IELTS Writing Self-Check
Paste your Task 2 essay for an instant structure and style review: length, paragraphing, sentence variety, linking words and formality.
IELTS Writing Self-Check
Paste your Task 2 essay for an instant structure and style check. This is a self-review guide, not an official band score.
What This Self-Check Looks At, and What It Cannot
This tool reads your essay and checks the parts of good writing that can actually be measured from text: length, paragraphing, sentence length and variety, the use of linking words, weak or vague vocabulary, and formality. Those map onto real parts of the IELTS marking, especially Coherence and Cohesion and Lexical Resource, so the feedback is genuinely useful for a quick self review.
It is deliberately honest about its limits. Software cannot judge whether you actually answered the question, whether your argument makes sense, or whether a complex sentence is correct or just long. Task Response and the accuracy of your grammar are the two things that most decide your band, and both need a trained human reader.
Use it as a first pass. Run your essay through, clear the red and amber flags, then get the content and grammar checked by someone who knows the band descriptors. That order saves your tutor time and saves you money, because the mechanical fixes are the ones you can do yourself.
The readiness number is a rough composite of the checks, not a band score. Treat a high number as, my structure and style are in good shape, not as, I will get this band.
Common Questions
Can a tool score my IELTS Writing band?
Not accurately. Real band scoring judges whether you answered the task, whether your argument holds together and whether your grammar is correct, which software cannot reliably do. This tool checks measurable things like structure, linking and vocabulary, as a self review, not a band.
How many paragraphs should a Task 2 essay have?
Usually four or five: an introduction, two body paragraphs each developing one main idea, and a conclusion. Clear paragraphing is part of the Coherence and Cohesion mark, so separating your ideas visibly helps your score.
How many linking words should I use?
Enough to guide the reader, not so many that it feels mechanical. A well organised essay naturally uses signposts like however, in addition, for example and as a result. Overloading every sentence with connectors is penalised as much as using too few.
Should I avoid contractions in IELTS Writing?
Yes in Task 2, which is formal academic writing. Write full forms rather than shortened ones. Contractions are fine in the Speaking test, where natural spoken English is expected, but they look informal in an essay.
What does the readiness number mean?
It is a rough composite of the mechanical checks, structure, sentence variety, linking, vocabulary and formality. A high number means your writing is well organised, but it is not a band prediction, because content and grammatical accuracy still need a human reader.
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