Collocations for dictation - noun
VERB + DICTATION
do, have
We did a French dictation in class.
We did a French dictation in class.
give sb
The teacher gave them a dictation.
The teacher gave them a dictation.
take
Her secretary is very good at taking dictation.
Her secretary is very good at taking dictation.
PREP.
at sb''s ~
I wrote some letters at his dictation.
I wrote some letters at his dictation.
from ~
I find it difficult to write letters from dictation.
I find it difficult to write letters from dictation.
in a/the ~
We had some very difficult words in our dictation.
We had some very difficult words in our dictation.