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

Find your child's class, tap play, and every word is read aloud — twice, with a pause to write.

Find your child's class

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Not here yet? Add your class's sheet
One photo of the sheet from school. We split it into weeks and read every word aloud, English & 华文听写 — for every parent in the class.

Every word, read aloud

Tap Read the words to me on any list. Each word is said twice at a slow pace, then it waits while your child writes — exactly what a teacher does in class.

🚀 How it works

1📷Snap or attach the sheet
Take one photo of the spelling sheet from school — or attach its PDF, or send it to our WhatsApp. 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.
4✅Only 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?

Open your class's list and tap Add to my week — every test then shows on your home page, week by week, for each child. For a nudge, enter your email on the list and every Sunday at 8pm you'll receive the coming week's words, or tap the calendar button to add every test to your phone calendar with an alert the evening before.

📱 Can I send the sheet on WhatsApp instead?

Yes. Send a photo of the sheet (or its PDF) to our WhatsApp, +65 9810 6579. The bot reads it, shows you what it found, and you tap Looks right — no website, no sign-in. It's saved for the whole class, and the bot sends you the words the evening before each test.

👤 Why do I need to sign in to upload?

Only to upload here — searching, opening lists and the read-aloud are free and need no account. Uploading is tied to an email (or to your WhatsApp number, if you send it there) so every sheet has someone accountable for it, which keeps a site children use clean. 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, tap Manage under your week, and each upload has a ✕ next to it. 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?

Most sheets go live the moment you confirm them. A few wait for a quick check first — for example when the school name isn't recognised, a date looks wrong, or the same list is already on the site. Those show as Checking under your sheets, usually for less than a day. See something wrong on any list? Tap Something wrong with this list? at the bottom of it.

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

Free for all parents, with no ads anywhere on the site. 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.