Complete the following sentences using hear or listen.
1. Did you …………….. the noise?
a) hear
b) listen
2. I was …………………. the news when they came.
a) listening to
b) hearing
3. I can’t …………….. you. Can you talk a bit louder?
a) hear
b) listen
c) listen to
4. Please ……………… me.
a) hear
b) listen
b) listen to
5. Did you ………………… about the accident?
a) hear
b) listen
6. I don’t think we can trust him. I have ……………… several strange stories about him.
a) heard
b) listen
c) listen to
7. You never ……………….. me.
a) listen
b) hear
c) listen to
8. No one could …………………. what she said.
a) hear
b) listen
c) listen to
9. We ……………….. the dogs barking outside.
a) heard
b) listened
c) listened to
10. When he speaks, everybody ………………..
a) listens
b) listens to
c) hears
Answers
1. Did you hear the noise?
2. I was listening to the news when they came.
3. I can’t hear you. Can you talk a bit louder?
4. Please listen to me.
5. Did you hear about the accident?
6. I don’t think we can trust him. I have heard several strange stories about him.
7. You never listen to me.
8. No one could hear what she said.
9. We heard the dogs barking outside.
10. When he speaks, everybody listens.
