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Topic Vocabulary for the KET Exam

A2 Key uses topic-based vocabulary across all skills. Key topics include: free time and entertainment, travel and holidays, weather, sports, jobs, and education. Candidates who learn vocabulary in context (whole phrases, not isolated words) respond more naturally in speaking and writing.

Locale-specific study guides

Pass-rate data, regulatory context, and study tips for Topic Vocabulary all change by candidate locale. Pick your context:

Common failure modes

These are the patterns that cause most candidates to lose marks on this topic. Recognising them in advance is half the work.

!Knowing single words but not collocations (play football, do exercise, go swimming)
!Confusing "job" topics: architect/doctor/teacher vs work activities
!Using the wrong weather vocabulary — warm/hot/cool/cold precision matters

Study tips

1Learn A2 vocabulary in collocations: do homework, make a phone call, go for a walk, take a photo.
2Study job vocabulary: job titles, workplace vocabulary, and verbs for job duties.
3For travel, learn the airport and hotel vocabulary set: check in, boarding pass, suitcase, reservation.

Sample KET Topic Vocabulary questions

These sample items mirror the format and difficulty of real KET questions. Practice with thousands more on the free Koydo question bank.

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Choose the correct collocation: "I always _____ my homework before dinner."
- Amake
- Btake
- CdoCorrect
- Dhave
Why this answer?
"Do homework" is the correct collocation in English. "Make" is used for make a mistake/make a decision; "take" for take a photo/take a break; "have" for have a meal/have a shower. Collocations must be learned as fixed phrases.

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