Meaning: "common" means usual or seen often here.

Wrong options:

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

Correct answer: time

Explanation: The speaker says "long time ago". After "long" you need a word for a period of days or years.

Meaning: "time" means a period or era in the past.

Wrong options:

• tyme: It has "y" where the word has "i". Write "time". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• times: "times" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "time", with no "s".

Correct answer: smaller

Explanation: You hear "is smaller than". The sentence needs a comparing describing word that ends in er.

Meaning: "smaller" means less big than the other one.

Wrong options:

• smaler: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "smaller". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• small: "small" is missing the ending. The speaker says "smaller", with "er" at the end.

Correct answer: narrow

Explanation: Listen for "a very narrow district". You need a describing word that says not wide.

Meaning: "narrow" means not wide or limited in width.

Wrong options:

• narow: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "narrow". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• narrowly: "narrowly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "narrow".