What does pole mean?
Word: Pole
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Pole means a long, thin, straight piece of wood or metal. The North Pole and the South Pole are the two ends of the Earth.
Synonyms: post, rod
Sounds like: poll (a vote, or a count of what people think)
How do you spell pole?
Syllables: pole
Tricky part: The e at the end is silent, but it changes how the word sounds. Without it you get pol; with ll you get poll, a different word.
Watch out for: poal, poel
Memory tip: Picture a tall pole with a little flag shaped like an e fluttering at the very top.
Pole in a sentence
Example 1: The flag was tied to the top of a bamboo pole.
Example 2: Polar bears live near the North Pole.
Example 3: A crow sat on the electric pole outside our house.
Fun Fact
There is no land at the North Pole. It lies in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, on sea ice that drifts and changes every year.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Choose the word that rhymes with the word 'pole' in the sentence:
The flag was flying from a tall pole.
a) pull
b) doll
c) pool
d) bowl
Show answer
d) bowl. Bowl and pole end with the same oh-l sound, though they are spelt differently.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) pole, swing, slide, ladder
b) pole, swing, slyde, ladder
c) pole, swing, slide, lader
d) pole, swng, slide, laddar
Show answer
a) pole, swing, slide, ladder. Only this list keeps the i in swing and slide and the double d in ladder.
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the word in the sentence to make a new word:
The flag went up the flag______ at the start of Sports Day.
a) rope
b) tower
c) pole
d) stand
Show answer
c) pole. Flag and pole join to make flagpole, the tall post a flag hangs from.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
p___le
a) ou
b) o
c) ow
d) oa
Show answer
b) o. Pole needs just one o before the l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A pole can hold up ______.
a) a mat
b) a cushion
c) a tent
d) a rug
Show answer
c) a tent
2. Where is the South Pole?
a) at the top of Mount Everest
b) in the middle of Africa
c) under the Pacific Ocean
d) at the far south of the Earth
Show answer
d) at the far south of the Earth
