IELTS DICTATION: TITLES AND COMMON NAMES
Instructions:
1. Listen to your teacher or another student dictate
15 titles and names. Write the names (and any
alternate spellings) in column a.
2. Write "m" for male and "f" for female in column b.
3. Tell your partner other titles/names for 16-20
4. Exchange papers and check a partner's answers.
5. Add comments in column "c" after checking,
especially important comments your teacher makes.
a. Title or name
(and any alternate spellings)
b. Male, Female?
Write "m" or "f"
c. Comments
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
a. Write other titles/names
you know below and dictate
them to a partner
b. Male, Female?
c. Comments
Write "m" or "f"
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Note: in general, men's names are shorter and women's names are longer:
Martin (m)  Martina (f) Bob (m)  Bobbie (f)
Joseph  Josephine (f)
IELTS DICTATION: TITLES AND COMMON NAMES (KEY)
a. Title or name
(and any alternate spellings)
b. Male, Female?
Write "m" or "f"
c. Comments
1. Mr.
m (un)married
Long form: Mister (rare)
2. Mrs.
f (married)
Long form: Missus (rare)
3. Ms.
f (un)married
4. Dr.
m or f
5. Professor
m or f
Short form: Prof.
6. Richard
m
Short form: Rich
7. Susan
f
Short form: Sue
8. Cathy (Kathy)
f
Speaker will say "with a "c/k"
9. Peter
m
10. Paul
m
11. Julie
f
Not "July" (the month). Sometimes
"Julia" (pron. different)
12. Terri
f
"Terry" is usually a man's name.
13. Ann(e)
f
Speaker may say "with an e"
14. John
m
Short “o”
15. Joan
m
a. Write other titles/names
you know below and dictate
them to a partner
b. Male, Female?
Long “o”
c. Comments
Write "m" or "f"
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Note: in general, men's names are shorter and women's names are longer:
Martin (m)  Martina (f)
Bob (m)  Bobbie (f)
Joseph  Josephine (f)