diff --git a/web/src/components/exercises/MatchingPairs.tsx b/web/src/components/exercises/MatchingPairs.tsx
index 5161477..862989b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/exercises/MatchingPairs.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/exercises/MatchingPairs.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ export function MatchingPairs({
 
   function handleRightClick(item: string) {
     if (isChecked || matchedRights.has(item)) return;
-    speak(item);
     setSelectedRight(item);
 
     if (selectedLeft) {
diff --git a/web/src/components/exercises/MultipleChoice.tsx b/web/src/components/exercises/MultipleChoice.tsx
index bea3759..488767b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/exercises/MultipleChoice.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/exercises/MultipleChoice.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function MultipleChoice({
   const { speak } = useSpeech();
 
   function handleSelect(index: number) {
-    speak(exercise.choices[index]);
+    if (!exercise.promptAudio) speak(exercise.choices[index]);
     onSelect(index);
   }