Free CELPIP®-General LS practice test 2026 for Canadian citizenship

CELPIP-General LS has two of the four components of CELPIP-General, with the same parts, tasks and scoring: Listening first, then Speaking. It takes about 1 hour 10 minutes.

Each skill gets its own CELPIP level from 0 to 12. See every part and task on the CELPIP test format page.

If you are 18 to 54 years of age, IRCC asks for proof that you can speak and listen at CLB 4 or higher in English or French. From level 3 up, a CELPIP level is the CLB level, so you need at least level 4 in both Listening and Speaking. IRCC accepts other kinds of proof too, such as some diplomas; check its citizenship language page for yours.

• What level 4 means: “Adequate for daily life”, in CELPIP’s words.
• Listening: Paragon’s approximate chart puts level 4 at about 11 to 18 correct answers out of 38.
• Speaking: rated on the same four dimensions at every level: Content/Coherence, Vocabulary, Listenability and Task Fulfillment.

Even when level 4 feels within reach, Speaking answers that stop well before the time is up, or drift away from the task, lose points on Task Fulfillment. A practice run shows where you stand before you book.

For permanent residence through Express Entry, and for the post-graduation work permit, IRCC asks for CELPIP-General, with all four skills. If you may need both, take CELPIP-General: IRCC accepts it for citizenship too. If you only need citizenship, CELPIP-General LS is shorter and covers just the two skills IRCC checks.

The LS practice runs as CELPIP-General LS does: a sound check and a microphone check, the six Listening parts, the screen that closes Listening, then the eight Speaking tasks. Each recording plays once, every part has its own clock and the practice moves on by itself. You can pause and come back later with the same time left.

Your report gives a CELPIP level and CLB for each skill and says whether both reach CLB 4. Listening comes with every question you missed and the line that answers it; each Speaking task gets a rating on the four CELPIP dimensions, with your recording and its transcript.

To practise one skill, use the Listening practice test or the Speaking practice test.

Free: start without an account and create a free account at the end to see your report. With the free account, Listening is scored and your first Speaking practice is rated, the LS practice included.

Pro rates every attempt and opens all 10 CELPIP practice tests, each with its own Listening recordings and Speaking tasks. See the plans on the free CELPIP practice test page.