PTE Select Missing Word Practice Online 2026
Select Missing Word plays a recording whose final word or phrase is replaced by a beep. You choose the option that completes it.
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Select Missing Word at a glance
- Questions in the exam
- 1–2
- Timing
- 20–70s audio
- Skills scored
- Listening
- Marking on PTEAce
- Marked instantly with answers
- Share of PTE Academic score
- About 1%
Tips
- Read the topic line before the audio starts — it tells you what the recording is about.
- Follow the speaker's argument; the missing words usually complete the logical conclusion.
- Pay attention to the last sentence before the beep.
FAQs
Is there negative marking in Select Missing Word?
No.
How many options are correct?
Exactly one.
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