Say or Tell? Borrow or Lend? 10 Verb Pairs That Are Not the Same
Some verbs sit so close together that most learners treat them as one word with two spellings. They are not. Each one points at a different person, a different direction, or a different amount of effort, and picking the wrong one is instantly audible.
Accommodation Has Two C's and Two M's: 18 Words IELTS Students Spell Wrong
Spelling is not a separate score in IELTS, which is why nobody studies it. It sits quietly inside your vocabulary score instead. Here are the words that go wrong most often, each with a small trick that makes it stick for good.
Affect or Effect? 10 Word Pairs That Trip Up Every IELTS Student
Some pairs of English words look almost the same and mean different things. You can be at a high level and still mix them up, because nothing feels wrong when you write them. Here are the ten that show up most often in IELTS essays.
Words That Travel in Pairs: The Fastest Vocabulary Win in IELTS Writing
You can know a word perfectly and still use it wrong. English words travel in pairs, and choosing the wrong partner sounds off to an examiner immediately. The good news: this is the one vocabulary win that needs no new words at all.
8 Words to Delete From Your IELTS Essay (And What to Write Instead)
Some words are not wrong. They are just empty. They fill your essay without adding meaning, and the examiner sees them in every second paper. Here are 8 to delete, and the simple, better words to use instead.
How to Describe a Table in IELTS Task 1 (Without Listing Every Number)
A table has more numbers than any other Task 1 visual, and that is exactly why people panic. The secret is not to describe every cell. It is to SELECT the important figures and compare them. Here is how to choose what matters.
How to Describe a Pie Chart in IELTS Task 1 (The Easy Way)
A pie chart has one job: it shows the parts of a whole as percentages. So your report has one job too. Find the biggest and smallest slices, talk in proportions, and group the tiny slices instead of listing every one. Here is exactly how, with the words to use.