Meaning: "money" means funds or financial support here.

Wrong options:

• mony: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "money". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• monday: This is a day of the week, not funds.

Correct answer: partisanship

Explanation: On the recording you hear "that partisanship Trump's everything". The word ends in ship, it names strong party feeling.

Meaning: "partisanship" means strong support for one political party.

Wrong options:

• partisansip: It leaves out the "h". The right spelling is "partisanship". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• partisan: "partisan" is missing the ending. The speaker says "partisanship", with "ship" at the end.

Correct answer: voting

Explanation: Listen again to "people voting say for". After "people" the sentence needs an action word ending in ing.

Meaning: "voting" means choosing in an election.

Wrong options:

• voted: This shows a past action, but the sentence needs the general action form.

Correct answer: Democrat

Explanation: Here you hear "ticket for a Democrat and". The sentence needs the party name, one word.

Meaning: "Democrat" means a member of the Democratic party.

Wrong options:

• Democrate: It adds an extra "e". Write "Democrat". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• democratic: "democratic" has an extra "ic" at the end. The speaker says "Democrat".

Correct answer: fair

Explanation: The speaker says "used to be a fair amount". You need a describing word meaning moderate amount.

Meaning: "fair" means a reasonable or moderate amount.

Wrong options:

• fare: It leaves out the "i" and it adds an extra "e". Write "fair". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• fairly: "fairly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "fair".

Correct answer: ballot

Explanation: You hear "down down the ballot and". The sentence needs a word for the list of choices in an election.

Meaning: "ballot" means the list or paper used to vote.

Wrong options:

• balot: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "ballot". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: frankly

Explanation: Listen for "and frankly that just really". The word tells how the speaker speaks, it ends in ly.

Meaning: "frankly" means honestly or plainly spoken.

Wrong options:

• frankley: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "frankly". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• frank: "frank" is missing the ending. The speaker says "frankly", with "ly" at the end.