IELTS Writing · Practice tests
IELTS Writing practice tests
30 original tests, Academic and General Training, each with both tasks as the paper prints them. Write your answers on the sixty-minute clock and an AI examiner marks them on the official criteria.
- 20 Academic
- 10 General Training
- Task 1 · Task 2
- 60 minutes
- First sitting free
Task 1 by type
Task 2 by essay type
Academic Writing tests
- Daily news
- 1Line graph · Media
- 2Opinion essay · Education
- Marrying later
- 1Line graph · Society
- 2Two-part question · Society
- Household work
- 1Bar chart · Society
- 2Discussion essay · Work
- Reasons not to exercise
- 1Bar chart · Health
- 2Problem and solution · Work
- Household waste
- 1Bar chart · Environment
- 2Discussion essay · Crime
- Electricity sources
- 1Two pie charts · Energy
- 2Advantages and disadvantages · Tourism
- Journeys to work
- 1Table · Transport
- 2Problem and solution · Transport
- Water at home
- 1Table · Resources
- 2Advantages and disadvantages · Food
- Instant coffee
- 1Process diagram · Industry
- 2Positive or negative development · Lifestyle
- The salmon's year
- 1Cycle diagram · Nature
- 2Opinion essay · Culture
- Kestrel Island
- 1Maps · Tourism
- 2Positive or negative development · Globalisation
- The town libraryChallenging
- 1Floor plans · Buildings
- 2Opinion essay · Animals
- ArrivalsChallenging
- 1Pie chart + bar chart · Population
- 2Opinion essay · Media
- Where the money goes
- 13 pie charts · Spending
- 2Problem and solution · Cities
- Carbon per person
- 1Bar chart · Environment
- 2Opinion essay · Science
- Growing olderChallenging
- 1Line graph · Population
- 2Two-part question · Education
- Olive oil
- 1Process diagram · Food
- 2Two-part question · Lifestyle
- Sandford villageChallenging
- 1Maps · Places
- 2Positive or negative development · Technology
- Museum visitorsChallenging
- 1Bar chart + pie chart · Culture
- 2Opinion essay · Family
- Glass recycling
- 1Cycle diagram · Environment
- 2Opinion essay · Environment
General Training Writing tests
- The rented flat
- 1Semi-formal letter · Housing
- 2Opinion essay · Work
- A first visit
- 1Informal letter · Friends
- 2Discussion essay · Family
- The evening courseChallenging
- 1Formal letter · Complaints
- 2Problem and solution · Community
- The charity run
- 1Formal letter · Community
- 2Discussion essay · Sport
- The training course
- 1Semi-formal letter · Work
- 2Positive or negative development · Technology
- The borrowed camera
- 1Informal letter · Apologies
- 2Advantages and disadvantages · Education
- The last busChallenging
- 1Formal letter · Transport
- 2Two-part question · Work
- Left at the hotel
- 1Semi-formal letter · Travel
- 2Advantages and disadvantages · Society
- Studying here
- 1Informal letter · Advice
- 2Discussion essay · Education
- The weekend job
- 1Formal letter · Jobs
- 2Problem and solution · Culture
Frequently asked questions
Are these official IELTS tests?
No. They are original tests written for SpeakMetry in the format of the real paper: the same parts, the same question types and the same printed instructions. SpeakMetry is not affiliated with the IELTS Partners.
Can I take a Writing test for free?
Every task here is free to read. A free account can sit one full test and receives the Writing band, each task's band and the examiner's verdict. The band for each criterion, the corrections and the sample answers come with a Premium Pass.
Who marks the writing?
An AI examiner marks each task on the four public criteria: Task Achievement or Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. The band is a practice estimate, not an official result.
Does Task 2 count for more than Task 1?
Yes. Task 2 carries twice the weight of Task 1 in the Writing band, which is why the paper recommends forty minutes for it and twenty for Task 1.