PTE Speaking Guide 2025: Practice, Format, Marks, Tips, Tricks & Question Types | PTE Guide

PTE Exam by Pearson is a 2-hour computer-based English language proficiency test for non-native speakers, accepted worldwide for study abroad and immigration in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK. It features 52–64 questions across four sections: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening, scored by an automated scoring system. This article covers the PTE Speaking section, including question types, timings, marks, tips, and how to practice PTE speaking for 2025.

PTE Speaking

PTE Speaking, part of the combined Speaking and Writing module (50–60 minutes), assesses your ability to speak English fluently. It includes 5 question types and contributes to both Speaking and Writing scores in the 2025 PTE Academic exam.

PTE Speaking Time

The PTE Speaking and Writing section in the 2025 PTE Academic exam is approximately 50–60 minutes long.

Important: In the 2025 PTE Academic exam, the Speaking and Writing sections are combined into a single module, contributing to both Speaking and Writing scores.

PTE Speaking Test Format, Question Types and Marks

1. Read Aloud (RA): In this PTE Speaking task for the 2025 exam, a text appears on the screen. Read the text aloud.

• Prompt Length: Text up to 60 words
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Reading and Speaking
  
  
• Time to Answer: Varies by item, depending on the length of the text
  
  
• You have 25 seconds to read the text and prepare.
  
  
• If you remain silent for longer than 3 seconds, the recording will stop.
  
  
• Read Aloud is scored based on 3 parameters: Content, Oral Fluency, and Pronunciation

Content	5
Oral Fluency	5
Pronunciation	5

For more details, strategies, tips, and tricks about the Read Aloud PTE task, read the below article:

Read Aloud PTE 2025, Read Aloud Tips and Tricks, Read Aloud One Line Strategy, PTE Speaking Practice | PTE Guide

 

2. Repeat Sentence (RS): In this PTE speaking task for the 2025 exam, after listening to a sentence, repeat it as accurately as possible.

• Prompt Length: 3–9 seconds
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Listening and Speaking
  
  
• Time to Answer: 10 seconds
  
  
• Repeat Sentence is scored based on 3 parameters: Content, Oral Fluency, and Pronunciation

Content	5
Oral Fluency	5
Pronunciation	5

For more details, strategies, tips and tricks about the Repeat Sentence PTE task, read the below article:

Repeat Sentence PTE 2025, Repeat Sentence Tips and Tricks, PTE Speaking Repeat Sentence Practice | PTE Guide

3. Describe Image (DI): In this PTE task, an image appears on the screen. Describe the image in detail.

• Prompt Length: Not Applicable
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Speaking
  
  
• Time to Answer: 40 seconds
  
  
• You have 25 seconds to study the image and prepare your response.
  
  
• Describe Image is scored based on 3 parameters: Content, Oral Fluency and Pronunciation

Content	5
Oral Fluency	5
Pronunciation	5

4. Retell Lecture (RL): In this PTE task for the 2025 PTE Academic exam, after listening to or watching a lecture, retell it in your own words.

• Prompt Length: Up to 60 seconds
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Listening and Speaking
  
  
• Time to Answer: 40 seconds
  
  
• The audio begins automatically. You may also see a related image.
  
  
• After the audio finishes, you have 10 seconds to prepare.
  
  
• Tip: Take notes on the erasable note board provided during the audio.
  
  
• Retell Lecture is scored based on 3 parameters: Content, Oral Fluency, and Pronunciation

Content	5
Oral Fluency	5
Pronunciation	5

5. Answer Short Question (ASQ): In this PTE task for the 2025 PTE Academic exam, after listening to a question, answer with a single word or a few words.

• Prompt Length: 3–9 seconds
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Listening and Speaking
  
  
• Time to Answer: 10 seconds
  
  
• The audio begins automatically. You may also see a related image.
  
  
• Speak into the microphone immediately (no short tone) and answer with one or a few words.
  
  
• If silent for longer than 3 seconds, the recording stops.
  
  
• Answer Short Question is scored as follows:

Correct	1
Incorrect	0

Note: All information in this article is sourced from the official Pearson PTE website. For detailed PTE scoring and marks distribution, refer to the official PTE Score Guide available here.

PTE Speaking Tips and Tricks

• Practice at least 20 Read Aloud questions daily for the 2025 PTE Academic exam. Aim to cover 50–70% of the content, but prioritize pronunciation and oral fluency to boost your Speaking section score.

• Practice at least 30 Repeat Sentence questions daily. If you can't recall the full sentence, use 3–5 key words from the audio to form your response. Focus on oral fluency and pronunciation for higher scores in the PTE Speaking section.

• For Describe Image and Retell Lecture question types in the 2025 exam, use PTEGuideApp's Proven Templates for optimal results. Maintain oral fluency and pronunciation to maximize your Speaking section score.

• Answer Short Question is a lower-weight task. Use PTEGuide's Predictions to prepare and secure a strong score in this PTE Speaking question type.

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