Vocabulary
ROLL OR ROLE?
Key
A roll refers to a piece of paper, film or bills rolled into the shape of a tube.
It is also a piece of bread or a list of names.
'To take the roll' means say the list of names in a class to check who is present.
A role refers to the way in which somebody/something is involved in a situation.
It is also the character played in a film or a play.
- roll
During the holidays I used up five rolls of film.
I need a new kitchen roll.
This wallpaper costs 10 dollars a roll.
I don't appear in the electoral roll yet.
- role
Our boss always plays an important role during our meetings.
His active role in education led him to found a private school.
For this year's performance he played the role of Abraham Lincoln.
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