Interactive practice for the IELTS Academic test, one question type or writing task at a time. Each exercise marks your answers as you go and explains the ones you got wrong. Free, no sign-up — written for self-study at about B2–C1, the level most universities ask for.
11 exercises
📝 Full Reading Practice Test
A complete IELTS Academic Reading test: three original passages, 40 questions, an optional 60-minute timer, marking at the end and an estimated band.
🔎 Reading: True, False or Not Given?
Exam-style practice: a 700-word academic passage with 13 questions (True/False/Not Given, matching information, summary completion), then drills on checking statements word by word and spotting paraphrase.
📑 Reading: Matching Headings
Match headings to paragraphs by finding each paragraph's main idea — and learn to ignore the trap headings that only repeat its words.
✏️ Reading: Sentence and Summary Completion
Exam-style practice: a 790-word academic passage with 13 sentence and summary completion questions, then drills on predicting the word type and keeping to the word limit.
📈 Writing Task 1: Describing Trends
Describe a line graph accurately — trend verbs and adverbs, “rose sharply” vs “a sharp rise”, prepositions with numbers — then write your own 150-word report.
📊 Writing Task 1: Bar Charts and Tables
Compare figures instead of listing them — “twice as many”, “just under a third”, “whereas” — write a clear overview, then describe a table in at least 150 words.
♻️ Writing Task 1: Describing a Process
Describe a process diagram stage by stage — the passive (“the glass is crushed”), sequencing words such as “once” and “at the next stage”, and an overview — then describe a process yourself.
🗣️ Writing Task 2: The Opinion Essay
“To what extent do you agree?” — keep a clear position, choose linkers by their job, write strong topic sentences, then write your own 250-word essay.
⚖️ Writing Task 2: The Discussion Essay
“Discuss both views and give your own opinion” — report each side fairly (supporters argue, critics point out), keep your own view clear and write a conclusion that answers the question.
🛠️ Writing Task 2: The Problem–Solution Essay
“What are the causes … and what measures could be taken?” — explain causes with leads to, is caused by and due to, then match each solution to the cause it fixes.
🔁 Mixed Revision
24 questions drawn from every IELTS exercise — spaced practice to keep what you have learned.
📖 IELTS Vocabulary Glossary
85 words that come up often in IELTS reading and writing, each with a plain-English definition — search them or practise with the matching game.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Are these IELTS exercises free?
- Yes. Every exercise is free and needs no sign-up. Use "Just practise" to work through one without entering a name — you still get instant marking and an explanation for each wrong answer.
- Which IELTS test do they prepare me for?
- IELTS Academic, the version most universities ask for. The Writing Task 1 practice uses graphs and tables, as in the Academic test. General Training practice may follow later.
- Will the exercises tell me my band score?
- No. Reading and language questions are marked right or wrong, and the writing tasks come with a self-check list, but no website can give you a reliable band score. Use the exercises to practise one skill at a time.
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- Kostenlose IELTS-Übungen: Was finde ich hier?
- Kostenlose Online-Übungen zur Vorbereitung auf IELTS Academic, ohne Anmeldung: Leseverstehen (True/False/Not Given, Matching Headings, Satz- und Zusammenfassungs-Ergänzung), Writing Task 1 (Liniendiagramme, Balkendiagramme und Tabellen, Prozessdiagramme), Writing Task 2 (Meinungsaufsatz, Diskussionsaufsatz, Problem-Lösungs-Aufsatz), eine gemischte Wiederholung und ein Wortschatz-Glossar. Die Übungen selbst sind auf Englisch, denn auch in der Prüfung liest und schreibst du nur Englisch.
- Wie nutze ich die Übungen zur IELTS-Vorbereitung?
- Übe einen Aufgabentyp nach dem anderen. Jede Übung korrigiert deine Antworten sofort und erklärt deine Fehler. Die Übungen sind für das Selbststudium auf etwa B2–C1 gedacht. Prüfungsformat, Termine und Anmeldung findest du auf ielts.org.