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American English listening comprehension exercise 6

✓ 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?
  cut
  cat
  Kate

2.
Which word do you hear?
  grease
  grass
  grace

3.
Which word do you hear?
  grease
  grace
  grass

4.
Which word do you hear?
  grease
  grace
  grass

5.
Which word do you hear?
  time
  theme
  tame

6.
Which word do you hear?
  time
  tame
  theme

7.
Which word do you hear?
  theme
  tame
  time

8.
Which word do you hear?
  grape
  gripe
  grip

9.
Which word do you hear?
  grip
  gripe
  grape

10.
Which word do you hear?
  gripe
  grip
  grape

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

TRAIN YOUR EAR TO REDUCED SPEECH
Spoken language rarely sounds like written language. Sounds merge, disappear, or change. Regular exposure to natural speech helps your brain recognize word patterns instead of individual sounds.

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