🎧 Listening
Listening
English Exercises
Free English listening exercises: Audio Dictation — listen and type what you hear. Train your ear and spelling with text-to-speech. No sign-up required.
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A1–C2
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Listening is the skill learners most often want — and most often neglect. Dictation exercises tackle it head-on: hear a word or sentence, then type exactly what you heard. It trains your ear, your spelling and your grasp of natural English rhythm all at the same time.
Powered by your browser's text-to-speech, these exercises let you replay audio as often as you need and check yourself instantly. They're a focused, low-stress way to sharpen comprehension for levels A2 and up — completely free.
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FAQ: Listening Exercises
Frequently Asked Questions
What listening exercises are available on LexFizz?
LexFizz's listening category features Audio Dictation (listen and transcribe sentences at three difficulty levels) and Dialogue Ordering (listen to or read a dialogue and arrange the lines in the correct order). Both exercises develop listening comprehension and contextual language awareness.
How does Audio Dictation help improve English listening?
Audio Dictation requires you to listen to a spoken sentence and type it word for word. This forces you to process speech at a phoneme level, improving your ability to distinguish connected speech, weak forms, and elided sounds — the features that make native English challenging to understand.
What is a Dialogue Ordering exercise?
Dialogue Ordering presents the lines of a real conversation (e.g. in a café, on the phone, at a shop) in scrambled order. You drag the lines into the correct sequence. This trains understanding of conversational structure, discourse markers, and pragmatic logic in English.
Does LexFizz have a Text-to-Speech feature?
Yes. Audio Dictation uses high-quality browser Text-to-Speech via the Web Speech API. Speaking Cards also include a Read Aloud button. The pronunciation quality depends on the device and browser, with modern Chrome and Safari providing the most natural-sounding speech.
How can I improve my English listening comprehension?
Regular Audio Dictation practice targets the most challenging aspect: accurately parsing connected speech. Complement this with Dialogue Ordering to develop pragmatic listening. Outside LexFizz, use podcasts, films, and news broadcasts at your level to build overall listening stamina.
Are the listening exercises suitable for IELTS preparation?
Yes. Audio Dictation trains the accuracy required for IELTS Listening note completion and sentence completion tasks. The beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels map to IELTS Sections 1–4. Regular transcription practice significantly improves both accuracy and speed in the actual exam.
What levels are the Audio Dictation sentences aimed at?
Audio Dictation includes three levels: Beginner (A1–A2, short simple sentences about everyday topics), Intermediate (B1–B2, compound sentences with some complex vocabulary), and Advanced (B2–C1, complex sentences with academic vocabulary, passive voice, and subordinate clauses).
Can I adjust the playback speed of audio exercises?
Audio Dictation uses the browser's built-in speech synthesis. You can replay each sentence as many times as needed by clicking the play button again. Speed control depends on your browser's TTS implementation — most modern browsers allow speed adjustment in accessibility settings.
Do listening exercises work on mobile phones?
Yes. Audio Dictation and Dialogue Ordering are fully mobile-optimised. The play button, text input, and check function all work smoothly on iOS and Android. Use headphones or your device speaker for Audio Dictation practice on the go.
How many listening exercise sets are available?
Audio Dictation has 12+ sentences across 3 levels (4+ sentences per level). Dialogue Ordering includes 5 complete dialogues covering everyday situations: ordering coffee, calling in sick, returning a purchase, making weekend plans, and a formal job enquiry. New content is added regularly.