PTE Read Aloud Practice
Get familiar with the question format to improve your pronunciation and fluency with Read Aloud practice exercises.
Get familiar with the question format to improve your pronunciation and fluency with Read Aloud practice exercises.
Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
While blue is one of the most popular colors, it is one of the least appetizing. Blue food is rare in nature. Food researchers say that when humans searched for food, they learned to avoid toxic or spoiled objects, which were often blue, black, or purple. When food dyed blue is served to study subjects, they lose appetite.
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In PTE academic read aloud & PTE Core read aloud task, a text up to 60 words on the screen will appear. You have to read that text clearly and loudly when the microphone opens.
Prompt Length |
Skills Assessed |
No. Questions |
Traits Scored |
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Text up to 60 words |
Reading & Speaking |
6-7 |
Content, Oral Fluency & Pronunciation |
When you see the text, break the words mentally and then speak. Do not overlook punctuation marks. To enhance fluency, pause at commas and full stops. By following the punctuation, you can take tiny breaks to breathe, and it will sound more natural.
Pro Tip: Imagine you’re telling a story to a friend. This PTE read-aloud practice will help your intonation sound more genuine and engaging.
If English is not your native language, you must record yourself to know where you are lacking.. Use your phone to record yourself reading random texts, then listen critically. After spotting the mistakes, you can fix them by doing regular PTE read aloud practice online on Gurully.
Watch short videos or podcasts in English and try to mimic the speaker's rhythm and tone. This builds your intonation and pronunciation skills. Shadowing their speech patterns makes your delivery more fluent.
If any word in the text is hard to pronounce, do not get stuck. Instead, smoothly move on and maintain your pace. Hesitating too much or repeating a word disrupts fluency.
Quick Tip: Practice reading complex texts from news websites to get comfortable with challenging vocabulary.
No practice is complete without testing yourself in real conditions. Our PTE Mock tests help you build the stamina and confidence needed for the actual exam. Plus, they give you an accurate idea of your strengths and areas to improve. You can also do question-wise free PTE read aloud practice on Gurully to score high.