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American English listening comprehension exercise 3
✓ 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. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: mar
2. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: thought
3. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: though
4. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: that
5. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: model
6. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: medal
7. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: middle
8. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: latent
9. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: legend
10. What word do you hear?
Correct answer: legion
TOP TIP! Little pieces of advice to help you improve your listening comprehension
FOCUS ON MEANING BEFORE WORDS
Trying to understand every word overloads working memory. Instead, listen for ideas and relationships between them. Unknown words often become clear through context, tone, and repetition.
FOCUS ON MEANING BEFORE WORDS
Trying to understand every word overloads working memory. Instead, listen for ideas and relationships between them. Unknown words often become clear through context, tone, and repetition.
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