BlogIELTS Speaking Fillers to Avoid and What to Say Instead
Reduce weak fillers in IELTS speaking and replace them with calmer pauses and cleaner transitions.
Small fillers can make a response sound less controlled. The goal is not zero pauses, but better pauses.
Notice your repeated fillers
Many students say the same filler without realizing it.
Transcript review is one of the easiest ways to spot that habit.
Use silence better
A short calm pause is usually better than repeating weak filler words.
It sounds more confident and more organized.
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