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Academic Words in Use

24 sets · 240 word families · 25 questions per set · About 25 minutes per set · B2

Each set teaches ten words from the Academic Word List, the words that appear again and again in textbooks, lectures and reports in every subject. The 24 sets cover the 240 most frequent word families on the list, grouped by topic so that the words in a set help to explain each other.

In every set you try five of the words first, meet all ten in a short text, and then practice the three things that knowing a word really means: what it means, which form to use, and which words go with it. At the end, the first five words return in a new text, so your learning card can show how far you have come. Every wrong choice has its own explanation.

This is independent practice material based on the published Academic Word List. It is not produced or endorsed by the author of the list.

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  • Set 1 · The Language of Research
  • Set 2 · Money and the Economy
  • Set 3 · Rules and Who Makes Them

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In the pack · Sets 4–24

The most frequent 60 words, continued

  • Set 4 · Ideas and Definitions
  • Set 5 · How Systems Work
  • Set 6 · People, Places and Time

Words 61–120

  • Set 7 · Carrying Out a Study
  • Set 8 · Buying and Spending
  • Set 9 · Communities and Culture
  • Set 10 · Building and Managing
  • Set 11 · Reading Academic Texts
  • Set 12 · Change and Effort

Words 121–180

  • Set 13 · Making an Argument
  • Set 14 · Organizations Working Together
  • Set 15 · Parts and Proportions
  • Set 16 · Tools and Techniques
  • Set 17 · Limits and Choices
  • Set 18 · People and Change

Words 181–240

  • Set 19 · Testing an Idea
  • Set 20 · Projects and Plans
  • Set 21 · Work and Careers
  • Set 22 · Society and Government
  • Set 23 · Connections and Contrasts
  • Set 24 · Finding the Real Cause

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Looking for an earlier vocabulary exercise?

Academic Words in Use is the current series for academic vocabulary. Earlier Academic Word List, Academic Word Quiz, Academic Words You Must Know, and 10 Words/Day academic vocabulary exercises (Days 8–12) have been retired. The new sets have their own topics and numbering.

Try Set 1 free or see all three free sets.

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