Here's a quick spelling test using 10 words from the listening tests in Cambridge IELTS book 11. See if you can write all 10 words with correct spelling.
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1. hostel
2. cycling
3. curtains
4. attitude
5. software
6. patients
7. comfortable
8. analysis
9. secondary
10. cattle
(1, 2 and 3 are difficult to understand)
Posted by: H. A. Kader | June 14, 2016 at 11:15
Hello Simon.
WhenI am doing the listening practice tests, I often miss ''s''. Can you suggest some ways to listen more clearly?
Posted by: Banh | June 14, 2016 at 12:59
1hostel
2 cycling
3 curtains
4 attitude
5software
6 patients
7comfortable
8analysis
9 secondary
10.cattle
Posted by: kulwinder | June 14, 2016 at 13:05
I have found 7 to be difficult at the first glance.
Posted by: phoebe | June 14, 2016 at 13:17
1. Hostel
2.Cycling
3.Curtains
4.Attitude
5.Software
6.Patience
7.comfortable
8.Analysis
9.Secondary
10.Cattle
Posted by: Pratiksha | June 14, 2016 at 14:19
hostile
cycling
curtain
attitude
software
patient
comfortable
analysis
secondary
cattle
Posted by: mike | June 14, 2016 at 14:22
hostile
cycling
curtains
attitude
software
patients
comfortable
analysis
secondary
cattle
Posted by: mike | June 14, 2016 at 14:25
hostel
cycling
curtains
attitude
software
patience
comfortable
analysis
secondary
kettle
Posted by: Dina Scherbakova | June 14, 2016 at 14:25
Hostel
Cycling
Curtains
Attitude
Software
Patience
Comfortable
Analysis
Secondary
Cattle
Posted by: TUCHIBA | June 14, 2016 at 14:27
hostel
cycling
curtains
attitude
software
patients
comfortable
analysis
secondary
cattle
Posted by: miriam | June 14, 2016 at 14:43
1. hostel
2. cycling
3. curtains
4. attitude
5. software
6. patience
7. comfortable
8. analysis
9. secondary
10. cattle
Posted by: Tinh | June 14, 2016 at 15:25
1. hostel
2. cycling
3. curtains
4. attitude
5. software
6. patients
7. comfortable
8. analysis
9. secondary
10. cattle
Posted by: NickV | June 14, 2016 at 16:41
1 hostel
2 cycling
3 curtains
4 attitude
5 software
6 patients
7 comfortable
8 analysis
9 secondary
10 cattle
Posted by: Bình | June 14, 2016 at 19:36
1.Hostel
2.Cycling
3.Curtains
4.Attitude
5.Software
6.Patience
7.comfortable
8.Analysis
9.Secondary
10.Cattle
Posted by: wiwik | June 15, 2016 at 02:07
1. hostel
2. cycling
3. curtains
4. attitude
5. software
6. patients
7. comfortable
8. analysis
9. secondary
10. cattle
Posted by: RAJASHISH CHAKRABORTTY | June 15, 2016 at 02:18
Hi Simon!
I found that Patients and Patience have the same pronounciation. Is it right?
Best regards.
Posted by: Meo | June 15, 2016 at 03:41
Patients (ˈpeɪ.ʃənts) and Patience (ˈpeɪ.ʃəns) are almost the same.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/patience#translations
Posted by: H. A. Kader | June 15, 2016 at 03:54
Hostel
cycling
curtains
attitude
software
patience
comfortable
analysis
secondary
cattle
Posted by: selvi | June 15, 2016 at 04:35
hostel
cycling
curtains
atitude
software
patients
comfortable
analysis
secondary
cattle
Posted by: Klaus | June 15, 2016 at 05:33
1.hostel
2.cycling
3.curtains
4.attitude
5.software
6.patients
7.comfortable
8.analysis
9.secondary
10.castle
Posted by: Anna Bella | June 15, 2016 at 05:44
1. Hostel/Hostile
2. Cycling
3. Curtains
4. Attitude
5. Software
6. Patience
7. Comfortable
8. Analysis
9. Secondary
10. Castle
Posted by: Tan | June 15, 2016 at 07:30
1. hostel
2. cycling
3. curtain
4. attitude
5. software
6. patience
7. comfortable
8. anaylysis
9. secondarly
10. castle
Posted by: Quynhanh | June 15, 2016 at 08:46
1. hostel
2. cycling
3. curtains
4. attitude
5. software
6. patience
7. comfortable
8. analysis
9. secondary
10. kettle
Posted by: sangeeta | June 15, 2016 at 10:00
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. hostel
2. cycling
3. curtains
4. attitude
5. software
6. patients (did you hear the 'ts' sound?)
7. comfortable
8. analysis
9. secondary
10. cattle
Posted by: Simon | June 15, 2016 at 11:17
Well, now I've heard the 'ts' sound in number 6.
Thank you!
Posted by: Dina Scherbakova | June 15, 2016 at 13:49
1 and 6 are homophones in some accents.
Posted by: Limo | June 16, 2016 at 11:10
I got confused by sounds patients
Could not differentiate the 'ts' sound at end:
Posted by: dr | June 19, 2016 at 19:38
hostel/hostile cycling curtains attitude software patients comfortable analysis secondary cattle
Posted by: Hoang | June 22, 2016 at 17:31
Hi Simon,
I have a problem with the first word "hostel". I couldn't able to hear the 'l' sound in the above word. Instead, I hear only "hosto". I tried several times, however, I couldn't able to get the 'l" sound. Could you give me some tips on how to improve my listening?
Thank you.
Posted by: Ahkam | June 23, 2016 at 17:02
I thought NO.1 was hostile...
Posted by: SM | June 26, 2016 at 08:22
1.hostel
2.cycling
3.curtains
4.attitude
5.software
6.patience
7.comfortable
8.analysis
9.secondary
10.cattle
Posted by: anvesh | July 02, 2016 at 11:01
1. hostel
2. cycling
3. curtains
4. attitude
5. software
6. patience
7. comfortable
8. analysis
9. secondary
10. carton
Posted by: Lan Nguyen | July 02, 2016 at 14:33
1. hostel
2. cycling
3. cartoons
4. attitude
5. software
6. patience
7. comfortable
8. analysis
9. secondary
10. didn't write because was sure would spell incorrect
Posted by: Artur | July 03, 2016 at 20:20
1. hostel
2. cycling
3. curtains
4. attitude
5. software
6. patients
7. comfortable
8. secondary
9. analysis
10. cattle
Posted by: lieu | July 06, 2016 at 03:31
I wrote number one as hostile, but all are correct except that one. Thanks.
Posted by: Julie | July 14, 2016 at 03:27
All are easy not tough.
Simon can you suggest me full listening
Hotel
Cycling
Attitude
Software
Patients
Comfortable
Analysis
Secondary
Cattle
Posted by: Raman kaushal | July 28, 2016 at 14:49
I missed Three!
1. Hostel, (Hostow or something, I could not get the L sound)
3. Curtains (Cartons, Because of my job life I guess, I used to work with different cartons)
10. Cattle ( Again I missed L sound at the end!)
Posted by: Hero7 | August 09, 2016 at 13:25
1-hostel
2-cycling
3-curtains
4-attitude
5-software
6-patients
7-comfortable
8-analysis
9-secondary
10-cattle
Posted by: afsaneh | August 15, 2016 at 09:26
1-Hostel
2-Cycling
3-Curtains
4-Attitude
5-SoftWare
6-Patients
7-Comfortable
8-Analysis
9-Secondary
10-Cattle
Posted by: Cyril | August 19, 2016 at 12:13
Hi Simon and everybody.
I have a question. the correct answer 6 is patients. But i think it is patience. So, could someone tell me what difference between patients and patience?
Posted by: Phi Hung | August 26, 2016 at 09:20
Hotel
Cycling
Curtain
Attitude
Software
Patience
Comfortable
Analysis
Secondary
Cattle
Posted by: Avneet | September 16, 2016 at 10:57
hostile
cycling
curtain
atttitude
software
patient
comfortable
analysing
secondary
cattle
Posted by: nurjannah | December 31, 2016 at 03:32
hostel
cycling
certain :))curtain
attitude
software
patient??
comfortable
analysis
secondary
catle ?? cattle
Posted by: NIKI | May 16, 2017 at 20:41