1200 Commonly Repeated spellings of Words in the IELTS Listening Test

i. Days of the week 32. Ice skating v. Marketing

33. Orienteering
1. Monday 66. Business card
34. Painting
2. Tuesday 67. Catalogue
35. Parachute
3. Wednesday 68. Collecting data
36. Photography
4. Thursday 69. Competition
37. Pottery
5. Friday 70. Customer
38. Scuba diving
6. Saturday 71. Display
39. Skateboarding
7. Sunday 72. Entertainment industry
40. Snorkeling
8. Weekdays 73. Interview
41. Spelunking
9. Weekend 74. Leadership
42. Stamp collection
ii. Months of the year 75. Management
43. Woodcarving
76. Manufacture
10. January iv. Subjects 77. Mass media
11. February
44. Agriculture 78. Merchandise
12. March
45. Anthropology 79. Newsletter
13. April
46. Archaeology 80. Poll
14. May
47. Architecture 81. Products
15. June
48. Biology 82. Profit margin
16. July
49. Business management 83. Questionnaire
17. August
50. Chemistry 84. Recruitment
18. September
51. Economics 85. Research method
19. October
52. Geography 86. Special offer
20. November
53. History 87. Statistic
21. December
54. Humanities 88. Strategies
iii. Hobbies 55. Literature 89. Survey
22. Archery 56. Logic 90. Trainee
23. Billiards 57. Mathematics 91. Training
24. Bowls 58. Performing arts 92. TV program
25. Caving 59. Philosophy vi. Studying
26. Chess 60. Physics at college/university
27. Climbing 61. Politics 93. Accommodation
28. Darts 62. Psychology 94. Advanced
29. Embroidery 63. Science 95. Assessment
30. Gardening 64. Statistics 96. Attendance
31. Golf 65. Visual arts 97. Bachelor’s degree
1|Page
98. Certificate 134. Main hall vii. Health
99. Classroom 135. Media room 170. Almond/Chestnut
100. College 136. Module 171. Balanced diet
101. Commencement 137. Outcomes 172. Beans
102. Compound 138. Overseas students 173. Blackcurrant
103. Computer centre 139. Pencil 174. Bread
104. Computer laboratory 140. Placement test 175. Carbohydrates
105. Course outline 141. Post-secondary 176. Cashew nut
106. Deadline 142. Primary 177. Cereals
107. Department 143. Printer 178. Cheese
108. Dictionary 144. Proofreading 179. Citrus fruits
109. Dining room 145. Publication 180. Disease
110. Diploma 146. Pupils 181. Egg yolk
111. Dissertation 147. Reference 182. Eggs
112. Experience 148. Registrar’s office 183. Food pyramid
113. Experiment 149. Report writing 184. Fruit
114. Extra background 150. Research 185. Green pepper
115. Facilities 151. Resources room 186. Keep-fit
116. Faculty 152. Schedule 187. Kidney
117. Feedback 153. School reunion 188. Leisure time
118. Foreign students 154. Secondary 189. Lentil
119. Full-time 155. Specialist 190. Liver
120. Give a talk 156. Speech 191. Meal
121. Group discussion 157. Staff 192. Meat
122. Guidelines 158. Stationery 193. Medicine
123. Handout 159. Student advisor 194. Milk
124. Higher education 160. Student retention 195. Minerals
125. Homestay 161. Student support services 196. Nursery
126. Intermediate 162. Supervisor 197. Nursing care
127. International 163. Tasks 198. Nuts
128. Introductory 164. Teamwork 199. Outdoor activities
129. Knowledge 165. Textbook 200. Pasta
130. Laptop 166. Topic 201. Pizza
131. Leaflet 167. Tutor 202. Potatoes
132. Lecture 168. Vocabulary 203. Protein
133. Library 169. Written work 204. Regular exercise
2|Page
205. Remedy 240. Psychologist 275. Reef
206. Rice 241. Receptionist 276. River
207. Salad bar 242. Secretary 277. Storm
208. Seafood 243. Specialist 278. Tornado
209. Tai-chi 244. Teacher 279. Typhoon
210. Tomatoes 245. Vacancy 280. Valley
211. Treatment 246. Volunteer 281. Village
212. Vegetables 247. Waiter 282. Volcano
213. Vegetarian 248. Waitress 283. Waterfall
214. Vitamin 249. Work experience x. The environment
215. Walnut ix. Nature 284. Acid rain
216. Yoga
250. Avalanche 285. Burning fossil
217. Yoghurt
251. Canyon 286. Carbon dioxide
218. Zinc
252. Catastrophe 287. Cattle
viii. Works and jobs 253. Cliff 288. Chemical-free
219. Accountant 254. Coast 289. Climate
220. Architect 255. Dam 290. Coal
221. Captain 256. Desertification 291. Contaminated
222. Cashier 257. Disaster 292. Deforestation
223. Clerk 258. Earthquake 293. Degradation
224. Craftsman 259. Environment 294. Desert
225. Curriculum vitae 260. Erosion 295. Drought
226. Decorator 261. Field 296. Environmentally friendly

227. Designer 262. Flood 297. Exhaust fumes

228. Engineer 263. Footbridge 298. Firewood
229. Flight attendant 264. Forest 299. Fossil fuels
230. Freelance 265. Hill 300. Global warming
231. Guard 266. Hurricane 301. Greenhouse effect
232. Lecturer 267. Island 302. Hydroelectric power
233. Mail address 268. Jungle 303. Landfill
234. Manager 269. Lake 304. Nitrogen oxide
235. Occupation 270. Landslides 305. Ocean currents
236. Office assistant 271. Mountain 306. Oxygen
237. Pilot 272. Oasis 307. Pollution
238. Profession 273. Peninsula 308. Power plants
239. Professor 274. Pond 309. Reliable
3|Page
310. Renewable 343. Singapore 376. Pyramid
311. Sea level 344. Switzerland 377. Sculpture
312. Smog 345. The Dominican Republic 378. Skyscraper
313. Soil conditioner 346. The Philippines xv. Homes
314. Solar panels 347. Turkey
379. A block of flats
315. Solar power 348. United Kingdom
380. Apartment building
316. Source of energy xiii. Languages 381. Basement
317. Temperature
349. Bengali 382. Bedroom
318. Vegetation
350. Bilingual 383. Bungalow
319. Wind turbine
351. Chinese 384. Chimney
xi. Continents 352. Filipino 385. Coffee table
320. Africa 353. French 386. Condominium
321. Antarctica 354. French 387. Dormitory
322. Australia 355. German 388. Duplex
323. Europe 356. Greek 389. Ground floor
324. North America 357. Italian 390. Hallway
325. South America 358. Japanese 391. Houseboat

xii. Countries 359. Linguistics 392. Insurance

360. Mandarin 393. Kitchen
326. Brazil
361. Persian 394. Landlord
327. China
362. Polyglot 395. Lease
328. Denmark
363. Portuguese 396. Microwave
329. Egypt
364. Punjabi 397. Mobile home
330. England
365. Russian 398. Neighborhood
331. France
366. Thai 399. Oven
332. Germany
367. Trilingual 400. Refrigerator
333. Greece
xiv. Architecture 401. Rent
334. India
and buildings 402. Row house
335. Indonesia
368. Castle 403. Semi-detached house
336. Italy
369. Dome 404. Sofa
337. Malaysia
370. Fort 405. Story
338. Mexico
371. Glasshouse 406. Suburb
339. New Zealand
372. Hut 407. Tenant
340. Nigeria
373. Lighthouse 408. Terraced house
341. North Korea
374. Log cabin 409. Thatched cottage
342. Pakistan
375. Palace 410. Townhouse
4|Page
xvi. In the city 444. Narrowboat 477. City council

411. Avenue 445. Paddle steamer 478. Conversation club

412. Bridge 446. Passenger 479. Cottage

413. Car park 447. Platform 480. Dance studio

414. Central station 448. Punt 481. Kindergarten

415. Cities 449. Rowboat 482. Local library

416. City centre 450. Rowing boat 483. Parliament

417. Department store 451. Sailboat 484. Restaurant

418. Embassy 452. Seaplane 485. Sports centre

419. Lane 453. Shipment 486. Swimming pool

420. Road system xviii. Workplaces xx. Money matters

421. Street 454. Ability 487. Annual fee
422. Temple 455. Appointment 488. Annuity
xvii. Transportations 456. Clinic 489. Bank statement

423. Aircraft 457. Colleague 490. Budget deficit

424. Airship 458. Confidence 491. Cash

425. Automobile 459. Dentist 492. Cheque

426. Boat 460. Employee 493. Counterfeit money

427. Cabin cruiser 461. Employer 494. Coupon

428. Canal boat 462. Employment 495. Credit card

429. Canoe 463. Information desk 496. Current account

430. Cargo plane 464. Internship 497. Debit

431. Container ship 465. Reception 498. Debt

432. Crew 466. Showroom 499. Deposit

433. Dinghy sailing 467. Staff selection 500. Distribution costs

434. Ferry 468. Team leaders 501. Duty-free store

435. Gondola 469. Technical cooperation 502. Family finances

436. Helicopter 470. Unemployed 503. Finance department

437. Hire a car 471. Workshop 504. Grace period

438. Hot-air balloon xix. Places 505. In advance

439. Hovercraft 506. Income

472. Accommodation
440. Hydrofoil 507. Interest rate
473. Bookshop
441. Kayak 508. Interest-free credit
474. Café
442. Lifeboat 509. Low-risk investment
475. Cafeteria
443. Liner 510. Mastercard
476. Canteen
511. Money management
5|Page
512. Monthly membership 545. Reservation 580. Suitable
513. Mortgage 546. Single double bedded room 581. Temporary
514. Non-refundable 547. Souvenir 582. Tranquil
515. Partial refund 548. Suite 583. Various
516. Poverty 549. Ticket office 584. Vast
517. Public money 550. Tourist attraction 585. Voluntary
518. Purchase 551. Tourist guided tour 586. Vulnerable
519. Retail voucher 552. Trip 587. Western
520. Student account xxiii. Adjectives xxiv. Verbs
521. Taxpayers’ money
553. Affordable 588. Arrange
522. Tuition fees
554. Ancient 589. Borrow
523. Withdraw
555. Comfortable 590. Concentrate
xxi. Rating and qualities 556. Compulsory 591. Develop
524. Cheap 557. Confident 592. Discuss
525. Coloured 558. Convenient 593. Donate
526. Dangerous 559. Dull 594. Exhibit
527. Disappointed 560. Energetic 595. Hunt
528. Efficient 561. Exciting 596. Immigrate
529. Expensive 562. Extinct 597. Mark
530. Luxurious 563. Fabulous 598. Persuade
531. Poor quality 564. Fantastic 599. Register
532. Reasonable 565. Flexible 600. Review
533. Safe/safety 566. Immense 601. Revise
534. Satisfactory 567. Intact 602. Suggest
535. Satisfied 568. Intensive 603. Supervise
536. Spotted 569. Knowledgeable 604. Support
537. Striped 570. Mandatory 605. Surpass
538. Strongly recommended 571. Necessary 606. Touch

xxii. Touring 572. Optimistic 607. Train

573. Permanent xxv. Sports
539. Aquarium
574. Pessimistic
540. Culture 608. Abseiling
575. Practical
541. Guest 609. American football
576. Realistic
542. Hostel 610. Athlete
577. Salty
543. Memorable 611. Badminton
578. Social
544. Picnic 612. Barbell
579. Spectacular
6|Page
613. Baseball 649. Stadium xxviii. Weather
614. Basketball 650. Surfing 682. Antenna
615. Bodyboarding 651. Swimming 683. Breeze
616. Bungee jumping 652. Team 684. Chilly
617. Canoeing 653. Tennis 685. Cold/cool
618. Championship 654. The discus 686. Dry
619. Court 655. The hammer 687. Dusty
620. Cricket 656. The high jump 688. Freezing
621. Cycling 657. The javelin 689. Humid
622. Extreme sports 658. Treadmill 690. moisture
623. Field 659. Walking 691. Sticky
624. Gym 660. White-water rafting 692. Warm
625. Gymnasium 661. Windsurfing 693. Weather forecast
626. Hang-gliding xxvi. Shapes 694. Wet
627. Hockey
662. Circular xxix. Equipment and tools
628. Horse racing
663. Curved 695. Backpack
629. Jet-skiing
664. Cylindrical 696. Breaks
630. Jogging
665. Oval 697. Cassette
631. Judo
666. Polygon 698. Device
632. Kitesurfing
667. Rectangular 699. Digital monitor
633. Mountain biking
668. Spherical 700. Disk
634. Paragliding
669. Spiral 701. Gadget
635. Ping-pong
670. Square 702. Helmet
636. Pitch
671. Triangular 703. Mechanical pencil
637. Polo
638. Press-up xxvii. Measurement 704. Musical instrument

639. Push-up 672. Altitude 705. Screen

640. Recreation 673. Breadth 706. Silicon chip

641. Refreshment 674. Depth 707. Wheels

642. Rugby 675. Frequency xxx. The arts and media

643. Show jumping 676. Height 708. Art gallery
644. Skydiving 677. Imperial system 709. Audience
645. Snooker 678. Length 710. Ballet
646. Snowboarding 679. Metric system 711. Carnival
647. Soccer 680. Three dimensions 712. Cinemas
648. Squash 681. Width 713. Classical music

7|Page
714. Concert 749. Reptile 783. Stream train
715. Conductor 750. Rodents 784. Subway
716. Exhibition 751. Seabirds 785. Tanker
717. Festival 752. Species 786. Taxi
718. Graphics 753. Whale 787. Tow truck
719. Guitar xxxii. Plants 788. Tractor
720. Guitarist 754. Bark 789. Tram
721. Museum 755. Branch 790. Transporter
722. Newspaper 756. Cluster 791. Truck
723. Opera 757. Core 792. Underground
724. Orchestra 758. Fertilizer 793. Van
725. Radio 759. Flower xxxiv. Expressions and time
726. Symphony 760. Fungus
794. A gap year
727. Television 761. Leaves
795. Century
728. The press 762. Mushroom
796. Decade
729. Theatre 763. Roots
797. Fortnight
730. Vocalist 764. Seed
798. Fulltime
xxxi. The animal kingdom 765. Stem
799. Midday
766. Trunk
731. Amphibian 800. Midnight
767. Twig
732. Birds of prey 801. Millennium
733. Cetacean xxxiii. Vehicles 802. Part-time
734. Class 768. A goods train xxxv. Materials
735. Creature 769. Breakdown truck
803. Aluminum
736. Family 770. Cab
804. Bone
737. Fish 771. Camper
805. Cement
738. Genus 772. Caravan
806. Ceramics
739. Insects 773. Coach
807. Composite
740. Lion 774. Double-decker bus
808. Concrete
741. Livestock 775. Forklift truck
809. Copper
742. Mammals 776. Freight train
810. Cotton
743. Octopus 777. Jeep
811. Fabric
744. Order 778. Lorry
812. Feather
745. Penguin 779. Minibus
813. Fiberglass
746. Phylum 780. Pickup
814. Fur
747. Poultry and game 781. School bus
815. Glue
748. Primates 782. Single-decker
8|Page
816. Leather 842. Democrats 871. Passport photo
817. Lumber/wood 843. Demonstration 872. Pedestrian safety
818. Metal 844. Dialect 873. Personal fulfilment
819. Paper 845. Dialogue 874. Practice
820. Plastic 846. Driving license 875. Private sector
821. Rubber 847. Encyclopedia 876. Procedures
822. Silver 848. Entrance 877. Process
823. Steel 849. Evolution 878. Proficiency
824. Stone 850. Farewell 879. Prototype
825. Textile 851. Frequently updated 880. Ramification
826. Wax 852. Fund-raising event 881. Recipient
827. Wood 853. Gender 882. Republicans
828. Wool 854. Government 883. Revolution

xxxvi. Color 855. Guarantee 884. Robot

856. Illiteracy 885. Satellite
829. Grey
857. Indigenous 886. Senior
830. Purple
858. Individual 887. Sewer systems
xxxvii. Others 859. Junior 888. Straight
831. Activity 860. Liberal democracy 889. Strike
832. Attitude 861. Libertarian 890. Sufficient
833. Burger 862. Life expectancy 891. Traffic jams
834. Carriage 863. Literary 892. Ultrasound
835. Chocolate 864. Lunar calendar 893. Umbrella
836. Circuit 865. Magnet 894. Variety
837. Commerce 866. Man-made 895. Videos
838. Creation 867. Narrative 896. Waiting list
839. Creativity 868. Nature conservation 897. Welfare
840. Daily routine 869. Opportunity
841. Decision 870. Original inhabitant

9|Page