IELTS Dictation Practice
The highest-return listening drill, on real test audio: play a section, type what you hear blind, then check your attempt word by word against the transcript. Progress and drafts save in your browser.
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Word drills — real answers by category
Every item below is an answer that actually appeared in a recalled test. Each is read twice with a writing pause; type it, check, and follow any miss back to the test it came from.
- Numbers, dates and timesEvery item is a number-type answer from a real recalled test — the highest-frequency point loss in Section 1.🔤 24 items
- Names and addressesProper names and address lines exactly as they were dictated in real tests.🔤 23 items
- Plural endingsAnswers that lose their mark to one missing -s. Type exactly what you hear.🔤 24 items
- Spelling trapsDouble letters and hyphenated answers from real tests — the words candidates hear right and still spell wrong.🔤 24 items
- Everyday scene words (Sections 1–2)Single-word answers from the everyday conversation sections.🔤 24 items
- Academic words (Sections 3–4)Single-word answers from the academic discussion and lecture sections.🔤 24 items
- Everyday phrases (Sections 1–2)Multi-word answers from the everyday sections — word limits make these expensive to fumble.🔤 24 items
- Academic phrases (Sections 3–4)Multi-word answers from lectures and academic discussions.🔤 24 items
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