My Vocabulary

The trainer builds the topic vocabulary examiners actually reward — natural collocations, precise synonyms, and phrases for common themes like environment, education, work, and technology. Instead of isolated word lists, it shows words in example sentences so you learn how to use them in Writing and Speaking, and it schedules reviews so the words stick until test day.

Yes. The Bandleep vocabulary trainer is part of our free IELTS and CELPIP practice tools. You can save words, work through topic packs, and run your spaced-repetition review queue without paying.

There is no single magic number, and no tool can guarantee a score. Strong candidates typically have a broad active vocabulary of several thousand words plus the collocations and topic phrases to discuss everyday and abstract subjects. What matters more than raw count is being able to use those words accurately and flexibly under exam conditions, so aim for breadth combined with confident, correct usage rather than a memorised list.

Only if you use them accurately and appropriately. The Lexical Resource criterion rewards range and precision together — a wider vocabulary helps, but wrong word choice, awkward collocations, or forced synonyms can pull your score down. The goal is to add words you can deploy naturally and correctly, not just recognise.

Learn words in context and review them with spaced repetition. Seeing a word inside a full example sentence teaches you how it behaves grammatically and which words it pairs with, while spaced reviews move it from short-term memory into long-term recall. Then practise using each new word in your own writing or speaking so it becomes active, not just passive, knowledge.

No — that usually backfires. Examiners reward natural, accurate, and appropriate language, not showing off. Overusing rare or academic words often leads to errors and unnatural phrasing that lower your Lexical Resource score. Focus on using precise, well-chosen everyday and topic vocabulary correctly, and add advanced words only when you can use them comfortably and in the right context.