English dictation exercises

Get back to

If you cannot answer now, you can get back to a person later. When the interruption ends, you can get back to the task.

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Get by

When you have less money, equipment or language than you would like but still manage, you get by.

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Get out of something

An excuse may help someone get out of a meeting, while a changed routine may help them get out of a bad habit.

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Get over

After an illness, disappointment or shock, feeling like yourself again can take time. That process is getting over it.

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Get round to

The task has stayed on your list for weeks. When you finally do it, you get round to it.

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Get together

Friends get together for lunch, while two people who get together may also be starting a relationship. Context prevents awkward misunderstandings.

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Getting the Repair Café Ready: Group Words

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Give away

A shop can give away samples, while your smile can give away a secret. The same phrasal verb changes meaning with its object and situation.

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Go down

Prices can go down, a website can go down, and the sun goes down every evening. The subject tells you what kind of change happened.

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Go off

An alarm goes off when it starts making noise, but a light goes off when it stops working. The subject reverses what the same words seem to mean.

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Group discussion skills: speak clearly in meetings

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Grow apart

Two people can still care about each other yet slowly share less of their lives. Grow apart names that gradual distance without blaming either person.

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Hand in

Finishing an assignment is not the final step. You still have to hand it in so the responsible person officially receives it.

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Has or have: choose the right verb

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Has vs Had: Choosing the Right Form

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He and I are or am: Choosing the Right Verb

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He and I at the Cooking Class

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He and I, Him and Me: Planning a Community Lunch

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Head back

You have enjoyed the walk, but it is getting dark. Saying we should head back signals that it is time to start returning, not that you are already home.

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Hit the jackpot: Meaning and use

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Hold up

Traffic can hold you up, while a repair can hold up through bad weather. One use creates a delay; the other survives pressure.

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How to use semicolons: guide for clear sentences

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If Clauses: Real and Imagined Situations

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Improve Your English Listening Skills

Replaying difficult audio ten times can feel productive while attention fades. A better session gives each replay one clear job and ends with something you can recall.

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