PTE Vocabulary & Grammar 2 Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses an article before a countable noun?
Answer: He made an important discovery.
"An important discovery" correctly uses "an" before a vowel sound. "Discovery" is a countable noun (one discovery). "Research" and "knowledge" are uncountable nouns and do not take "a/an" in standard academic usage.
What is the noun form of the verb "investigate"?
Answer: investigation
"Investigation" is the correct noun form of "investigate," using the suffix "-ation." "Investigatory" and "investigative" are adjective forms. Word form transformation is a core skill tested in PTE Academic Fill in the Blanks tasks.
Choose the sentence with correct use of a comparative adjective:
Answer: This study is more significant than the previous one.
"More significant" correctly forms the comparative of multi-syllable adjectives using "more + adjective." "Significanter" is incorrect — never add "-er" to adjectives of three or more syllables. Option D is a superlative, not a comparative.
Which sentence uses a conditional correctly in an academic context?
Answer: If the temperature rises, the glacier will melt.
First conditional (real/likely): "If + present simple, will + base verb." "If the temperature rises, the glacier will melt" is a correct first conditional expressing a realistic future outcome. Mixing "would" in the if-clause is a common error.
The word "mitigate" in academic texts most closely means:
Answer: To lessen or reduce the severity of
"Mitigate" means to make something less severe, serious, or painful. Academic texts use it in contexts like "mitigate the effects of climate change" or "mitigation strategies." It is an important Academic Word List (AWL) term.
Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the present perfect tense in academic writing?
Answer: Researchers have discovered significant links between diet and cognition.
Present perfect ("have + past participle") is used for findings still relevant today without specifying a past time. "Discovered in 2020" uses simple past (specific time). "Are discovering since 2010" incorrectly mixes present continuous with a time reference.