PTE Core Write from Dictation Practice

Listen to a sentence, then type it exactly as you heard it. Practise with real-format questions and see your score after each answer.

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Write from Dictation at a glance

Section
Part 3 — Listening
Counts toward
Listening, Writing

Try one question

Question

Audio task: you hear this in the test

You hear one sentence. Type it into the box.

Answer

Students must register for the exam at least two weeks in advance.

  • Correct answer

Each correct word earns credit, so type everything you caught even if one word is missing.

What the score looks at

  • Listening · correct answers
  • Writing · correct answers

Correct answers

Credit for each correct answer.

Common mistakes

  • Dropping small words like “the”, “a” and plural -s.
  • Spelling mistakes in words you heard correctly.
  • Waiting until the end to type and forgetting how the sentence started.

Structure and task-type names on this page follow PTE Core's published three-part format. Timing, word limits, and the number of items in each task type are set by Pearson — confirm the current details with Pearson's official PTE Core information before test day.