Meaning: "drainage" means the way water leaves the soil or container.

Wrong options:

• dranage: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "drainage". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• draining: "draining" is a close word, but it ends in "ing". The speaker says "drainage", which ends in "age".

Correct answer: exposure

Explanation: Listen for "your rooftop's sun exposure". The word after "sun" names a thing about light.

Meaning: "exposure" means how much sun the rooftop gets.

Wrong options:

• exposur: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "exposure". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• expose: "expose" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "exposure", which ends in "ure".

Correct answer: nutrients

Explanation: On the recording you hear "proper nutrients for healthy". You need a word for a thing after "proper".

Meaning: "nutrients" means the food plants need to grow strong.

Wrong options:

• nutrints: It leaves out the "e". Write "nutrients". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• nutritions: This form shows more than one, but the sentence needs the common form.

Correct answer: maintaining

Explanation: Listen again to "key to maintaining your". After "to" you need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "maintaining" means keeping the garden in good condition over time.

Wrong options:

• maintaning: It leaves out the "i". Write "maintaining". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• maintain: "maintain" is missing the ending. The speaker says "maintaining", with "ing" at the end.

Correct answer: environment

Explanation: Here you hear "harming the environment". It comes after "the", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "environment" means the natural world around your plants.

Wrong options:

• enviroment: It leaves out the "n". Write "environment". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• environments: "environments" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "environment", with no "s".