Meaning: "common" means usual or done often.

Wrong options:

• comon: It leaves out the "m". Write "common". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: productive

Explanation: Listen for "less productive than". The sentence needs a word about how well someone works.

Meaning: "productive" means making good or useful work output.

Wrong options:

• productiv: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "productive". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• productivity: "productivity" is a close word, but it ends in "ity". The speaker says "productive", which ends in "e".

Correct answer: unspoken

Explanation: On the recording you hear "an unspoken benefit". It describes the benefit as not said out loud.

Meaning: "unspoken" means not said or not openly talked about.

Wrong options:

• unspocken: It adds an extra "c". The right spelling is "unspoken". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• spoken: Spoken means said out loud, the opposite of the meaning needed here.

Correct answer: reputation

Explanation: Listen again to "the family's reputation". It comes after "family's", so you need a word for a thing the family has.

Meaning: "reputation" means what people think about someone or a family.

Wrong options:

• reputaton: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "reputation". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• repute: "repute" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "reputation", which ends in "ation".

Correct answer: financial

Explanation: Here you hear "a financial hit". It needs a word about money before hit.

Meaning: "financial" means about money or costs.

Wrong options:

• financially: "financially" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "financial".