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Free practice for UK visa English tests and Life in the UK
Walk into your test knowing what you will be asked and how to answer.
Joining family in the UK, settling, or applying for citizenship? Practise the speaking and listening test you have booked, at A1, A2 or B1, and take full Life in the UK mock tests with every answer explained. Preparing for IELTS? Our IELTS mock tests are free too.
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- Your score88%
- Pass mark: 18 of 2475%
- 3 answers to review, each with a short explanation.
- UK visa speaking and listening tests
- 39
- Life in the UK practice questions
- 200+
- full IELTS Reading and Listening tests
- 24
- Writing questions with model answers
- 78
Which test are you taking?
Pick yours and start practising. Every practice test on these pages is free.
Life in the UK test
British citizenship and settlement (ILR)
Start practisingPTE Home
UK family visas, settlement and citizenship
Start practisingTrinity GESE
UK family visas, settlement and citizenship
Start practisingLanguageCert
UK family visas, settlement and citizenship
Start practisingIELTS for UKVI and Life Skills
UK visas that ask for IELTS
Start practisingIELTS Academic
University and professional registration
Start practisingIELTS General Training
Work and migration
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Not sure which UK visa test? Compare Life Skills, PTE Home, Trinity GESE and LanguageCert. Not sure which IELTS? Academic or General Training.
English tests for UK visas
Family visas, settlement and citizenship in the UK need a speaking and listening test at level A1, A2 or B1. The Home Office accepts several. Hear the questions, answer out loud, and compare with example answers until the test holds no surprises. Start from your level: A1 English test, A2 English test or B1 English test. Not booked yet? Compare the four tests. Settling or becoming a British citizen? You usually need the Life in the UK test too, so try our free Life in the UK mock tests.
PTE Home practice tests
Taken alone on a computer and marked by computer.
IELTS Life Skills practice tests
Taken with an examiner and one other candidate.
Trinity GESE practice tests
A short conversation with one examiner.
LanguageCert practice tests
One examiner, four fixed parts.
Why practising here raises your score
Many people who miss their target know enough English. They lose marks to an unfamiliar format, to the clock, and to the same few mistakes made again and again. Practice fixes all three, whichever test you are taking.
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The real format, so nothing surprises you
Each practice test follows the timing, the task types and the layout of the exam it prepares you for. On test day you have seen it all before.
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Your result the moment you finish
Pass or fail against the real pass mark for Life in the UK, a band score for IELTS Reading and Listening. You know where you stand today, not in two weeks.
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An explanation for every answer
A wrong answer shows you the exact words that prove the right one. That is how a mistake turns into a mark next time.
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You see what to fix
IELTS results are broken down by question type, so you stop practising what you already know and work on what is costing you marks.
Free with every test
Tips that raise your score
Practice shows you where you lose marks. Our tips show you how to stop. Read the tips for your test before you practise, then again after your first result, when you know which ones you need.
IELTS Life Skills tips
What to do in each phase of the test, useful phrases, common mistakes and a study plan.
PTE Home tips
What to do in each task, with examples, common mistakes and a one-week study plan.
Trinity GESE tips
What to do in each part of the conversation, example language, common mistakes and a study plan.
LanguageCert tips
What to do in each of the four parts, useful phrases, common mistakes and a study plan.
Life in the UK tips
How to pass guide: what the test covers, how it is marked, and how to study the official material.
IELTS tips
71 tips across the four skills: how to use the reading time, how to spot distractors, how to tell False from Not Given, and how to plan an essay.
You never just see “wrong”
A score tells you where you are. An explanation is what moves you. Our tests show you the answer and the words that prove it, so you understand the mistake instead of repeating it.
This example is from our 5-minute level check. Try it and see how you do on the other nine.
Try the level checkReading · Question 5
According to the writer, what was the most important result of the trial?
- Far more books were borrowed than beforeYour answer
- The library attracted people who had rarely used itCorrect answer
- The volunteers saved the council the cost of a roof
- Other cities copied the Marlow Street scheme
Why: Paragraph 4: book loans "rose only slightly", and "The real change was in who used the building": membership among the group "least likely to visit before" more than doubled.
Why not just download free practice papers?
You can, and reading them will not hurt. But a paper cannot time you, mark you or tell you why you were wrong.
| Practice papers and PDFs | TestWise Prep IELTS tests | |
|---|---|---|
| Timed like the real exam | No | Yes |
| Your score straight away | You mark it yourself | Yes |
| Why each answer is right | Rarely | For every question |
| Score by question type | No | Yes |
| Looks like the computer test | No | Yes |
| Price | Free | Free. Only essay and Speaking marking are paid |
Writing and Speaking: feedback in under a minute
These are the two skills you cannot mark yourself. Paste your essay or speak to our AI examiner. You get an estimated band on each of the four official criteria, corrections taken from your own sentences, and the steps to reach your next band.
Marking is paid: $12 a month for 30 checks, or 5 checks for $15. The practice tests are free.
Task Response
6.5
Coherence & Cohesion
7.0
Lexical Resource
6.5
Grammar
6.0
Academic or General Training: what's different?
Listening and Speaking are the same for everyone. Only Reading and Writing change.
| Skill | Academic | General Training |
|---|---|---|
| Listening | Same for both4 recordings, 40 questions, about 30 minutes | |
| Reading | Three long texts from books, journals and magazines, similar to what you read at university. | Everyday texts such as notices, adverts and workplace guides, then one longer general-interest article. |
| Writing Task 1 | Describe a chart, graph, table, map or process diagram in at least 150 words. | Write a letter (formal, semi-formal or informal) about an everyday situation in at least 150 words. |
| Writing Task 2 | An essay of 250+ words on an academic topic | An essay of 250+ words, often on more everyday topics |
| Speaking | Same for bothAn 11–14 minute interview in 3 parts | |
| Who takes it | For university study (undergraduate or postgraduate) and professional registration, such as doctors and nurses. | For work, migration (for example to Canada, Australia, New Zealand or the UK) and secondary school or training courses. |
Not sure which you need? Check the requirements of the university, employer or immigration programme you are applying to.
For institutes and teachers
Follow every student's band score in one place
Register your institute free and send your students one link. They practise IELTS Listening and Reading free, and you see each student's latest band in every skill. Students pay only if they want AI marking of Writing and Speaking.
- 1RegisterCreate a free account and add your institute. It takes about a minute.
- 2Share your linkStudents join with your link and agree to share their results.
- 3Follow progressSee bands for Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, and who practised this week.
What we promise
- Every practice test is free, with no account and no card.
- IELTS and Life in the UK tests give your result the moment you finish.
- Answers come with an explanation or an example to compare with.
- You can see a sample report before you pay for any marking.
- We do not sell your personal data.
What we do not promise
A guaranteed score. No website can honestly promise one, because the result depends on the work you put in.
What we can say is simple: practising in the real format, under time, and studying your mistakes is how scores go up. This site gives you what you need to do exactly that.
Frequently asked questions
Do you have practice for UK visa English tests?
Yes. We have free practice for the speaking and listening tests the Home Office accepts: IELTS Life Skills, PTE Home, Trinity GESE and LanguageCert, at levels A1, A2 and B1, plus Trinity GESE Grade 7 at B2.
Do you have Life in the UK test practice?
Yes. We have free Life in the UK mock tests that follow the official number of questions and pass mark, and every answer has an explanation. Practice for Canada, Australia, the USA and New Zealand is also available from the citizenship page.
Are the practice tests free?
Yes. Every practice test is free, with no account and no card: the UK visa speaking and listening tests, the Life in the UK mock tests, and full IELTS Listening and Reading tests with an instant band score. Only AI marking of IELTS Writing and Speaking is paid.
Will practising here improve my score?
Timed practice in the real format is the most reliable way to improve: you learn the question types, you see the mistakes you repeat, and you stop losing marks to the clock. How much you improve depends on how much you practise and on what you do with the explanations. Nobody can honestly guarantee a score, and we do not.
Is the test like the real computer-delivered IELTS?
The layout follows the computer-delivered exam: passage on one side, questions on the other, a countdown timer, highlighting and a question navigator. Timing and question types match the real test.
How is my band score calculated?
Your correct answers out of 40 are converted to a band using widely published IELTS conversion ranges. The real exam's conversion varies slightly between versions, so your band is a close estimate.
Can you check my IELTS essay?
Yes. The writing checker gives an estimated band for all four IELTS writing criteria with corrections from your own sentences. Checks are paid: $12 a month for 30 checks, or a pack of 5 for $15. You can see a full sample report first.
Can I practise IELTS Speaking online?
Yes. Our AI examiner talks to you through a full Speaking test: Part 1 questions, a Part 2 cue card and a Part 3 discussion with follow-up questions. You speak out loud and get an estimated band with corrections. Marking uses one paid check.
Can my institute or teacher follow my progress?
Yes. Institutes and teachers can register free and send their students a join link. Students who join agree to share their scores, and can leave at any time. Teachers see bands and test results, never essays, Speaking answers or payments.
Is this site official IELTS?
No. We are an independent practice service, not connected to the British Council, IDP, Cambridge, Pearson or Trinity College London. All our tests are original.
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