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PTE Listening: Write From Dictation (Practice with Answers)

Write From Dictation plays one sentence; you type it back exactly. Each correct word earns a point toward BOTH your Listening and Writing scores, which makes these 3–4 items the heaviest per-second weight in the entire exam. Candidates who 'save' effort here leave real points on the table.

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Practise the sentences below, then run the full task in the platform with word-level scoring against the transcript.

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Example 01 PTE Write From Dictation

You will hear a sentence. Type the sentence in the box below exactly as you hear it. Write as much of the sentence as you can. You will hear the sentence only once.

Example 02 PTE Write From Dictation

You will hear a sentence. Type the sentence in the box below exactly as you hear it. Write as much of the sentence as you can. You will hear the sentence only once.

Example 03 PTE Write From Dictation

You will hear a sentence. Type the sentence in the box below exactly as you hear it. Write as much of the sentence as you can. You will hear the sentence only once.

Strategy · how to approach PTE Write From Dictation

  1. Listen for meaning, not word-by-word. You remember chunked sentences far better than word strings.
  2. Type immediately while the audio plays; don't trust pure memory across a 7-word sentence.
  3. Check articles (a/an/the), plural -s, and verb endings. Each one is a whole point.
  4. Never leave a blank: an attempted guess can still score partial words; a blank scores zero.

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About this task type

How is PTE Write From Dictation scored?

One point per correctly spelled word in sequence, contributing to both Listening and Writing. There is no penalty for wrong words.

How many Write From Dictation items are in PTE Academic?

Usually 3 to 4, at the very end of the exam. That is exactly when fatigue makes accuracy drop. Train them last in every mock.

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