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PTE Core Write Email practice

Free PTE Core Write Email practice: 30 original tasks with Pearson's 9-minute timing and AI practice feedback; CE001 can be tried without signing in. RealPTE also offers a 52-question Core mock with practice estimates and CLB per skill.

Write 80–120 words in 9 minutes.

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You have joined an evening cooking class, but your work schedule has changed. Write an email to the course coordinator. In your email:

explain why you cannot attend your current class
ask about moving to a weekend class
request details of any extra cost

09:00

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What this practice covers

30 original RealPTE tasks cover formal and informal requests, explanations, complaints, invitations and arrangements. They are not Pearson questions or recalled exam items. Try CE001 without an account; sign in to score all 30 using your existing daily AI allowance. Anonymous checks share the existing writing-tool allowance.

Seven scoring traits

Trait	Raw maximum	What to check
Content	3	Fulfil the situation and all three requirements.
Email conventions	2	Use an appropriate greeting, ending and register.
Form	2	50–120 words: 2; 30–49 or 121–140: 1; under 30 or over 140: 0.
Organization	2	Connect and order ideas clearly.
Vocabulary	2	Choose words suited to this situation.
Grammar	2	Use controlled grammatical structures.
Spelling	2	0–2 spelling/typing errors: 2; 3–4: 1; 5 or more: 0.

The task instruction is 80–120 words. The January 2026 guide gives full Form credit for 50–120 words; those are different rules. All capitals or no punctuation gives Form zero. Content or Form zero stops scoring on all other traits. Email conventions and organization are judged separately from essay development.

RealPTE uses the public descriptors for AI practice feedback. The displayed 10–90 estimate linearly rescales these 15 rubric points. It is not Pearson’s score conversion, your official Writing score, or a calibrated Core prediction. Do not enter this single-task estimate as an official score in the CLB calculator. Scoring failures display an error.

Source: Pearson Write Email task: 9 minutes, 80–120 words. Checked 18 October 2026.

Source: Pearson January 2026 Score Guide, pp.32–34. Checked 18 October 2026.

Before you submit: Write Email checklist

Content (raw maximum 3): Answer the situation and every requested point.
Email conventions (raw maximum 2): Match the greeting, ending and tone to the recipient.
Form (raw maximum 2): Follow the task instruction: 80–120 words.
Organization (raw maximum 2): Put ideas in a clear order and connect them.
Vocabulary (raw maximum 2): Choose words that fit this situation.
Grammar (raw maximum 2): Check sentence structure and verb forms.
Spelling (raw maximum 2): Check spelling and typing before submitting.

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RealPTE has 30 original PTE Core Write Email tasks with a 9-minute timer and AI practice estimates; one can be tried without login. Each account has 1 free full mock test shared across Core and Academic; the Core mock has 52 original questions with four skill practice estimates and an estimated CLB for each skill.