IELTS Writing Checker
This free online IELTS writing checker scores your Task 2 essay on all four marking criteria in under a minute, shows the mistakes costing you the most marks, and explains what to change. No sign-up needed.
Sample report
This is a real report from the IELTS writing checker for an essay we wrote for this example (260 words). A free check shows everything down to the problems costing the most marks; corrections, vocabulary upgrades, paragraph comments and the band 8 rewrite come with full feedback.
Question: Some people think schools should teach practical skills such as cooking and managing money, while others believe schools should focus on academic subjects. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Task Response
7.0The essay fully addresses the question, presents a clear position, and develops main ideas with some support, though a few points could be extended further.
Coherence and Cohesion
7.0The essay is well organised with clear progression and appropriate use of linking devices, though some sentences are overly long.
Lexical Resource
7.0The vocabulary is sufficient for the task with some less common items, but there are a few errors in word form and collocation.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
7.0The essay demonstrates a variety of sentence structures with frequent error-free sentences, though some grammatical errors remain.
What's costing you the most marks
- Subject-verb agreement errors (e.g., 'skills...is', 'subjects...gives').
- Punctuation errors, especially missing commas.
- Some sentences are too long and could be split for clarity.
Corrections Full feedback
grammar practical skills like cooking and managing money is more useful → practical skills like cooking and managing money are more useful
The subject 'skills' is plural, so the verb should be 'are'.
grammar academic subjects such as maths, science and languages gives students → academic subjects such as maths, science and languages give students
The subject 'subjects' is plural, so the verb should be 'give'.
grammar this is useful in every part of life → which is useful in every part of life
Use a relative pronoun to connect the clause to the previous sentence.
+ 7 more corrections in the full report.
Vocabulary upgrades Full feedback
- managing money → financial literacy, money management (Use these terms for a more formal or precise expression.)
- unhealthy food → junk food, processed food (These are more specific and common in academic writing.)
+ 6 more upgrades in the full report.
The essay at band 8 Full feedback
Nowadays, there is ongoing debate about what children should learn at school. Some believe that practical skills like cooking and managing money are more useful, while others think schools must focus on academic subjects. In my opinion, both are important, but academic subjects should remain the core of education.
The rewrite keeps the writer's position and ideas; the full report has every paragraph, plus a comment on each one.
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How the IELTS writing checker scores your essay
Writing is marked on four criteria that count equally. The checker scores each one from 0 to 9 in half bands, then averages them for your overall writing band.
| Criterion | What the checker looks at |
|---|---|
| Task Response | Whether you answer every part of the question, keep one clear position, and support your main ideas with relevant explanation and examples. Essays under 250 words lose marks here. |
| Coherence and Cohesion | A logical order, one central idea per paragraph, linking words that fit (not forced), and clear references back to earlier ideas. |
| Lexical Resource | Range and precision of vocabulary, natural word combinations, less common words used correctly, and spelling and word-form errors. |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | A mix of simple and complex sentences, how many sentences are error-free, and punctuation. |
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Mistakes that cost the most marks
- Answering only part of the question. "Discuss both views and give your opinion" needs both views and your opinion.
- No clear position. Say what you think in the introduction and keep to it in every paragraph.
- Under 250 words. Short essays lose Task Response marks however good the English is.
- Memorised phrases and forced linking words. "Moreover" at the start of every sentence reads as mechanical.
- Repeating the same words. Paraphrase the question and vary key nouns and verbs.
- Run-on sentences and comma splices. Long sentences full of errors score lower than shorter correct ones.