Free vocabulary quizzes.
Thirteen free quizzes for students preparing for the SAT and GRE, and for anyone who loves words: from Greek roots, Shakespeare and old proverbs to the confusing pairs that trip up even native speakers.
SAT Words
High-frequency words that appear in SAT reading passages and vocabulary-in-context questions.
GRE Vocabulary
A set of quizzes on the demanding vocabulary of the GRE verbal section.
Barron’s GRE Words
Words from the well-known Barron’s GRE list, tested one by one.
Barron’s GRE Words in Sentences
The same GRE words in context: choose the word that completes each sentence.
College Words
A varied mix of the academic words students meet in university reading and writing.
Grandiloquent Words
Grand, impressive-sounding words for readers who enjoy a challenge.
Obscure Words
Rare and unusual English words. How many do you already know?
Shakespeare’s Words
Words from Shakespeare’s plays, useful for literature classes and AP English.
Archaic English Words
Old-fashioned words found in classic literature, poetry, and historical texts.
English Proverbs
Common sayings and what they really mean: a favorite with ESL learners.
Confusing Words
Pairs that are easy to mix up, such as affect and effect, or complement and compliment.
Synonyms
Choose the word closest in meaning, and build a wider, more precise vocabulary.
Greek Roots
Four quizzes: Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes, then the words they build and how to use them in context.
Greek roots, part by part.
Learn a few Greek word parts and you can work out thousands of English words. Four quizzes, 355 questions: first the roots, prefixes and suffixes, then the words they build.
Roots
The core meanings: anthrop, phil, graph, chron, psych and more.
Prefixes & suffixes
Front and back pieces: eu-, tele-, hypo-, syn-, -phobia, -itis and more.
Decode the word
Put the parts together: misanthrope, chronometer, iconoclast and more.
Words in context
Choose the word that completes each sentence, the way the SAT tests vocabulary.
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Do it without a dictionary first. Guessing shows you what you really know.
Review and repeat
Write down the words you missed, and try the quiz again a few days later.
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