Academic words enable you to correctly repeat someone else’s thoughts and intentions. They are particularly useful for integrated tasks in the Speaking section of Toefl.

Here is a list of academic verbs commonly used for quoting someone’s words in academic writing:

1. Accept
2. Advocate
3. Affirm
4. Analyze
5. Argue
6. Assert
7. Assess
8. Believe
9. Calculate
10. Claim
11. Clarify
12. Comment
13. Conclude
14. Confirm
15. Consider
16. Contend
17. Demonstrate
18. Deny
19. Describe
20. Determine
21. Discover
22. Discuss
23. Elaborate
24. Emphasize
25. Establish
26. Examine
27. Explain
28. Find
29. Highlight
30. Identify
31. Investigate
32. Maintain
33. Notice
34. Note
35. Observe
36. Point out
37. Propose
38. Prove
39. Question
40. Recommend
41. Reiterate
42. Reject
43. Remark
44. Report
45. State
46. Stress
47. Study
48. Suggest
49. Suspect
50. Think
51. View
52. Write

Example sentences:

1. The author argues, “According to recent research, climate change is a pressing global issue” (Smith, 2022).
2. The study contends that “there is a strong correlation between exercise and mental well-being” (Johnson et al., 2021).
3. The researcher suggests that “further investigation is needed to validate these findings” (Brown, 2019).
4. In their article, the authors emphasize that “the results support the hypothesis put forth in previous studies” (Davis & Lee, 2020).
5. The report highlights the importance of “establishing effective communication channels in the workplace” (World Business Council, 2018).

Remember to properly cite the source of the quote using the appropriate citation style (e.g., APA, MLA) and include the author’s name, publication year, and page number (if applicable) in your in-text citation or footnote.

Please note that the specific verb you choose may depend on the context and the tone you want to convey in your writing.