PTE Write From Dictation Practice
Listen to original sentence prompts, type what you hear and review word order and spelling instantly.
Official task-format sources reviewed 28 September 2026
Original public practice
Write From Dictation 1/3
The exam plays the prompt once; replay here while practising.
A focused way to practise Write From Dictation
Listen for meaning groups
Write From Dictation asks you to listen to a short sentence and type it. Instead of trying to hold every sound separately, listen for a few meaning groups: the subject, the action and its object or detail. Grammar can help you rebuild a small word that was hard to hear, but it should not replace what the audio said. This page plays original English prompts with your browser's speech synthesis, so the voice is for practice and may differ from an exam recording.
Type the sentence in order
The three samples focus on familiar academic settings and contain articles, prepositions and plural forms that are easy to miss. After listening, type the sentence and check it. The local comparison ignores punctuation and highlights each expected word according to whether it appears in the correct position. It is intentionally strict about order: a word that appears elsewhere in the sentence is still shown as a mismatch at its expected position. This makes omissions and transpositions visible.
Use the word comparison as feedback
Pearson explains that Write From Dictation is scored by counting correct words, with partial credit when some words are incorrect. Correct spelling and including the words in the sentence matter. The result on this page is a practice comparison against a small answer key, not Pearson's scoring engine; it does not model every scoring detail or predict a test score. Review the words you missed, say the sentence aloud once, then try a new item rather than replaying the same sentence until it becomes memorized.
Replay in practice; simulate one listen when ready
Unlike the exam's one-play audio, this practice page allows you to replay a prompt when you choose. Use that option to diagnose a missed sound, then do a later attempt with only one listen. You can also continue to the signed-in question bank for additional items and practice history. This task has an objective answer key, so a local word check is useful without AI scoring; a new AI coupon is not needed for this page.
Write From Dictation practice FAQ
How many dictation prompts are available?
There are three original English sentences with browser playback and a typed response check.
Can I replay each sentence?
Yes. Replay is available for practice; try one listen when you want to simulate the exam condition.
How does the local word check work?
It compares each expected word with the word at the same position in your answer and ignores punctuation.
Does this produce an official PTE score?
No. It is a small local answer comparison, not Pearson's scoring engine or a prediction.
Does Write From Dictation need AI scoring?
The expected transcript supports objective word checking, so this page does not require AI scoring.
Are these Pearson questions?
No. All three prompts are original practice sentences generated for this page.
Official task-format reference
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