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 - 78

Question: 1 Teacher: So what do you know ....... prepositions?

Correct Answer : 1 [about]

Notes: Teacher: So what do you know about prepositions?

Question: 2 Student: Well I know that they usually come ....... a noun.

Correct Answer : 2 [before]

Notes: Student: Well I know that they usually come before a noun.

Question: 3 Teacher: Very good. Which do you find the ....... difficult?

Correct Answer : 3 [most]

Notes: Teacher: Very good. Which do you find the most difficult?

Question: 4 Student: If I had to choose one, I would ....... in.

Correct Answer : 4 [pick]

Notes: Student: If I had to choose one, I would pick in.

Question: 5 Teacher: The thing to ....... is that in usually means inside a place or a position.

Correct Answer : 5 [remember]

Notes: Teacher: The thing to remember is that in usually means inside a place or a position.

Question: 6 Student: I see. But what's the difference ....... in and into?

Correct Answer : 6 [between]

Notes: Student: I see. But what's the difference between in and into?

Question: 7 Teacher: Ah, you see "in" means you are there inside ....... "into" means you enter as: You go into the room.

Correct Answer : 7 [however]

Notes: Teacher: Ah, you see "in" means you are there inside however "into" means you enter as: You go into the room.

Question: 8 Student: Another problem is I don't understand ....... there are two words sounding the same — T and one O and T double O.

Correct Answer : 8 [why]

Notes: Student: Another problem is I don't understand why there are two words sounding the same — T and one O and T double O.

Question: 9 Teacher: Good question. T and one O is the preposition and T and double O often means extra as in: This exercise is too difficult. And don't forget the third word also sounding the same — the ....... two.

Correct Answer : 9 [number]

Notes: Teacher: Good question. T and one O is the preposition and T and double O often means extra as in: This exercise is too difficult. And don't forget the third word also sounding the same — the number two.

Question: 10 Student: Oh, no two is ....... thank you very much!

Correct Answer : 10 [enough]

Notes: Student: Oh, no two is enough thank you very much!