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AWL 1A
Quizzes are a premium feature for members. But please try Quiz 1A (and 1B) for free. The words on this quiz come from the famous academic word list (AWL). The AWL has 570 of the most important words for understanding academic language in all fields of study. With Quiz... Read more
AWL 1B
Quizzes are a premium feature for members. But please try Quiz 1A (and 1B) for free. The words on this quiz come from the famous academic word list (AWL). The AWL has 570 of the most important words for understanding academic language in all fields of study. With Quiz... Read more
AWL 2A
With Quiz 2A, continue to test your knowledge of the most important academic words in English. Keep going. You can do it!  Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 2A Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page... Read more
AWL 2B
Quiz 2B gives you 30 more of the most important words on the TOEIC, TOEFL, and IELTS test. Keep trying! You need to learn these words first! Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 2B Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does not load, try refreshing your... Read more
AWL 3A
Take Quiz 3A and continue to learn the most important words used in academic life and mass media. The words come from the famous Academic Word List. All advanced speakers of English know these words. Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 3A Please wait while the activity loads. If... Read more
AWL 3B
Keep going! Take Quiz 3B and continue to learn these high value words. If you get some answers wrong, write down the words you missed on word cards and review them. Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 3B Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does not... Read more
AWL 4A
Quiz 4A is the seventh quiz in this series. Keep trying, and remember that it’s easier to forget than to remember, so keep reviewing. Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 4A Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this... Read more
AWL 4B
This quiz gives you some of the most important words in English. Every English speaker needs them. By studying these words, you will get the biggest benefit for your time. Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 4B Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does not load,... Read more
AWL 5A
The words in the Academic Word List are important for every kind of study, and they are common in the mass media. Take this quiz, and keep learning new words! Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 5A Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does not load,... Read more
AWL 5B
Teachers and scholars agree that the Academic Word List contains the most common words used in academic life (and in mass communication). Take this quiz, and keep learning the most important words. Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 5B Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does... Read more
AWL 6A
Quizzing yourself is one good way to learn new words. And the quizzes here cover the most important words for academic life. You need to learn these words first before you start working with less common words. Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 6A Please wait while the activity... Read more
AWL 6B
Try Quiz 6B. Make word cards for the questions that you get wrong. As you work with these words, learn some of their relatives in the same word family. This will help you pay attention to the grammar of the words. Click the “Start” button to begin. AWL 6B Please... Read more
AWL 7B
It’s time to take Quiz 7B. You need to learn a lot of words. But these are the most important words to learn first. Learning these words first will give you the biggest benefit for the time you spend. This is because these words are not rare. They are... Read more
AWL 7A
Challenge the next quiz. You can do it! This quiz contains 30 more of the most important vocabulary words used on the TOEIC, TOEFL, and other big tests. As you learn these new words, you can start using them in conversations with your teachers and friends. Click the “Start”... Read more
AWL 8A
As you get a feel for words, you will begin to understand word parts. The beginning part of a word is called a prefix. In the word “prefix,” pre- means before, so a prefix is a small word part that is fixed to the beginning of a word. The... Read more
AWL 8B
Take another quiz of the 30 most important words for academic life and mass communication. As you learn more words, get a feel for word parts. A suffix goes on the end of a word and changes its meaning. You can understand word families better too as you understand... Read more
AWL 9A
Our quizzes give two major benefits. (1) You get a big benefit for your effort in learning the Academic Word List (AWL). (2) All the context words in our sentences are easier than the target AWL words. This makes it easier for you to guess words from context. Click... Read more
AWL 9B
This is the second to the last quiz. Good work, only two more to go! You may forget some words. If so, go back and review your quizzes, or make word cards for the words that you are still learning. Remember that you can associate new words with images,... Read more
AWL 10A
This is the last quiz for the Academic Word List (AWL). Remember it’s important to learn the AWL before you learn less common words. This is because when you are learning less common words, you will find them in the context of the AWL (and the General Service List... Read more
Quiz – AWL 3AB 4AB Review
AWL 3AB 4AB Review Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled. If loading fails, click here to try again Start Quiz Congratulations - you have completed AWL... Read more