IELTS Band 5 – Academic Vocabulary (20 items)

The school decided to ________ a new policy requiring students to wear uniforms.

Adding pictures and videos can ________ a presentation and make it more interesting.

If you don’t have butter, you can ________ it with margarine in this recipe.

The company’s profits ________ every year, sometimes going up and sometimes going down.

To get the best results, you need to ________ with the instructions carefully.

The new law will ________ the way companies report their earnings.

A team of scientists will ________ the data before publishing the report.

The university will ________ a research project on climate change.

It is important to clearly ________ your ideas in a debate.

The purpose of the meeting is to ________ communication between departments.

You should always ________ your sources when you write an academic essay.

The evidence was not strong enough to ________ the scientist’s theory.

The company needs to ________ the problem of high staff turnover.

The government plans to ________ more money to education next year.

It can be difficult to ________ a new language in just one year.

Students must ________ their knowledge of history in the final exam.

The first, ________ results from the study are positive, but more research is needed.

The map was very ________ and showed the exact location of the treasure.

A successful company needs a clear ________ for its business plan.

It’s important to have a ________ diet that includes all types of healthy food.