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Can't read the Chinese? We'll read it out — your child does 听写 without you.

Snap the spelling sheet once. We split it into weekly lists and say every word aloud, twice, then wait while your child writes.

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Forgot how to pronounce it? Never learnt to read it? Snap the sheet — we split it into weeks and read every word aloud, English & 华文听写.
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🚀 How it works

1📷Snap or attach the sheet
Take one photo of the spelling sheet from school — or attach its PDF. One sheet with many weeks inside? No problem, we sort every week for you.📎 Tap here to upload now →
2🗓️Auto-split by date
We read the dates on the sheet and split it into weekly lists, English or 华文听写.
3🔊It reads the words to you
Tap once and the list is read out — each word twice, slowly, then a pause while your child writes. You don't need to read or pronounce a single character.
4Only this week shows
Past weeks tuck away by themselves. Sunday reminders bring the coming week's words to your inbox.
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The part parents actually get stuck on

听写 means dictation — someone has to read the words out while your child writes them. If you can't read Chinese, or you learnt it years ago and the tones have gone, that job is impossible. So the sheet sits on the table and nobody practises.

Open any list and tap Read the words to me. It says each word twice at a slow pace, waits 5 to 20 seconds while your child writes, then moves on by itself. Exactly what a teacher does in class.

💬 Frequently asked questions

ℹ️ What is spellinglist.sg?

A free tool for Singapore parents. Schools hand out spelling lists as one hard-copy sheet covering many weeks. We turn that sheet into clean weekly lists, so you always know exactly which words your child needs this week — without digging through the paper.

📖 Does it work for Chinese 听写?

Yes — that's what most parents use it for. Full phrases and sentences are handled, pinyin is kept underneath each word, and the list can be read aloud in Mandarin. Higher Chinese (高级华文) and Foundation streams are recognised too.

🔊 I can't read Chinese. Can my child still practise?

Yes, and this is the whole point. Open the list and tap Read the words to me. The site reads each word aloud twice at a slow pace, then waits while your child writes, then moves to the next one — no reading, no pronouncing, nothing for you to do but sit with them.

If your phone has never been asked to speak Chinese before, it may need the voice installed once. The page tells you exactly where to tap in Settings.

🎓 Is this for secondary school too?

Primary 1 to 6 for now. Weekly spelling and 听写 lists are a primary-school routine — by secondary, Chinese moves on to vocabulary, comprehension and composition instead of weekly dictation. If your secondary school still gives out weekly 词语听写 sheets, email us and we'll add it.

🌏 What about Malay (Ejaan) and Tamil spelling?

They're on the way! To be fair to every mother tongue, Malay Ejaan and Tamil spelling support is in the pipeline and being worked on right now. English and Chinese 听写 came first simply because those were the sheets our first parents uploaded — Malay and Tamil are next.

📆 Do I need to upload every week?

No — upload the sheet once per term. Every week's list is already inside; the right one surfaces automatically each week.

🏫 My child's school isn't listed. What do I do?

Be the first to upload the sheet — it takes one photo. From then on, every parent in the class can search and use it.

✍️ The dates on my sheet are handwritten and messy. Will it still work?

Usually yes — we also use the weekly pattern of the other dates to work out unclear ones. If anything comes out wrong, you can reorder or fix it in two taps.

🗂️ What happens to old weeks?

Once a week's date has passed, its list is marked Completed and folded away. Nothing is deleted — you can still open past weeks for revision.

📬 How do reminders work?

Enter your email on any school's page and every Sunday at 8pm you'll receive that week's words. Prefer no emails? The calendar button adds every week to your phone calendar instead, with an alert the evening before each test.

👤 Why do I need to sign in to upload?

Only to upload — searching, opening lists and the read-aloud are free and need no account. Uploading is gated because every sheet is checked by a person before it goes live, and that check needs someone to be accountable for it. You enter your email, we send a 6-digit code, and that's it. No password.

🗑️ Can I remove something I uploaded?

Yes. Sign in and your uploads appear on the home page with a ✕ next to each one. Removing it takes it off the site immediately. Do that straight away if you spot your child's name in the photo — and email us if you'd like it erased from our records entirely.

⏳ Why isn't my upload showing yet?

Every sheet is checked by a person first, usually within a day. Until then it shows as Pending in your uploads. This keeps rubbish and anything inappropriate off a site that children use. Once you've had a few sheets approved, yours go live straight away.

🔒 Is it free? Is my child's data safe?

Free for all parents, and no ads follow you around. Tip: cover or crop your child's name before you snap the sheet — we only need the words and the dates. Sheets you upload are shared with other parents searching for that school, which is why the lists are there for you too.