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Multiple-Meaning Words

A multiple-meaning word is spelled and said the same way but means different things: a bat flies at night, and you hit a ball with a bat. Context is the only clue, which is why these words are such good reading practice.

Here are 124 multiple-meaning words from past ClueBy puzzles, each with a real example sentence for every meaning. Use them as a reference, or make a printable worksheet below.

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Multiple-Meaning Words

Name: ____________________Date: __________

Write the missing word in each sentence. Each word is used more than once, with a different meaning each time.

  1. Spring is a pleasant ________________.
  2. Did you ________________ the meat?
  3. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  4. The girl drawing a picture in the first ________________ is my niece.
  5. I had a ________________ with my boss today.
  6. The ________________ was so hot, it burned my tongue.
  7. He's taking a ________________ right now.
  8. Sooner or later you'll have to ________________ the truth.
  9. We're on a ________________ here.
  10. The teacher called the ________________ to see who was absent.
  11. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  12. She had a strange look on her ________________.
  13. We took cover from the thunder ________________.
  14. Our bedroom windows ________________ the sea.
  15. They retained the League and Cup in his second ________________.
  16. We had to ________________ the boat across the lake.
  17. The tickets are free of ________________.
  18. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  19. They watched the sun ________________ below the horizon.
  20. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  21. Grandma has made a Swiss ________________.
  22. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  23. I like to ________________ a cookie in coffee.
  24. The dagger's metal was presumably from the same meteor ________________.

Sentences from ClueBy, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) and Common Voice (CC0). clueby.com

Answer key

  1. season — of the year
  2. season — to add flavour
  3. charge — in control
  4. row — a line
  5. row — a quarrel
  6. dip — a sauce
  7. shower — to wash
  8. face — to confront
  9. roll — on a roll
  10. roll — a list
  11. content — happy
  12. face — part of the head
  13. shower — rain
  14. face — to point toward
  15. season — in sport
  16. row — to paddle
  17. charge — a price
  18. content — videos and posts
  19. dip — to sink
  20. content — the amount
  21. roll — a cake
  22. charge — electricity
  23. dip — to dunk
  24. shower — a meteor shower

Multiple-meaning words list

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Frequently asked questions

What are multiple-meaning words?

Words with the same spelling and pronunciation but more than one meaning, like bark (of a dog or of a tree) or bank (for money or of a river). You can only tell which meaning is meant from the rest of the sentence.

Are multiple-meaning words the same as homonyms?

Mostly, yes. Teachers often use "multiple-meaning words" and "homonyms" for the same idea. Homophones are different: they sound alike but are spelled differently, like flour and flower.

Are the worksheets free?

Yes. Make and print as many as you like for home or classroom use. Each sheet has its own link, so you can print the same one again.

Where do the words come from?

From past ClueBy puzzles, a daily game where you sort twelve sentences by their missing word. A new puzzle every day adds four more words to this list.

Sentences from ClueBy, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) and Common Voice (CC0). clueby.com