Vocabulary listening practice
Hear the German word
Play sixteen B1–B2 recordings and choose the word you heard. Similar-level choices make sound recognition matter.
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Train the sound-to-word connection
Knowing a word on paper is not the same as recognising it in speech. This round begins with audio and asks you to identify the written German form.
Continue without changing tools
The full Sharp Ears game uses the same audio library and adds a longer scored run. Missed words can also be opened as a focused Study session.
Listen before reading
Keep your eyes on the prompt for the first playback and try to segment the sound. Then inspect the four written choices. This prevents answer shapes from doing the listening for you and makes the correction more useful.
Open the words from this practice
See the full meaning, example, forms and pronunciation before carrying a difficult word into Study.