10 IELTS writing mistakes that deduct your score

1. If you write more than 180 words in task 1 and 280 in task 2

 only write

 Task 1 – write 170 to 180 words

TASK 2 – 270 TO 280

2. Answering the wrong questions

Make sure understand questions – 100% on topic

3. Using informal writing style

can’t – cannot

doesn’t – does not

Conclusion – In a nutshell (wrong)

4. Copying words from the question

exclude from the word count

must paraphrase for example

The chart shows

The bar graph illustrates

5. Repeating words, phrases, ideas

it shows you do not have range of vocab.

6. Using words you do not know well.

7. Overcomplicating sentence like writing complex sentence which are impossible to understand.

8. Not using linking words.

like – Moreover, However

9. Not expressing your opinion in task 2

10. Not having a writing structure

Task 1 – Introduction, overall, Bp1 and Bp2