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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Exercise - 41

Question: 1 I live in the big house ....... the corner.

Correct Answer : 1 [on]

Notes: I live in the big house on the corner.

Question: 2 My son goes ....... English classes 5 days a week.

Correct Answer : 2 [to]

Notes: My son goes to English classes 5 days a week.

Question: 3 My friend Anna lives ....... England.

Correct Answer : 3 [in]

Notes: My friend Anna lives in England.

Question: 4 The milk goes ....... the refrigerator.

Correct Answer : 4 [in]

Notes: The milk goes in the refrigerator.

Question: 5 Will you come ....... me to the store?

Correct Answer : 5 [with]

Notes: Will you come with me to the store?

Question: 6 My car will not start because it is ....... gas.

Correct Answer : 6 [out of]

Notes: My car will not start because it is out of gas.

Question: 7 Please put the plates ....... the table.

Correct Answer : 7 [on]

Notes: Please put the plates on the table.

Question: 8 I like to eat ice cream ....... chocolate sauce on top.

Correct Answer : 8 [with]

Notes: I like to eat ice cream with chocolate sauce on top.

Question: 9 Were you ....... church yesterday?

Correct Answer : 9 [at]

Notes: Were you at church yesterday?

Question: 10 I am ....... work right now.

Correct Answer : 10 [at]

Notes: I am at work right now.

Question: 1 The train now ....... at the platform 6 is the 10.45 for London.

Correct Answer : 1 [standing]

Notes: The train now standing at the platform 6 is the 10.45 for London.

Question: 2 Unfortunately it is now 11 o'clock and so there is a ....... of 15 minutes already.

Correct Answer : 2 [delay]

Notes: Unfortunately it is now 11 o'clock and so there is a delay of 15 minutes already.

Question: 3 The train at platform 14 cannot leave because there is a power ....... on that particular line...

Correct Answer : 3 [failure]

Notes: The train at platform 14 cannot leave because there is a power failure on that particular line...

Question: 4 The train for London at platform 6 is still there and is not ....... to leave for at least 20 minutes.

Correct Answer : 4 [expected]

Notes: The train for London at platform 6 is still there and is not expected to leave for at least 20 minutes.

Question: 5 The small cafe situated near platform 6 is now ....... free cups of tea to those waiting for the London train.

Correct Answer : 5 [offering]

Notes: The small cafe situated near platform 6 is now offering free cups of tea to those waiting for the London train.

Question: 6 Severe storms last night together with heavy rainfall means that some of the lines of the station are now ........

Correct Answer : 6 [waterlogged]

Notes: Severe storms last night together with heavy rainfall means that some of the lines of the station are now waterlogged.

Question: 7 We thought for a moment that the 10.45 for London might be about to catch fire but it was a ....... alarm.

Correct Answer : 7 [false]

Notes: We thought for a moment that the 10.45 for London might be about to catch fire but it was a false alarm.

Question: 8 This is a general notice for all passengers: the restaurant in the main ....... is now open.

Correct Answer : 8 [concourse]

Notes: This is a general notice for all passengers: the restaurant in the main concourse is now open.

Question: 9 There was in fact a small fire in the train on platform 6 but we're glad to tell you that the flames have been ........

Correct Answer : 9 [extinguished]

Notes: There was in fact a small fire in the train on platform 6 but we're glad to tell you that the flames have been extinguished.

Question: 10 We regret to announce that the 10.45 for London is now out of service because the driver is having a nervous ........

Correct Answer : 10 [breakdown]

Notes: We regret to announce that the 10.45 for London is now out of service because the driver is having a nervous breakdown.

Question: 1 You can take a cat nap beside the fire or doze off on a train .......

Correct Answer : 1 [journey]

Notes: You can take a cat nap beside the fire or doze off on a train journey

Question: 2 which all describe the kind of sleep that can be ....... at a moment's notice.

Correct Answer : 2 [interrupted]

Notes: which all describe the kind of sleep that can be interrupted at a moment's notice.

Question: 3 A more basic expression of this ....... is to have a little shuteye.

Correct Answer : 3 [sort]

Notes: A more basic expression of this sort is to have a little shuteye.

Question: 4 Should you wish for a little peace and ....... at the office,

Correct Answer : 4 [quiet]

Notes: Should you wish for a little peace and quiet at the office,

Question: 5 put a ....... outside your door stating: Do not disturb — having 40 winks.

Correct Answer : 5 [notice]

Notes: put a notice outside your door stating: Do not disturb — having 40 winks.

Question: 6 Forty apparently is the ....... allowed for this kind of sleep.

Correct Answer : 6 [maximum]

Notes: Forty apparently is the maximum allowed for this kind of sleep.

Question: 7 The strange ....... is that few people announce boldly:

Correct Answer : 7 [thing]

Notes: The strange thing is that few people announce boldly:

Question: 8 Well, I think I'll ....... to sleep now.

Correct Answer : 8 [go]

Notes: Well, I think I'll go to sleep now.

Question: 9 More ....... than not as a guest we'll say:

Correct Answer : 9 [likely]

Notes: More likely than not as a guest we'll say:

Question: 10 Well, I think if you don't ....... , I'll turn in now.

Correct Answer : 10 [mind]

Notes: Well, I think if you don't mind, I'll turn in now.