IGCSE English revision vocabulary is not a random “advanced words” list. Build comment banks for tone, writer’s effect, and Literature methods — then use them in timed answers.

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Three lists to maintain

List	Examples (expand your own)
Tone	sombre, ironic, urgent, detached
Effects on reader	unsettles, persuades, creates sympathy
Methods	contrast, cyclical structure, dialogue

Weekly habit (15 minutes)

1. Add five words only from marked work or examiner reports.
2. Write one new sentence using each in a past-paper answer.
3. Delete words you never actually use — banks should stay lean.

Literature: link words to themes on your quotation cards.

Frequently asked questions

Will rare words boost composition marks?

Precision and control beat obscure vocabulary — composition revision.

Spelling tests for English?

Helpful for homophones and common errors; exam marks still come from tasks, not isolated spelling lists.

ESL 0510 vocabulary?

Use ESL-appropriate banks — ESL revision.

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