Before You Listen

Vocabulary

In Chapter 1, there were some homographs, words that sound and are spelled the same although the meanings are different. In this chapter, there are homophones, words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. The pronunciation is the same, but the spelling is slightly different. The definitions are not at all the same.

Click on the word in the sentence that can be replaced by either : pole, poles, poll, or polls. The correct word will turn blue when you click on it.

Next, select the word that has the same meaning as the word in blue: pole, poles, poll, or polls. Check your answers by clicking on the Submit button at the bottom.

1.

The campground has a flag flying at the top of a long piece of metal.

  1. pole
  2. poles
  3. poll
  4. polls

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2.

Some campers walk through the forest with a walking stick.

  1. pole
  2. poles
  3. poll
  4. polls

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3.

Claire may take a survey of her neighbours to get their opinion.

  1. pole
  2. poles
  3. poll
  4. polls

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4.

The opinions of city and country people can be very far apart.

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  2. poles
  3. poll
  4. polls

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5.

The electricians are stringing power lines between tall, wooden columns.

  1. pole
  2. poles
  3. poll
  4. polls

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