School / A2

BEL/bel/

A bell makes a ringing sound: a doorbell, a school bell, ring the bell. Bill is a request for money — one letter different. Bell the cat is an idiom later. When the bell goes, the lesson ends.

Meaning

A metal object that makes a ringing sound.

Examples

• “The school bell rang at three o’clock.”
• “The bell rang in the middle of the test.”
• “I stood at the door and rang the bell twice.”

Good to know

ring the bell / the school bell. Mix-up: bill (money).

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