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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 120 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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Students read each sentence and write the missing word. Every word appears in several sentences, each time with a different meaning.

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Multiple-Meaning Words

Name: ____________________Date: __________

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

Word bank: can · leaves · field · land · stock · content

  1. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  2. When are we going to ________________?
  3. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  4. I'm the one who owns all this ________________.
  5. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  6. ________________ you help me carry this box?
  7. The ________________ change colour in autumn.
  8. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  9. Recycle the empty soda ________________.
  10. The supermarket has a large ________________ of merchandise.
  11. Tom opened a ________________ of soup.
  12. He always ________________ the window open while he sleeps.
  13. The train ________________ at six o'clock.
  14. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  15. The ________________ market has crashed.
  16. What's the difference between broth and ________________?
  17. Algeria is a ________________ of gas and oil.
  18. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. content — videos and posts
  2. land — to come down
  3. field — a subject
  4. land — ground
  5. content — the amount
  6. can — to be able to
  7. leaves — of a tree
  8. field — for sport
  9. can — a tin
  10. stock — goods
  11. can — a tin
  12. leaves — lets stay
  13. leaves — to go away
  14. field — farmland
  15. stock — shares
  16. stock — a soup base
  17. land — a country
  18. content — happy

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