Home/Audio listening/Listening comprehension exercise 5 (ESL)

Listening comprehension exercise 5 (ESL)

✓ 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.
Which word do you hear?
  feed
  feet
  fit

2.
Which word do you hear?
  feet
  fade
  feed

3.
Which word do you hear?
  feet
  feed
  fit

4.
Which word do you hear?
  dusk
  desk
  disk

5.
Which word do you hear?
  dusk
  desk
  disk

6.
Which word do you hear?
  desk
  disk
  dusk

7.
Which word do you hear?
  meal
  male
  mill

8.
Which word do you hear?
  mill
  male
  meal

9.
Which word do you hear?
  cat
  Kate
  cut

10.
Which word do you hear?
  cat
  Kate
  cut

Check answers (Your answers will open in a new window)

TOP TIP! Little pieces of advice to help you improve your listening comprehension

USE TRANSCRIPTS WISELY
Transcripts are a tool, not a crutch. Use them to confirm what you heard, identify missed words, and notice pronunciation patterns. Over time, rely on transcripts less to strengthen real-time comprehension.

Tired of ads? Sign up for our ad-free PREMIUM EDITION and get many more listening comprehension exercises as well as a lot of other great content.

© 2006–2026 LearnEnglishFeelGood.com unless otherwise stated. Reposting our content online is not allowed. See our content policy.