Blanks practice
Last updated: Oct 30, 2026
Blanks is the lighter version of dictation: most of the sentence stays on screen and you only type the missing words. It keeps the same listen-type-check loop but lowers the load, which makes it ideal as a warm-up, a review pass on exercises you already finished, or a gentler start on difficult material.
Exercises to practice
What blanks mode trains
The missing words are rarely random — they tend to be the function words, endings, and collocations that learners mishear most often. Filling only the gaps keeps your attention on exactly those details instead of spreading it across the whole sentence.
Because the load is lighter than full dictation, blanks works well as a confidence builder: you still hear every word, but you only have to produce the ones that trip you up.
How a blanks round works
You see the transcript with selected words hidden. Listen to each segment, type the missing words, then check and replay the audio for anything you got wrong.
A good progression is blanks first, then the same exercise in dictation mode — you will notice how much harder it is to produce every word yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — you only type the hidden words instead of the whole sentence, so each round is shorter and less demanding. The listening load is the same, but the typing load is much smaller.
Use blanks as a warm-up at the start of a session, as a lighter review for exercises you already completed, or when full dictation feels overwhelming on a new level of material.
Reading helps — practicing helps more. Put the technique to work on a real lesson.
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