Try 3 real PTE-style questions right now with no sign-up, then unlock unlimited practice on all 22 task types — free. Start on the free try page.
No trials that expire, no one-mock-then-paywall. Here is exactly what is free.
Most PTE practice sites give you one free AI-scored mock, then lock everything behind a subscription. We flipped the model: the practice itself is free and unlimited, and payment is only for depth — AI scoring that analyses your actual speaking and writing. That means you can drill Repeat Sentence fifty times on a Tuesday night without watching a credit counter.
One honesty note up front: on free mode, Speaking and Writing get a deliberately rough on-device estimate — a practice guide, not your real PTE score. We never dress the estimate up as AI scoring, because it isn't.
The economics of PTE practice explain most paywalls — and why ours works differently.
Reading and Listening tasks have objectively correct answers. Marking them costs almost nothing, so there is no honest reason to cap them — yet most platforms do, because the paywall is the product. Our objective tasks are auto-scored exactly and never capped: every multiple-choice question, every re-order paragraph, every fill-in-the-blank, every Write From Dictation attempt (there's a free auto-scored WFD tool here) is marked instantly, free, forever.
Speaking and Writing are different: judging fluency, pronunciation, content and coherence properly takes real AI computation, which costs real money per response. So on the free tier those tasks get a rough estimate, and the paid mock credits (one-time packs from A$19 for 3 AI-scored mocks — not a subscription) buy the real analysis. You practise unlimited either way; you pay only when you want to know precisely where your speaking and writing stand.
Unlimited practice is only useful if you point it at the right tasks. Pick your lane.
Speaking is scored on content, oral fluency and pronunciation — and pronunciation means intelligibility, not accent (no, PTE does not penalise your accent). The usual killers are long pauses, restarts and self-corrections. Read the speaking low-score fix guide, then drill Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence and Describe Image daily.
Summarize Written Text must be one sentence of 5–75 words; the essay must be 200–300 words; Summarize Spoken Text is 50–70 words. Break the form rules and you score zero on form regardless of quality. Practise to the counts until they are automatic — the word limits and timings guide has the full table.
Write From Dictation is worth one point per correct word, spelling included, and it feeds both your Listening and Writing scores. It is the highest-leverage task in the test and the free WFD tool scores you automatically on every attempt.
Reading is exactly marked here, so use the instant feedback loop: attempt, see precisely what you missed, retry. Watch the two tasks with negative marking — multi-answer multiple choice and Highlight Incorrect Words — where guessing blindly costs points (how PTE negative marking works).
Not sure where you are weakest? Sit one free full mock on the mock tests page and let the section breakdown tell you.
Same questions, same timings — the difference is entirely in how Speaking and Writing are judged.
| Feature | Free (no sign-up) | Free account | AI mock credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Try instantly | 3 questions | — | — |
| Practice on all 22 task types | — | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Full-length timed mock tests | — | Unlimited | Per credit |
| Reading & Listening marking | Exact | Exact, instant | Exact, instant |
| Speaking & Writing scoring | — | Rough on-device estimate | Real AI scoring + feedback |
| Feedback language options | — | — | English + Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali, Telugu, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic |
| Cost | Free | Free forever | One-time packs: A$19 (3), A$30 (7), A$45 (15) |
The free estimate is honest about what it is: a practice guide that tracks your trend, not a prediction of your real score. When you are two to three weeks out from test day and need to know exactly where your speaking and writing stand, that is when an AI-scored mock earns its money.
Eight of the 22 tasks feed two skill scores at once. Free practice time goes furthest there.
Since the scoring changes of August 2025, knowing which task feeds which skill matters more than raw volume. Repeat Sentence and Re-tell Lecture feed Listening and Speaking; Write From Dictation feeds Listening and Writing; Summarize Written Text feeds Reading and Writing. Prioritising these means every practice session lifts two sections at once — the full task-to-skill map is in the August 2025 scoring changes guide.
Two more smart-practice rules for 2025–26:
Want structure around all of this? The free study plan generator turns your test date and weak sections into a week-by-week schedule.
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If you are still comparing task types before you start, the complete guide to all 22 PTE question types walks through every task, its timing and its scoring in one place.
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