Complete the following sentences using hear or listen.
1Did you ............... the noise?
Wrong!
We use "hear" when a sound comes to our ears.
2I was ............... the news when they came.
Wrong!
We use "listening to" for an action in progress when someone was paying attention to the news.
3I can't ............... you. Can you talk a bit louder?
Wrong!
We use "hear" when someone is not loud enough for us to receive the sound.
4Please ............... me.
Wrong!
We use "listen to" when asking someone to pay attention to a person speaking.
5Did you ............... about the accident?
Wrong!
We use "hear" in "hear about" to mean receive news or information.
6I don't think we can trust him. I have ............... several strange stories about him.
Wrong!
We use "heard" to mean received information or stories about someone.
7You never ............... me.
Wrong!
We use "listen to" before the person who should receive attention.
8No one could ............... what she said.
Wrong!
We use "hear" when the meaning is physically receiving what someone said.
9We ............... the dogs barking outside.
Wrong!
We use "heard" for noticing the sound of the dogs barking.
10When he speaks, everybody ...............
Wrong!
We use "listens" without an object when the object is not stated.
Answers
- Did you hear the noise?
- I was listening to the news when they came.
- I can’t hear you. Can you talk a bit louder?
- Please listen to me.
- Did you hear about the accident?
- I don’t think we can trust him. I have heard several strange stories about him.
- You never listen to me.
- No one could hear what she said.
- We heard the dogs barking outside.
- When he speaks, everybody listens
