Vocabulary

You get more marks for using a good range of vocabulary. This means you should not repeat the same words lots of times but you should have a variety of words in your writing task. 

• Don’t always repeat the same words. Use synonyms or antonyms.

• Use adverbs and adjectives to make your writing more interesting.

• Think about the style of what you are writing and how formal or informal it is. Choose your vocabulary carefully depending on who the reader is.

Have a look at this text which uses a lot of descriptive language. Look at this blog post to see how to use informal language or this film review to focus on the vocabulary needed for writing reviews.