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IELTS Writing Checker
Academic or General Training. Submit your Task 1 or Task 2 answer and receive an instant band score on all 4 official IELTS criteria — with your writing marked up line-by-line, examiner-level feedback and a Band 8 rewrite of your weakest paragraph.
Task 1 is a report describing a chart, table, map or process.
Behind the marking
How does the IELTS Writing Checker work?
Our AI examiner assesses your essay using the same four criteria that official IELTS examiners use: Task Response, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range & Accuracy. Your overall band score is the average of these four, rounded to the nearest 0.5.
Unlike generic grammar checkers, this tool understands IELTS-specific requirements — such as whether you have a clear position, whether your paragraphs are logically sequenced, and whether your vocabulary is sufficiently varied for a Band 7+ score.
The tool also rewrites your weakest paragraph to Band 8 standard, so you can see exactly what the examiner expects — not just in abstract terms, but applied directly to your own writing.
For Academic Task 1, upload a screenshot of the chart, graph, table, map or process diagram. Our AI reads the data straight off the image, so it can tell you when you have misreported a figure — the fastest way to lose Task Achievement marks. The image is analysed and immediately discarded; we never store it.
To get the most accurate score, paste the full essay question along with your essay. The AI needs the prompt to assess Task Response accurately. Want the full exam experience? Take a timed Task 1 + Task 2 test.
Methodology & sources
How your essay is graded
Your essay is assessed against the four criteria that official IELTS examiners use for the Writing test. Each criterion is scored on the 9-band scale and your overall Writing band is the average of the four, rounded to the nearest half band. The scoring follows the public IELTS Writing band descriptors — the same criteria and weighting published by the official IELTS partners — not a generic grammar score. Task 2 marking applies to both modules; Task 1 marking here follows the Academic task (charts, graphs, tables, maps and processes), not the General Training letter.
The four criteria are weighted equally, so a strong essay needs balance across all of them rather than excelling at just one.
The 4 official IELTS Writing criteria
Task Achievement / Task Response
Whether you fully answer every part of the question, take a clear position, and support it with relevant, developed ideas. Task 1 uses "Task Achievement"; Task 2 uses "Task Response".
Coherence & Cohesion
How logically your ideas are organised and linked — clear paragraphing, a sensible progression of ideas, and accurate use of cohesive devices and referencing.
Lexical Resource
The range, precision, and natural use of your vocabulary, including less common words and collocations, and how well you avoid repetition and errors in word choice or spelling.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
The variety of sentence structures you control and how accurately you use them — including tense, agreement, articles, and punctuation.
How to read your score honestly
This tool gives an AI estimate trained on the official band descriptors. It is a reliable indicator of your current level and where to focus, but it is not an official IELTS result — only a certified examiner can issue your real band. Paste the full essay question with your essay so Task Response can be judged accurately, and track your score across several essays to see genuine progress.
Raise your IELTS Writing band
- How to improve your IELTS WritingA step-by-step plan for lifting each of the four criteria
- IELTS Writing Task 2 topics & questionsPractice prompts to write and then check with this tool
- IELTS band score calculatorTurn your four skill scores into an overall band instantly
- IELTS vocabulary for higher Lexical ResourceBuild the range of words a Band 7+ essay needs