{"id":69043,"date":"2023-05-03T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=69043"},"modified":"2023-05-06T11:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T11:24:08","slug":"vocabulary-for-quite-good-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/vocabulary-for-quite-good-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Energy 1274: \u2018Pretty\u2019 Great Vocabulary for \u2018Quite\u2019 Good Scores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Adjectives and adverbs are vital for your IELTS vocabulary scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we answer a listener question about &#8216;quite&#8217; and &#8216;pretty.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One is more common in British English and one in American English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll share why you shouldn&#8217;t use either on the IELTS exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, we will share higher-scoring alternatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice using these to boost vocabulary scores on test day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u2018Pretty\u2019 Great Vocabulary for \u2018Quite\u2019 Good Scores - IELTS Energy Podcast 1274\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eQOPVCzNdVU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-today-s-question\"><strong>Today&#8217;s question<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Thanks for all you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could you please clarify the differences between the adverbs &#8216;quite&#8217; and &#8216;pretty&#8217; in American and British English, please? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sure that&#8217;s confusing for lots of English learners. 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