Welcome to our series of pronunciation practice exercises for ESL students. These quizzes are designed to test (and improve) your listening comprehension of (American) English. They can also help reduce your accent. Here's what you do:

1. Click on the "CLICK TO LISTEN" button for each question.
2. Listen to the word(s).
3. Choose the word(s) that you heard from the three choices.
4. Click on "CHECK ANSWERS" to see how you did.

The sound files are in MP3 format. Good luck! :)

Which word(s) do you hear?
  loss
  lose
  louse

2.

Which word(s) do you hear?
  lose
  louse
  loss

3.

Which word(s) do you hear?
  done it
  donut
  don't

4.

Which word(s) do you hear?
  done it
  don't
  donut

5.

Which word(s) do you hear?
  done it
  donut
  don't

6.

Which word(s) do you hear?
  met her
  mother
  matter

7.

Which word(s) do you hear?
  met her
  mother
  matter

8.

Which word(s) do you hear?
  met her
  matter
  mother

9.

Which word(s) do you hear?
  wonder
  wander
  went there

10.

Which word(s) do you hear?
  went there
  wonder
  wander