What does flagpole mean?
Word: Flagpole
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Flagpole means a tall pole on which a flag is raised and flown.
How do you spell flagpole?
Syllables: flag - pole
Tricky part: Pole ends with a silent e. Children sometimes write poll, which means a vote, or leave the e off.
Watch out for: flagpoll, flagpol
Memory tip: A pole is a long stick and a poll is a vote. This word needs the stick, so it ends with one l and a silent e.
Flagpole in a sentence
Example 1: The flag rose to the top of the flagpole as the band played.
Example 2: A crow sat on top of the school flagpole.
Example 3: The scouts stood in a line around the flagpole.
Fun Fact
The flagpole at the Attari border near Amritsar, put up in 2017, is about 110 metres tall.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
fl____pole
a) eg
b) ag
c) ugg
d) agg
Show answer
b) ag. Flag has a single g, so the gap takes just a and g.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
lepgaflo
a) a big drum beaten at parades
b) a long rope bridge over a river
c) a tall post that holds a flag high
d) a deep well for drawing water
Show answer
c) a tall post that holds a flag high. These eight letters make flagpole.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
flagpole
a) leap
b) gallop
c) goal
d) apple
Show answer
d) apple. Apple needs two p letters; flagpole has just one.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) flagpole, anthum, salute, seremony
b) flagpole, anthim, salut, ceremony
c) flagpole, anthem, saloot, ceremoney
d) flagpole, anthem, salute, ceremony
Show answer
d) flagpole, anthem, salute, ceremony. Anthem, salute and ceremony are spelt correctly only in this list.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which word means almost the same as flagpole?
a) flagstaff
b) flagship
c) flapjack
d) flagstone
Show answer
a) flagstaff
2. Why is a flagpole tall?
a) so people far away can see it
b) so birds cannot sit on it
c) so it can catch the rain
d) so it can hold up a roof
Show answer
a) so people far away can see it
