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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. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  2. He keeps ________________ of his days.
  3. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  4. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  5. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  6. I don't want to ________________ the boat.
  7. There's a computer ________________ on the table.
  8. We were using a ________________ as a seat.
  9. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  10. The potato ________________ was salty and crunchy.
  11. She's sitting on a gold ________________.
  12. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  13. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  14. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  15. The tickets are free of ________________.
  16. He still wears his gold wedding ________________.
  17. I met an old friend of ________________ the other day.
  18. He put a rubber ________________ around the bundle of letters.
  19. Which do you like better, ________________ music or classical music?
  20. The muddy ________________ descends to a valley.
  21. This is my favorite ________________ on the album.
  22. He was blown up by a land ________________.
  23. He's the lead singer in a rock ________________.
  24. Algeria has become a bargaining ________________ in a global game of poker.

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

Answer key

  1. field — a subject
  2. track — to keep track
  3. content — happy
  4. charge — in control
  5. charge — electricity
  6. rock — to move gently
  7. chip — in a computer
  8. rock — a stone
  9. field — farmland
  10. chip — to eat
  11. mine — for digging
  12. field — for sport
  13. content — the amount
  14. content — videos and posts
  15. charge — a price
  16. band — a ring
  17. mine — belonging to me
  18. band — a rubber band
  19. rock — music
  20. track — a path
  21. track — a song
  22. mine — an explosive
  23. band — a music group
  24. chip — for betting

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