me in peace and go and write another test.

Question: 1 The most difficult part for the salesperson is to ....... potential customers of the usefulness of the product.

Correct Answer : 1 [convince]

Notes: The most difficult part for the salesperson is to convince potential customers of the usefulness of the product.

Question: 2 If you want to get the best out of your sales force, they must believe in the product and be ....... enough to promote it vigorously.

Correct Answer : 2 [inspired]

Notes: If you want to get the best out of your sales force, they must believe in the product and be inspired enough to promote it vigorously.

Question: 3 A ....... customer will always return to the same firm and buy again.

Correct Answer : 3 [satisfied]

Notes: A satisfied customer will always return to the same firm and buy again.

Question: 4 That style of dress was once considered to be a ....... but now it is coming back into fashion.

Correct Answer : 4 [fad]

Notes: That style of dress was once considered to be a fad but now it is coming back into fashion.

Question: 5 One of the first things to do when you want to ....... a new product is to ascertain its potential demand.

Correct Answer : 5 [market]

Notes: One of the first things to do when you want to market a new product is to ascertain its potential demand.

Question: 6 The main business interest at the moment is to watch the supermarkets ....... for the same clientele.

Correct Answer : 6 [competing]

Notes: The main business interest at the moment is to watch the supermarkets competing for the same clientele.

Question: 7 Our sales meetings were reduced to once a fortnight because the weekly meetings were not considered to be ....... enough.

Correct Answer : 7 [productive]

Notes: Our sales meetings were reduced to once a fortnight because the weekly meetings were not considered to be productive enough.

Question: 8 Her ability to ....... facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.

Correct Answer : 8 [consume]

Notes: Her ability to consume facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.

Question: 9 The success of our website is due to the fact that customers can ....... different prices for the same article.

Correct Answer : 9 [compare]

Notes: The success of our website is due to the fact that customers can compare different prices for the same article.

Question: 10 If you want to keep ....... with the latest developements in your field, you have to read the relevant magazines.

Correct Answer : 10 [current]

Notes: If you want to keep current with the latest developements in your field, you have to read the relevant magazines.