English dictation exercises

Adverbs of Frequency: Word Order and Rules

5-second sample
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Adverbs of reason: link cause and result

6-second sample
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Adverbs of time: choose natural sentence positions

5-second sample
American, British, Australian

Advice or advise: asking for help and suggesting a next step

3-second sample
American, British, Australian

Advice that changed meaning

The speaker has remembered one sentence for years, but no longer understands it in the same way. What changed?

3-second sample
American, British, Australian

Among or between: choose the right word

4-second sample
American, British, Australian

Animal idioms: decode everyday meanings

5-second sample
American, British, Australian

Apostrophes: Possession and Short Forms

4-second sample
American, British, Australian

Articles exercises with answers: Choose A An The

3-second sample
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Articles in English: How to Choose

5-second sample
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Assist with or in: Preposition Rules and Use

5-second sample
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Auxiliary verbs: be do and have

3-second sample
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Awesome Meaning: Praise and Clear Feedback

6-second sample
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Back down

A manager changes a policy after staff challenge it. She does not move backwards, but people say she backed down.

5-second sample
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Back up

A colleague backs you up, research backs up a claim, and software backs up a file. What changes when the object changes?

3-second sample
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Bazaar or bizarre: choose the right word

5-second sample
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Beside or besides: position and addition

3-second sample
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Beside, Besides, or Except: Choose the Right Word

5-second sample
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Blow away

A performance blows the audience away while a gust blows the programmes away. Emotion and wind create different meanings with the same form.

6-second sample
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Booking a hotel room

A guest books two nights and asks for a quiet room. Listen for the room type, included services and free-cancellation deadline.

4-second sample
American, British, Australian

Bored or boring: Talk about your class

4-second sample
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Bother

Noise can bother you, a thought can bother you, and you may not bother to reply. The first two affect feelings; the last describes effort.

3-second sample
American, British, Australian

Brake or break: Choose the Right Spelling

4-second sample
American, British, Australian

Break up

A couple breaks up, a meeting breaks up, and a phone call starts breaking up. Only one involves a romantic relationship.

5-second sample
American, British, Australian