We encourage our proofreading course students to get as much practice as they can.

Proofreading skills – including using the BSI symbols – are not difficult to learn, but our online proofreading course students discover that practice is the only way to use them quickly, accurately and confidently.

Here are some websites that offer free proofreading exercises:

You can find others by Googling terms like: proofreading exercises / tests; editing exercises/ tests; proofreading symbols exercises / tests.

We also encourage our proofreading course students to get real-world practice by proofreading documents and websites for friends, colleagues etc. This can also lead to paid work.

See our online proofreading course