What is YOUR English vocabulary level? Take this test!

hello lovely students and welcome back to English with Lucy today we are going to work out what your vocabulary level is in English from A1 to C2 it's really important to know what level you are so that you can choose the right learning materials to help you improve if you've been feeling stuck using the same words over and over you might be studying materials at the wrong level in today's lesson I am going to give you a test I'm going to ask you five different vocabulary questions at each level starting from A1 and moving up

to C2 however if you want to take this really seriously I have developed a really indepth online vocabulary level test that you can take for free this will more accurately measure your vocabulary level if you would like to take the free online vocabulary English level test just click on the link in the description box I've also put a QR code there and the link in case you need it the vocabulary test follows the CFR levels A1 to C2 if you get a certain number of questions wrong in any level the test stops you will receive

your results via email let's see if you can get all the way to the end to the C2 questions but now let's focus on the test in this video this is different here's how it will work I'm going to read the question and I will give give you 5 Seconds to answer if you need more time press the pause button and take all the time you need then I'll give you the answer and sometimes some extra information to make you understand why it's the correct answer I recommend you write your answers as we go to

make sure you don't lose track of your score and then at the end make sure you share your score in the comments so that we can celebrate your incredible vocabulary skills together right let's see how long you can play along for I've added in timestamps of each section in case you want to skip easier questions let's start with A1 what is another way to say the underlined word in this sentence the exam was very difficult and I don't think I pass the underlined word is difficult is it a easy B simple C nice or D

hard the correct answer is D hard let's move on to question two don't forget to take your what when you travel abroad is it a pass book b Pass Key C passport or d password the answer is C passport a passport is an official document for traveling between between countries next number three we watched a football with our friends last night a match B maths C mate or D March did you pick a match if you did fantastic job moving on to question four when you finish eating in a restaurant you ask for the what

a dish B Bill c order or D menu B bill is what we're looking for here interestingly in American English people usually ask for the check time for our last question at A1 level number five I read an interesting what a about London in a magazine yesterday a book b note C article or D textbook did you say C article well done okay how did you do at A1 level I think it's time to kick things up a notch let's look at some A2 level vocab one what does the underlined word word in the sentence

mean I found this coin in my garden and I think it's ancient and the underlined word is ancient is it a very new B very old C very expensive or D very cheap that's right it's B very old question two are you going what on holiday today or are you staying in the UK a abroad B foreign C touring D another country the correct answer is a abroad it means to or in a foreign country another country is incorrect because we would need two before it to another country let's keep going number three the tourists

what about the soup they said it was too salty a attacked B pleased C complained or D disagreed C complained is the word we need when you complain you say you are not satisfied with something moving on to number four I have a lot of old clothes that I want to give to what a character B charity C change D chance the answer is B charity if you give something to charity you donate it to an organization that helps people in need nice work if you got that right let's do number number five does your

company what a lot of people a employ B apply C spend or D fill it is a employee okay how are you doing so far what's your score out of 10 are you ready for B1 let's start number one which word is a synonym a word with a similar meaning of the underlined word here everything is more expensive so we have to raise our prices raise is underlined here is it a decrease B drop C grow D increase that's right increase grow has a similar meaning to increase but we don't use it with prices okay

let's move to the next one number two two I usually read the what in the morning newspapers to check if there are any important stories I should know about a subtitles B headlines C titles D headers yep B headlines are the main titles of new stories often in large print ready for the next one what is the meaning of the underlined word there is a lot of lovely accommodation in our village accommodation is underlined is it a a place to live or stay b a place to shop c a place to eat or d a

place to drink if you chose a a place to live or stay pat yourself on the back a lot of pref efficient speakers of English Find the spelling of accommodation difficult remember it's double c m let's keep going number four since I started my new job I've had more work and I don't have as much what time is it a pleasure B relax C pause or D Leisure the answer is is Leisure leisure time is a strong collocation these are words that are used together very frequently and sound natural it refers to free time when

you're not working let's do number five which word is an antonym the opposite of exactly is it a totally B approximately C absolutely or D definitely it should be B approximately okay that was B1 how many did you get out of five are you ready to move up to B2 number one what does the word inquiry mean is it a a request for information or an investigation into a matter is it B to officially forbid or prevent something C to make it impossible for someone to do something or D the reason or incentive for doing

something you should have a you might also see this word written as inquiry with an I especially in American English let's move on to number two I can feel it getting a lot more difficult at B2 level which phrasal verb can I use instead of the underlined word I spilled some juice but luckily the carpet absorbed most of it it and no one noticed the underlined word is absorbed is it a got rid of B showed up C soaked up or D cleaned up raise your hand if you said c soaked up I think that's

most of you hopefully moving on number three the sign on the door clearly what SM smoking inside the building is it a blocks B prohibits C rules or D denies B prohibits is the correct word meaning to officially forbid something okay next one number four the Spy had to what herself as a waiter to gather information without being noticed is it a disgust B disguise C distract or D disuss B disguise is correct it refers to changing your appearance to hide who you are okay one more B2 question to go and then we are at

the sea levels number five she was what of classical music and attended concerts regularly is it a pleased B addicted C lover or D fond the answer is D fond did you get it so addicted could work in terms of meaning but it's followed by the preposition to not of and you could say someone is a lover of something but we were missing the article uh in our sentence how are you doing are you ready to move on to C1 this is where it gets really challenging let's start with number one which word means lacking

in flavor or without a strong taste is it a tart B ACD C Bland or D biting c bland is our answer let's see how you get on with number two his humble background made him what the more determined to succeed on his own terms is it a each B such C all or D every it is C all all the more is an idiom meaning even more than before hopefully this video makes you all the more determined to improve your English okay next question three due to the recent unrest a what was imposed and

residents of the city were required to stay indoors after 8:00 p.m. is that a curfew B prohibition C time limit or D check in a curfew is the correct answer here it's a rule requiring people to stay indoors between specified times did you know that one let's see about number four the match was cancelled what account of the heavy rain and unsafe conditions for both players and fans is it a by B at C from or D on it should be D on on account of is a phrase that means because of these prepositional phrases

can be really tricky are you ready for the last C1 question number five Marcus decided to go out on a what and invested all of his Savings in a local startup is it a limb B leg C arm or D branch it is a limb out on a limb or to go out on a Lim is an idiom we use to say we're doing or saying something that most people wouldn't okay how was C1 for you it's now time for the toughest questions of the day C2 level number one what is a synonym of the

underlined word the team had an auspicious start to the season auspicious is underlined here is it a promising B curious C disadvantageous or D unfavorable the correct answer is a promising okay next one number two to find the perfect present for my mom I had to W my options from tons of choices aail ailable in the shop is it a circle round B narrow down C round up or D shave down B narrow down is the phrasal verb we're after it means to reduce the number of options okay number three instead of offering constructive criticism

Angela chose to what at car's ideas dismissing them as foolish is it a scarf B scold C scold or D scoff it is D scoff if we scoff at something we mock or dismiss something these similar sounding words can be really tricky are you ready for number four I completely w the presentation I had barely prepared and the audience asked so many questions I couldn't answer is it a bundled B bungled C burled or D burdened the extremely fun to say B bungled is our correct answer I love that bungled to bungle something means to

do it badly or mess it up okay it's time for our final question of the day number five which word is the closest synonym of the underlined word in this sentence the unusually high temperatures worsened the drought conditions the underlined word is worsened is it a remedied b alleviated C exacerbated or D mitigated it's C to exacerbate means to make a problem worse share your score out of 30 if you want to or let me know about any words that were new or particularly interesting for you if you want to get some more insight into

your level of vocabulary try my free English vocabulary level test I put the link below or on screen now see how far you can get in that test if you get too many answers wrong the test will end I hope you enjoyed today's lesson I will see you soon for another video [Music] [Music]