Gerund Word Explorer
HomophoneAges 15–20

Canvas or canvass

Canvas

A strong, heavy cloth used for tents, sails and paintings.

The artist stretched the canvas.

Canvass

To ask people for votes or opinions in an area.

They canvassed the neighbourhood for support.

Remember: One 's' for the cloth. CANVASS has an extra 's' for the extra legwork of going door to door.

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The artist stretched the ____.

Short lessonHomophonesWords that sound the same but are spelt differently and mean different things.

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