AWL Sublist 3 Quizzes 6 quizzes to improve understanding of sublist 3 words

defs These quizzes focus on sublist 3 of the Academic Word List (AWL). There are 6 quizzes in total. Each quiz looks at 10 different words with three different kinds of exercise: a quiz to check meaning, gapfill to check grammar and usage, and matching exercises to improve understanding of academic collocations.

Learning Outcomes

By completing these quizzes, you will:

  • understand the meaning(s) of AWL sublist 3 words;
  • learn to use vocabulary productively by focusing on word form, word family and example sentences for each word;
  • use collocations from the Academic Collocations List (ACL) to develop knowledge of academic collocations for each word.


Quiz 1: circumstance, component, contribute, emphasis, ensure, instance, interact, physical, specify, sufficient

Quiz 1 focuses on the words circumstance, component, contribute, emphasis, ensure, instance, interact, physical, specify, sufficient.


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Quiz 2: considerable, correspond, demonstrate, exclude, illustrate, link, location, negative, outcome, rely

Quiz 2 focuses on the words considerable, correspond, demonstrate, exclude, illustrate, link, location, negative, outcome, rely.


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Quiz 3: constant, corporate, deduce, dominate, framework, layer, remove, shift, technique, technology

Quiz 3 focuses on the words constant, corporate, deduce, dominate, framework, layer, remove, shift, technique, technology.


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Quiz 4: alternative, constrain, core, document, immigrate, initial, maximise, minor, partner, scheme

Quiz 4 focuses on the words alternative, constrain, core, document, immigrate, initial, maximise, minor, partner, scheme.


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Quiz 5: compensate, consent, convene, criteria, imply, justify, philosophy, proportion, sex, technical

Quiz 5 focuses on the words compensate, consent, convene, criteria, imply, justify, philosophy, proportion, sex, technical.


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Quiz 6: comment, coordinate, fund, publish, react, register, sequence, task, valid, volume

Quiz 6 focuses on the words comment, coordinate, fund, publish, react, register, sequence, task, valid, volume.


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