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⁉️Short words are too basic

Another misconception about vocabulary is that you should use as many long words as possible. In fact, one site I have seen assesses their students’ writing based on how many letters there are in each word in an essay, and gives feedback such as ‘more syllables needed’.

Can you guess the level of the following words on the CEFR scale (A1-C2)?

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⁉️Short words are too basic

Another misconception about vocabulary is that you should use as many long words as possible. In fact, one site I have seen assesses their students’ writing based on how many letters there are in each word in an essay, and gives feedback such as ‘more syllables needed’.

Can you guess the level of the following words on the CEFR scale (A1-C2)?
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You may be surprised at the answers:
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As you can see, even ‘short’ words can have a high level, because it is your ability to use and combine words in a skillful way that creates levels C1 and C2, not how many letters the words contain. Thus, rather than knowing more ‘long’ words, candidates at the higher level have a deeper knowledge of all of the words they know, and are able to skillfully use them to help make their language clear and precise.

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