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English listening comprehension exercise 2
✓ Useful for IELTS
✓ Useful for TOEFL
✓ Useful for TOEIC
Hear a word or short phrase in American English and identify it from multiple choices. This word-level audio comprehension practice trains the ear for the listening sections of IELTS, TOEFL, and TOEIC — where accurate real-time word recognition is the core skill being tested. Suitable for all levels (A2–C1).
1.
Correct answer: scheme
2.
Correct answer: scam
3.
Correct answer: layman
4.
Correct answer: lemon
5.
Correct answer: lament
6.
Correct answer: sky
7.
Correct answer: ski
8.
Correct answer: skew
9.
Correct answer: mayor
10.
Correct answer: mere
TOP TIP! Little pieces of advice to help you improve your listening comprehension
START WITH COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT
Your brain learns best when it understands about 70-90% of what it hears. If material is too difficult, your mind shuts down; if too easy, you stop improving. Gradually increase difficulty as comprehension improves.
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Your brain learns best when it understands about 70-90% of what it hears. If material is too difficult, your mind shuts down; if too easy, you stop improving. Gradually increase difficulty as comprehension improves.
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