PTE Academic Practice Questions — Study Guide
Free, topic-by-topic study notes for the PTE Academic Practice Questions exam. Read a chapter, then practice it.
Grammar for Academic English
Academic writing relies on precise grammar for relative clauses, formal recommendations, and comparisons. This chapter reviews the structures most common in essays and research summaries. Each point can be practiced one sentence at a time.
Academic Vocabulary
Research and essay writing use a recognizable set of verbs and adjectives. This chapter looks at words for examining, agreeing, and evaluating evidence, and shows how context signals the right choice. Reading the full sentence is essential.
Word Forms
Academic items often give a root word and ask for the correct form. The grammar of the sentence tells you whether a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb is needed. This chapter reviews how position signals part of speech.
Connectors and Prepositions
Academic writing links ideas of cause, contrast, and result, and relies on fixed verb-preposition pairs. This chapter reviews transitions and collocations that appear in essays and research summaries.
Common Usage Errors
Formal writing has recurring pitfalls: verbs that resist the passive, disputed prepositions, and tricky agreement. This chapter collects frequent errors with corrected versions so you can recognize and fix them.
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