IELTS Listening practice
IELTS Listening practice with real audio and instant marking.
Listen once, answer as you go and find out straight away how you did. Each practice set uses audio and exam-style questions, and shows which question types you miss most.
No sign-up needed for the sample. Made for IELTS candidates in Bangladesh and everywhere else.
How IELTS Listening practice works on LingaLive
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Choose a section or full test
Practise one short section, or sit a full four-section Listening test.
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Listen once and answer
The audio plays once, as in the real test, while you answer the questions in front of you.
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Check every answer
See the correct answers, your score and which question types are holding you back.
The IELTS Listening test has four sections and 40 questions. The recording is played once, and you hear it for about 30 minutes, followed by time to transfer answers. Section 1 is an everyday conversation, Section 2 is a talk, Section 3 is a discussion between students and Section 4 is an academic lecture.
Candidates most often lose marks by missing the answer while reading ahead, writing a plural without the s, or changing a correct answer at the last moment. Practising with single-play audio helps you build the habit of reading ahead, listening for signposts and spelling answers carefully.
Free sample
A form-completion question, explained
What you hear (Section 1 extract)
“So that’s a single room for three nights. Could I take your name? It’s Hossain, that’s H-O-S-S-A-I-N. And a contact number? Yes, it’s oh-one-seven…”
- Name: ________
- Type of room: ________
- Number of nights: ________
Answers and reasons
Name: Hossain. The name is spelled out, so copy it letter by letter.
Type of room: single. It is stated directly as “a single room”.
Number of nights: three (or 3). It follows “for” in “for three nights”.
Tip: spelling counts. Wrong spelling is marked wrong, and so is going over the word limit. Read ahead so you know what kind of answer to expect.
Your result, saved
See which Listening sections cost you marks
After each test you get a report with your score, an estimated band and accuracy by question type. Save it as a PDF to compare your results across attempts.
Sample Listening report
Practice test, 20 questions
15 / 20
Correct answers
- Form completion90%
- Multiple choice70%
- Map and diagram labelling50%
- Matching75%
Next step
Do one map-labelling set and note the direction phrases you hear.
Illustrative example. Your own report uses your real results.
The Listening question types you will practise
Your Listening band comes from your total number of correct answers out of 40. These are the formats you will see most.
- Form and note completion
- Write the missing words or numbers you hear, with spelling and word limits applied.
- Multiple choice
- Choose the right option while ignoring distractors the speaker mentions and then corrects.
- Map and diagram labelling
- Follow directions and locations to label a plan or map.
- Matching
- Link speakers, places or opinions to the right option as the recording moves on.
Frequently asked questions
Are the IELTS Listening practice tests free?
Yes. Listening practice is free, and you can try a free sample from this page without signing up. Create a free account to save your results.
How many questions are in IELTS Listening?
There are 40 questions across four sections. The recording plays once.
Do the practice tests use real audio?
Yes. Each Listening set comes with its own audio recording and exam-style questions.
Does spelling matter in IELTS Listening?
Yes. Misspelled answers are marked wrong, so practise writing names, numbers and plurals carefully.
Is the band estimate official?
No. It is a practice estimate to guide your preparation, not an official IELTS result.