Fact · Languages and accents
Lingua's English dictation page says the speaker reads each sentence twice, first at normal speed and then at a slower speed for easier writing.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The speaker will read each sentence twice. Once at normal speed, then a slower speed for easier writing”
Dictation in English - Free Online Dictations, Lingua.com, n.d., How does it work?.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page describes its listen-and-type exercise: the learner replays the audio as needed, types the text into a field, and then asks for an evaluation with mistakes shown and a grade.
- What it does not show
- This describes one commercial site on the date checked. Other dictation exercises read sentences in other ways, and the site's features and pricing may have changed.