This essay vocabulary with give you excellent expressions to use when making points in your essays!

IELTS / TOEIC / CAE essay vocabulary

● In my opinion, ...
● Personally, I think that ...
● It seems to me that ...
● I must admit that ...
● I believe/suppose that ...
● I cannot deny that ...
● As I see it,...
● As far as I'm concerned, ...

● I would argue that ...
● I'd like to point out that ...
● In my experience, ...
● Very strong opinions: ​I am sure that ...
● I am convinced that ...
● I am certain that ...

Expressing personal opinions (continued):

● to attest, ...
● to prove, ...
● this (fact) is attested/proven by ...
● this (fact) is evidenced by ...
● this (fact) is testified by ...
● this (fact) is endorsed/supported by...
● this (evidence) establishes that ..

● It is (generally) claimed that ...
● It is (generally) said that ...
● It is (generally) thought that ...
● It is (generally) considered that ...
● A common opinion is that ...
● A popular belief is that ...

● The fact is that ...
● It is obvious that ...
● It is clear that ...
● There is no doubt that ...
● This proves that ...

● Generally speaking, ...
● On the whole, ...
● Typically, ...
● By and large ...

● For example, ...
● For instance, ...
● A good illustration of this is ...
● Evidence for this is provided by ...
● We can see this when ...

● To summarise, ...
● In conclusion, ...
● Overall, ...
● On balance, ...
● Taking everything into consideration, ...