Part 3: Listening

PTE Write from Dictation (WFD) practice

Practise PTE Write from Dictation (WFD): listen to a sentence, type what you hear, and check the words you missed or misspelled. Each recording is 3–5 seconds long. Start with the worked example below, then open a question to practise.

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Scoring example

Scored: · #201007

Question from our bank

A person's educational level is closely associated with their social and economic background.

Sample answer we recorded / wrote for this example

Written by RealPTE for this example; not a student submission.

A person's educationel level is closely asociated with their social and economic background.

Actual scoring output

Correct words
11 / 13 points

Reference sentence

Word comparison: matched · different / unclear · missing / replaced

Amatched person'smatched educationaldifferent / unclear levelmatched ismatched closelymatched associateddifferent / unclear withmatched theirmatched socialmatched andmatched economicmatched background.matched
  • educationel → educational
  • asociated → associated

These are practice estimates, not official Pearson scores.

Each correctly spelled word in order earns one point in this practice result. Correct the two marked spellings, then listen and type the full sentence again.

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Official format (Pearson)

PromptRecording of 3–5 seconds
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes)
Skills assessedListening, Writing
Scored onContent

How it is scored

  • Content is scored by counting the correct words in your response.
  • Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.
  • The recording plays only once.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 3: Listening, checked 9 October 2026.

How to practise WFD: listen, type, review

  1. Listen. Play the sentence (recording of 3–5 seconds). In the exam it plays only once; in practice you can replay it, but try once first, as on test day.
  2. Type. Write every word you heard, in order, with correct spelling and capital letters where you need them.
  3. Review. Check which words were missing or misspelled, then type the full sentence again.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic test format, checked 9 October 2026.

Word-by-word check of a WFD answer

Our own example sentence, not an exam question: “Regular reading outside class helps students build a wider academic vocabulary.” The example answer, “Regular reading outside class helps students bild a wider academic vocabulery.”, has two spelling mistakes. Each correctly spelled word earns one point: 9 / 11 by the same word-by-word rule RealPTE uses to mark WFD.

Word in the sentenceExample answerProblemWord point
RegularRegularNone1
readingreadingNone1
outsideoutsideNone1
classclassNone1
helpshelpsNone1
studentsstudentsNone1
buildbildSpelling0
aaNone1
widerwiderNone1
academicacademicNone1
vocabulary.vocabulery.Spelling0

Written by RealPTE as a teaching example; it is not an exam question. A practice estimate, not a Pearson score.

More WFD and listening practice

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Questions students ask

What does WFD mean in PTE?

WFD is Write from Dictation. You hear a sentence (recording of 3–5 seconds) once and type it. Pearson scores it for Listening and Writing by counting the correct words.

Can I practise WFD for free?

Yes. Practising is free with a free account. Write from Dictation is marked by rule, word by word, so it does not use the 25 daily AI scores.

Does spelling matter in WFD?

Yes. Only correctly spelled words score. In the example above, two misspelled words gave 9 of 11 points.

Where can I practise PTE Write from Dictation and check my mistakes?

On RealPTE's Write from Dictation page: type the sentence and see which words were missing or misspelled, one point per correct word. It is marked by rule, so it does not use your daily AI scores.

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