Before You Listen

Vocabulary

In Chapter 1, there are some homographs, words that 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.

1.

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

  1. Folk musician Del Jacobs once hurt a man with a knife, so he was charged with a weapons attack.
  2. Nick didn’t consider Dan’s grandmother’s mistake with his name as an insult.
  3. A camper left a fire unattended, but since it was his first violation, Claire just gave him a warning.
2.

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

  1. If you answer a friend’s phone as Claire did with Gilles, you might hurt the feelings of your friend.
  2. If Ivan is very direct with his opinions, he could upset some people.
  3. When garbage isn’t removed regularly, does the smell really bother you?