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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. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  2. The hunter does not ________________ down with the prey.
  3. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  4. Algeria is a ________________ of gas and oil.
  5. The ________________ went through the wall.
  6. We're almost out of ________________.
  7. I'm the one who owns all this ________________.
  8. She broke her ________________ while washing the dishes.
  9. Is it always a sin to tell a ________________?
  10. Did you ________________ the button?
  11. You don't need to ________________ round.
  12. He drove in a ________________ with his hammer.
  13. The flowers bloom in the ________________.
  14. There's a broken ________________ in the bed.
  15. The hotel is built around a mineral ________________.
  16. A ________________ is a veil over the lips.
  17. When are we going to ________________?
  18. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  19. The function of the ________________ is to provide the common people with facts.
  20. Manchester University ________________ is the university's academic publishing house.
  21. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  22. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  23. Michael Jackson and Prince changed the history of ________________ music.
  24. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.

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

Answer key

  1. content — videos and posts
  2. lie — to recline
  3. content — happy
  4. land — a country
  5. nail — for a hammer
  6. pop — soda
  7. land — ground
  8. nail — on a finger
  9. lie — an untruth
  10. press — to push
  11. pop — to visit
  12. nail — for a hammer
  13. spring — the season
  14. spring — a coil
  15. spring — of water
  16. lie — an untruth
  17. land — to come down
  18. field — farmland
  19. press — newspapers
  20. press — a publisher
  21. content — the amount
  22. field — for sport
  23. pop — music
  24. field — a subject

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