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sit an exam
take an exam
To sit an exam means to attend it and answer the questions under exam conditions.
This vs that
I'm sitting an exam next week.
I'm revising for an exam next week.
Hear it in real life
Are you sitting the exam in June?
No, I've deferred it until September.
I'm sitting my final exam next month, so I've stopped taking on extra shifts.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Sit an exam' is the normal British expression in both speech and education contexts.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I will make my English exam next week.
Say: I will sit my English exam next week.
You sit or take an exam; you never make one.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
sitan exam / the exam / your exams
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about exams.
sit an exam
I have to sit an exam next Friday.
Exams words
Study · Exams: the words around “sit an exam”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'm sitting the exam next week.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
sit an exam
take an exam
“I'm sitting my final exam next month, so I've stopped taking on extra shifts.”
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