Is spelling important?
Part 2 is the only part of CPE Listening where you have to write words for your answers. (In the other parts, you indicate your choice of answer by writing a letter.) Answers for Part 2 (which are generally short) must be spelled correctly and must fit into the grammatical structure of the sentence. Both U.S. and British English spellings are accepted. Spelling must be correct for a mark to be given.