99 top IELTS collocations IELTS vocabulary

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collocations below before your exam:

adjective noun
slight small minor major CHANGE

great significant noticeable abrupt

fundamental dramatic profound gradual
drastic sudden
slight subtle minor key insignificant large DIFFERENCE

marked noticeable significant major

important growing vital essential fundamental
slight steady gradual significant marked INCREASE

dramatic sharp large substantial DECREASE

surprising expected unexpected net

corresponding staggering
close inverse strong weak tenuous RELATIONSHIP

paradoxical interdependent
high low increasing decreasing rapid RATE

sluggish slow fast average steady

overall downward upward accelerating
key central important crucial vital ROLE

insignificant significant minor major decisive

leading positive prominent
upward downward growing short-term TREND

long-term key overall general underlying

buck reverse accelerating
predominant irreversible discernable

Contributed by David Sweetnam Engage s.r.o. PHOTOCOPIABLE

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