Words / A2

ROOL/ruːl/

A game does not work without a rule — an official line that says what you must or must not do. Follow the rules, break a rule, a school rule. A law comes from government; a rule can come from a class, a sport, or a family. As a verb, rule can mean govern, but at A2 the noun comes first.

Meaning

An official instruction that says what you must or must not do.

Examples

• “Read the rules before the game.”
• “One rule is “no phones in the exam.””
• “If you break the rules, you sit out.”

Good to know

follow / break a rule. Government: law. Classroom and games use rule.

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