Before You Listen

Vocabulary

In Chapter 1, there are some homographs, words that sound and are spelled the same although the meanings are different. In this chapter, some words also have multiple meanings. The pronunciation and spelling are the same, but the meanings may be slightly different or not at all the same.

The word DELICATE has several meanings. In each sentence below indicate the word that could be replaced by DELICATE. The correct answers will turn blue when you click on them.

1. Leela has a very refined sense of taste and smell.
2. This dish requires a very careful balance between many spices.
3. The flavour of saffron is so light that Leela almost didn’t notice it at first.
4. The relationship between Claire and her new neighbours is very fragile; one misunderstanding could ruin it.
5. Claire is involved in very careful conversations with her neighbour, Ivan, about the electric poles.
6. When made correctly, Leela’s sauce is a very light yellow colour.