B2
role vs roll
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| rolenoun/roʊl/ | Meaning The part that a person has in a film, play, or situation. | Goes with — | Example She plays an important role in our project. |
| rollverb/roʊl/ | Meaning to keep turning while moving along a surface, like a ball; also to wrap something into a tube shape | Goes with roll your eyes | Example She rolled her eyes when her brother told the same joke again. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
The ball into the street, and the kid ran after it without looking.