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Spoken English comprehension exercise 11 (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?
  first
  forest
  forced

2.
Which word do you hear?
  paper
  pauper
  piper

3.
Which word do you hear?
  paper
  piper
  pauper

4.
Which word do you hear?
  paper
  piper
  pauper

5.
Which word do you hear?
  thrill
  trail
  trial

6.
Which word do you hear?
  thrill
  trial
  trail

7.
Which word do you hear?
  trail
  trial
  thrill

8.
Which word do you hear?
  scenes
  sense
  sins

9.
Which word do you hear?
  sins
  sense
  scenes

10.
Which word do you hear?
  sense
  sins
  scenes

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

PRACTICE LISTENING FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES
Different tasks require different listening strategies. Training each skill separately improves flexibility and prevents misunderstanding in real-life situations.

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