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Free English level test online (A1–C2)

Find out your English level in about 20 minutes. Answer 42 questions from A1 to C2 and get an estimated CEFR level with tests to practise at your level.

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A1 Beginner

  1. My name _____ Ana.

  2. Look at Tom. _____ is my brother.

  3. These _____ my keys.

  4. We _____ like fish.

  5. I go to the gym _____ Mondays.

  6. A: _____ do you live? B: In a small flat near the station.

  7. This book is for Ana and me. It is for _____.

A2 Elementary

  1. My sister _____ in a bank. She likes her job.

  2. Look! The children _____ in the garden.

  3. We _____ visit our grandparents next weekend. We bought the train tickets yesterday.

  4. You can buy medicine at a _____.

  5. The opposite of "noisy" is _____.

  6. I _____ TV when the phone rang.

  7. Choose the correct sentence.

B1 Intermediate

  1. I _____ to the cinema last weekend with my cousins.

  2. Find the mistake: He don't like getting up early on Sundays.

  3. The town museum _____ in 1890.

  4. By the time we arrived at the station, the train _____.

  5. Find the mistake: If I would have known about the party, I would have come.

  6. Can you _____ me a favour and carry this bag?

  7. A: I've just passed my driving test! B: _____

B2 Upper-intermediate

  1. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the film _____.

  2. Which part of the sentence contains an error? "I have been living here since five years."

  3. We'll go for a walk unless it _____.

  4. Could you please _____ the music down? I'm trying to study.

  5. Despite the bad weather, the event was a huge _____.

  6. "The new manager is very approachable." This means the manager is:

  7. Which sentence is correct?

C1 Advanced

  1. Had I known about the delays, I _____ an earlier train.

  2. Rarely _____ such a convincing performance from a newcomer.

  3. Find the error: "Hardly had we sat down than the phone started ringing."

  4. Many people struggle to _____ a balance between work and family life.

  5. The two reports are _____ different; they reach completely opposite conclusions.

  6. Should you _____ any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

  7. It was not until midnight _____ the last guests finally left.

C2 Proficiency

  1. Scarcely _____ the stage when the lights went out.

  2. The documents, _____ were badly water-damaged, had to be restored by specialists.

  3. But for a handful of generous donors, the project, now in its fifth year, _____ off the ground.

  4. Once the new evidence emerged, his position was no longer _____.

  5. The town's economy is heavily _____ on tourism.

  6. Getting the grant is a long _____, but it's worth applying anyway.

  7. Which sentence is grammatically and logically correct?

How the test works

The test starts easy and gets harder. Questions are grouped by CEFR level, and your level is the highest one where you answer most questions correctly – and all the levels below it too. It is a quick, free estimate; for a detailed check, take the full level test for your result.

The CEFR levels explained

A1 Beginner – Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
A2 Elementary – Can communicate in simple, routine tasks and describe their background and immediate needs.
B1 Intermediate – Can deal with most travel situations and describe experiences, events, hopes and plans.
B2 Upper-intermediate – Can interact with fluency with native speakers and understand the main ideas of complex texts.
C1 Advanced – Can express ideas fluently and use language flexibly for social, academic and professional purposes.
C2 Proficiency – Can understand virtually everything heard or read and express themselves precisely.