Meaning: "inconsistency" means something not the same or not steady.

Wrong options:

• inconsitency: It leaves out the "s". Write "inconsistency". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• inconsistence: "inconsistence" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "inconsistency", which ends in "y".

Correct answer: launched

Explanation: Listen for "company launched, one". It is an action word in the past, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "launched" means started selling or released to the public.

Wrong options:

• launced: It leaves out the "h". Write "launched". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• launch: "launch" is missing the ending. The speaker says "launched", with "ed" at the end.

Correct answer: involved

Explanation: On the recording you hear "to be involved, so". You need a describing word that ends in ed.

Meaning: "involved" means taking part or being included.

Wrong options:

• involvd: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "involved". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• involve: "involve" is missing the ending. The speaker says "involved", with "d" at the end.

Correct answer: industriousness

Explanation: Listen again to "Now industriousness or hard work." It is a word for a quality, ending in ness.

Meaning: "industriousness" means the quality of being hardworking.

Wrong options:

• industriuosness: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "industriousness". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• industry: "industry" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "industriousness", which ends in "iousness".

Correct answer: mock

Explanation: Here you hear "easy to mock people who". After "to" you need the plain word.

Meaning: "mock" means to make fun of someone.

Wrong options:

• mok: It leaves out the "c". Write "mock". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• mocked: "mocked" has an extra "ed" at the end. The speaker says "mock".