Duolingo Type What You Hear Practice | Duolingo Listen and Type

In this post, you will find some “listen and type” or “type what you hear” exercises for your Duolingo English Test practice. There are ten sentences you can practice listening. The answers are at the end of this page. It is important that you write your spelling in US English, for example “favorite” instead of “favourite”.

Tips to Improve your English Listening Comprehension

Generally speaking, understanding a spoken English sentence is not difficult if you have been listening to English news, podcasts or watching English plays or movies. Here are some tips to improve your English listening comprehension.

1. Listen to English-language podcasts, news broadcasts, and other audio materials to get used to different accents and speaking styles.
2. Watch English-language movies and TV shows with subtitles so that you can read what is being said and eventually get used to the accents.
3. Practice active listening by paying attention to the speaker’s tone, word stress, and intonation patterns.
4. Take online listening comprehension quizzes to practice understanding spoken English.
5. Try to listen to the same content multiple times, so that you can improve your understanding.
6. Make it a habit to listen to English Speaking podcasts by native speakers everyday for some time.

10 Exercises

Do you understand what the speaker is saying.

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Answers

1. The weather forecast says it will be sunny and warm tomorrow.
2. I need to buy groceries after work today.
3. Did you receive my message?
4. Did you hear the good news?
5. Yesterday, we went shopping?
6. Science expands our understanding of culture.
7. Kindergarten kids learn basic maths and reading skills.
8. He is a regular reader of this newspaper.
9. January is the coldest month of the year.
10. My sister is fond of traditional arts.

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Duolingo English Test Listening | Duolingo Listen and Type Practice Exercises