Listen and write

Dictation

The weekly dictation, with the reading done for you. A word list or a short passage, read out at the speed a teacher reads it, and checked word by word once you have had a go.

1ListenThe voice reads it at dictation pace, slow enough to write.
2WriteOn ruled lines, one word or the whole passage.
3CheckMarked word by word, in red pencil, with the answer if you need it.

Word lists and passages, youngest first.

Year40 to try

Words · Kindergarten 2
Short o: dog, hot, box
Practises the short o sound in three-letter words
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Kindergarten 2
Short i: pig, sit, big
Practises the short i sound in three-letter words
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Kindergarten 3
Short a: cat, hat, man
Practises the -at and -an word families
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Kindergarten 3
Short e and u: bed, sun
Practises short e and short u words
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Kindergarten 3
sh and ch: ship, chip
Practises the sh and ch sounds
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Kindergarten 3
Colours
Practises colour words
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 1
School things
Practises everyday school words
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 1
Silent e: cake, bike, home
Practises the silent e that makes the vowel say its name
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 1
Days of the week
Practises the days of the week and their capital letters
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 1
Food
Practises everyday food words
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 1
Animals
Practises animal names, short and long
10 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 1
My Cat
Practises short sentences with a full stop at the end of each
6 sentences · 33 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 1
At the Park
Practises past tense verbs: went, pushed, had, ate
6 sentences · 37 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 1
My Family
Practises short sentences about the people at home
6 sentences · 41 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 1
The Red Ball
Practises simple present tense: has, kicks, goes, swims
6 sentences · 37 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 1
My School
Practises capital letters for names and the word I
6 sentences · 35 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 1
The Little Fish
Practises the word its, and describing words like orange and white
6 sentences · 35 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 1
Rain
Practises sentences that start with It and I
6 sentences · 38 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 2
Family and home
Practises two-syllable words about the people and rooms at home
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 2
Words ending in -ing
Practises adding -ing, and when a letter doubles or an e drops
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 2
Places in town
Practises the names of places on the way to school
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 2
Weather and seasons
Practises weather words and the four seasons
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 2
Number words
Practises numbers written as words
10 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 2
The School Bus
Practises capital letters for names, and a comma before a joining word
7 sentences · 54 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 2
A Rainy Day
Practises longer sentences with more than one idea in them
6 sentences · 51 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 2
The Birthday Cake
Practises a list with commas and the word and at the end
6 sentences · 54 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 2
The Lost Umbrella
Practises past tense verbs: took, could, looked, walked, laughed
6 sentences · 55 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 2
At the Beach
Practises longer sentences joined with so and and
6 sentences · 57 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 2
The New Puppy
Practises commas in a list and the apostrophe in his
6 sentences · 54 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 2
Grandpa's Garden
Practises the apostrophe in Grandpa's, and a sentence with without
6 sentences · 60 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 3
Tricky words
Practises words that are not spelled the way they sound
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 3
Double letters
Practises words with a doubled letter in the middle
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 3
Silent letters
Practises letters you write but do not say
10 wordsListen and write
Words · Primary 3
Feelings
Practises words for how you feel, the long ones included
10 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 3
The Lost Wallet
Practises a whole short story, with an apostrophe and a comma to place
7 sentences · 66 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 3
The Race
Practises a whole short story with a comma before but
6 sentences · 65 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 3
The Old Photograph
Practises longer words: photograph, uniform, grandmother
5 sentences · 60 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 3
A Night Without Lights
Practises commas in longer sentences, and the word electricity
6 sentences · 61 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 3
The Kind Stranger
Practises the word realised, and capital letters for MTR and Octopus
5 sentences · 63 wordsListen and write
Passage · Primary 3
Looking After Milo
Practises the apostrophe in neighbour's, and neighbour spelled the British way
5 sentences · 66 wordsListen and write

Dictation

Short o: dog, hot, box

Short i: pig, sit, big

Short a: cat, hat, man

Short e and u: bed, sun

sh and ch: ship, chip

Colours

School things

Silent e: cake, bike, home

Days of the week

Food

Animals

My Cat

At the Park

My Family

The Red Ball

My School

The Little Fish

Rain

Family and home

Words ending in -ing

Places in town

Weather and seasons

Number words

The School Bus

A Rainy Day

The Birthday Cake

The Lost Umbrella

At the Beach

The New Puppy

Grandpa's Garden

Tricky words

Double letters

Silent letters

Feelings

The Lost Wallet

The Race

The Old Photograph

A Night Without Lights

The Kind Stranger

Looking After Milo