Compound Words List — IELTS Vocabulary

Sentence variety is one of the requirements to obtain a decent score in the IELTS. Having a couple of words with a hyphen will help to increase the visual diversity that the examiners are looking for in our vocabulary.

I researched some compound words that can be useful in the different IELTS topic categories.

Build your list and make those words your own. Good luck, but make your luck! ;)

• Well-produced
• Well-structured
• Well-developed
• Well-designed
• Well-balanced
• Well-behaved
• Well-educated / Low-educated

Whoever you decide to be, make yourself proud

• Time-saving
• Time-consuming
• Cross-cultural
• Far-reaching
• Forward-thinking
• Nation-building
• Spanish-speaking community / English-speaking community
• Less-wealthy
• Best-performing
• High-performing
• User-generated
• E-commerce
• E-cars
• Non-digital space
• User-friendly
• State-of-the-art
• Tech-savvy
• Narrow-minded
• Old-fashioned
• Densely-populated
• World-famous
• Widely-recognized
• Highly-respected
• Long-lasting
• Record-breaking
• Never-ending
• Fat-free
• Last-minute
• Out-of-town business trip
• Real-life Education
• Environment-friendly
• Fast-moving
• Must-have products
• High-end
• Long-term
• Short-term

You better master your game, keep studying!

Describing people:

• Open-minded
• Laid-back
• Hard-working
• Self-conscious
• Bad-tempered
• Self-centered
• Cold-blooded
• Easy-going

You don’t need anyone to believe that you can do it, as long as you believe in yourself and what you’re capable of. Agatha Stephanie Lin