Feature Overview

AI Quiz MakerGenerate high-quality questions from your lesson material Magic Link AssignmentStudents open and answer instantly with no sign-in Live Learning InsightsTrack weak spots and completion in real time Furigana & Pinyin SupportBuilt for Japanese and Chinese language teaching Live Classroom ModeSee every student's answer the moment it's submitted Vocabulary Quizzes40+ languages — JLPT, TOCFL, DELE, DELF, and more

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Dictation Quiz Maker for Language Teachers

Generate dictation exercises from any lesson material in seconds

Paste your vocabulary list, reading passage, or textbook sentences — Quizzz AI creates dictation exercises instantly. Students hear the audio and write what they hear. Essential for kanji writing practice, Chinese character recognition, and phonics reinforcement. Share via Magic Link with no student sign-up.

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Why Preparing Dictation Exercises Takes Too Long

Dictation is one of the most effective techniques in language teaching — it integrates listening, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar simultaneously. But selecting the right sentences, recording audio, and managing student submissions manually consumes 30–60 minutes per exercise. Quizzz automates dictation creation so you can run them in class without preparation overhead.

AI Dictation Quiz Generation from Your Teaching Materials

Copy any vocabulary list, reading passage, or lesson sentences into Quizzz. The AI selects appropriate items for dictation, generates audio, and creates an exercise students can complete from any device. For Japanese classes, dictation covers hiragana, katakana, and kanji with furigana hints. For Chinese classes, character writing practice uses pinyin scaffolding. For all languages, it aligns to CEFR, JLPT, and TOCFL difficulty levels.

What Makes Quizzz Dictation Different

Listening + Writing in One Exercise

Students hear the target language and write what they understand — integrating listening comprehension, spelling, and vocabulary recall in a single exercise. One of the most time-efficient assessment formats in language teaching.

No Student Accounts Required

Share via Magic Link and students start immediately — no sign-up, no app, no game PIN. Works on any device. Completion rates are far higher than platforms requiring accounts or downloads.

Script-Aware for Japanese and Chinese

For Japanese dictation, AI handles hiragana, katakana, and kanji with optional furigana scaffolding. For Chinese, character writing exercises use pinyin or zhuyin as listening prompts. Kanji stroke order awareness for appropriate difficulty calibration.

Instant Class Scoring and Weak-Word Analytics

After every dictation session, see exactly which words or sentences your class struggled to transcribe correctly. Use that data to target your next vocabulary or pronunciation review.

From Vocabulary List to Dictation Quiz in 3 Steps

Paste Your Lesson Content

Copy your vocabulary list, sentences, or reading passage into Quizzz. Any language, any format.

Generate the Dictation Exercise

AI selects appropriate items, generates audio, and builds the dictation exercise. Review, adjust, then publish.

Share via Magic Link

Students open the link, listen, and write — no accounts needed. View class transcription results instantly.

Built for Language Dictation Practice

Japanese Language Teachers

Run kanji and kana dictation exercises from your textbook vocabulary lists. Furigana hints for scaffolded support. JLPT N5–N1 difficulty calibration built in.

Chinese and Mandarin Teachers

Create character writing dictation exercises from your lesson vocabulary. Pinyin and zhuyin listening prompts with TOCFL and HSK difficulty alignment.

ESL and EFL Teachers

Run sentence dictation exercises to reinforce spelling, grammar patterns, and listening comprehension simultaneously. CEFR-aligned difficulty for A1–C2 classes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Dictation Quiz free to use?+

Yes, Quizzz offers a free plan with 30 roster students, 3 quizzes, 3 materials, and 3 share links per month. No credit card required.

How accurately does Quizzz grade dictation responses?+

Grading matches the exact target text, accounting for acceptable character and script variants — for Japanese, both hiragana and kanji readings can be accepted; for Chinese, character grading aligns to your TOCFL or HSK target level. Teachers can also review and adjust scores after the session.

Do students need an account to take quizzes?+

No. Students click a Magic Link and start answering immediately — no app download, no account creation, no access code. This helps improve participation rates.

Does punctuation count in dictation grading?+

Punctuation handling is lenient by default — the grader focuses on whether students transcribed the correct words and characters, so minor punctuation omissions don't penalize students who understood the content.

Can students control the audio playback speed during dictation?+

Students can replay each audio item at normal speed as many times as needed before submitting. This lets them listen carefully at their own pace rather than being locked to a single playback under time pressure.

Try the dictation quiz maker built for language teaching

Create your first AI-generated dictation exercise from your own lesson material. Free to start, no credit card required.