Meaning: "forces" means powers or things that push or pull in nature.

Wrong options:

• force: "force" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "forces", so write the "s".

Correct answer: waves

Explanation: The speaker says "pounding of the wind and waves has". It comes after "and", so you need a thing and more than one, ending in s.

Meaning: "waves" means moving water that hits the shore.

Wrong options:

• wave: "wave" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "waves", so write the "s".
• wavs: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "waves". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: caves

Explanation: You hear "cliffs and caves". It follows "and", so the sentence wants another thing and more than one.

Meaning: "caves" means hollow spaces in rock by the sea or land.

Wrong options:

• cave: "cave" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "caves", so write the "s".

Correct answer: particularly

Explanation: Listen for "importance, particularly to farmers". You need a word that tells how much or in what way, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "particularly" means especially or more than usual.

Wrong options:

• particulary: It leaves out the "l". Write "particularly". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• particular: "particular" is missing the ending. The speaker says "particularly", with "ly" at the end.

Correct answer: maximize / maximise

Explanation: On the recording you hear "want to maximize crop". The sentence needs an action word that means make as large as possible. You can write "maximize" or "maximise". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "maximize" means to make something as large or as good as possible.

Wrong options:

• maximze: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "maximize". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.