Formal and Informal Vocabulary for Higher Scores -7 to 9
The key to a successful IELTS Speaking test is to use a range of vocabulary appropriately, including formal and informal words. Make sure to practice using these words in context to get comfortable with their use. Good luck with your IELTS Speaking test!
Formal Vocabulary |
Informal Vocabulary |
Abstain |
Avoid |
Accommodation |
Place to crash |
Accomplish |
Pull off |
Acquire |
Get |
Additionally… |
Another thing is…. |
Adhere to |
Stick to |
Affirm |
Say |
Alleviate |
Ease |
Ameliorate |
Improve |
Appreciate |
Dig |
Ascertain |
Figure out |
Ascertain |
Find out |
Assent |
Agree |
Augment |
Increase |
Cease |
Stop |
Cognizant |
Aware |
Coherent |
Clear |
Commence |
Start |
Compensate |
Make up for |
Comprehend |
Get |
Concur |
Agree |
Concur |
Agree |
Conjecture |
Guess |
Consequently |
As a result |
Contemplate |
Consider |
Converse |
Chat |
Culminate |
End up |
Curtail |
Cut down |
Despite |
Regardless of |
Deviate |
Stray |
Discrepancy |
Difference |
Disseminate |
Spread |
Elicit |
Get out |
Endeavour |
Try |
Engender |
Create |
Enormous |
Huge |
Enunciate |
Say |
Fabricate |
Make |
Facilitate |
Make it easy |
Firstly…. |
To begin with… |
Formal |
Informal |
Foster |
Encourage |
Great |
Cool |
Hence… |
So…. |
How are you? |
How’s it going? |
However… |
Still…. |
Impart |
Share |
In addition |
Also |
In addition… |
What’s more…. |
In conclusion… |
All in all… |
In consequence…. |
So… |
In my opinion…. |
I think… |
In my view… |
I guess…. |
In order to |
To |
Incidentally…. |
By the way…. |
Inquire |
Ask |
Invariably |
Always |
Irrespective of |
Regardless of |
It is agreed that…. |
I agree…. |
It is necessary for me to…. |
I’ve got to….. |
It is said that…. |
People say that…. |
Moreover… |
As well as that…. |
Nevertheless |
Anyhow |
Nevertheless…. |
Mind you…. |
Nonetheless |
However |
Obtain |
Get |
On account of |
Because of |
On the other hand…. |
While….. |
Optimum |
Best |
Participate |
Join in |
Perceive |
See |
Pertain to |
Relate to |
Peruse |
Read |
Prior to |
Before |
Procure |
Get |
Prohibit |
Ban |
Regarding…. |
As for…. |
Reiterate |
Repeat |
Requisite |
Required |
Reside |
Live |
Reside |
Live |
Subsequent |
Later |
Subsequently |
Afterwards |
Subsequently |
Afterwards |
Terminate |
End |
There is much… |
There is lots of…. |
Thereafter… |
After that…. |
Therefore |
So |
Therefore… |
So…. |
Traverse |
Travel through |
Utilize |
Use |
Utilize |
Use |
Whilst |
While |
Yes |
Yep, Yeah |
You’re welcome |
No problem |