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Listening comprehension exercise for ESL 13
✓ 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: hell
2.
Correct answer: hail
3.
Correct answer: CD
4.
Correct answer: seedy
5.
Correct answer: city
6.
Correct answer: sad
7.
Correct answer: said
8.
Correct answer: set
9.
Correct answer: sneak
10.
Correct answer: snake
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TOLERATE AMBIGUITY
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