Meaning: "bluer" means more blue than before.

Wrong options:

• blueer: It adds an extra "e". Write "bluer". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• blue: "blue" is missing the ending. The speaker says "bluer", with "r" at the end.

Correct answer: planet

Explanation: You hear "good news for the planet". It comes after "for", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "planet" means the Earth as a whole.

Correct answer: green

Explanation: Listen for "give the ocean its green tint". It comes after "its", so you need a colour word for a thing.

Meaning: "green" means the colour the plants make the water look.

Wrong options:

• grean: It has "a" where the word has "e". Write "green". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: warmer

Explanation: On the recording you hear "has been getting warmer". A describing word that compares, so it ends in er.

Meaning: "warmer" means more warm than before.

Wrong options:

• wamer: It leaves out the "r". Write "warmer". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• warm: "warm" is missing the ending. The speaker says "warmer", with "er" at the end.