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

Word bank: band · content · game · date · charge · lie · pitcher · face

  1. She had a strange look on her ________________.
  2. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  3. Have you settled on a ________________?
  4. Our bedroom windows ________________ the sea.
  5. Fill up this ________________ with water.
  6. A ________________ is a veil over the lips.
  7. The hunter does not ________________ down with the prey.
  8. He still wears his gold wedding ________________.
  9. The tickets are free of ________________.
  10. Roulette is a ________________ of chance.
  11. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  12. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  13. A ________________ is a sweet brown fruit from a palm tree.
  14. The ________________ will go to the well once too often.
  15. That was a fun ________________.
  16. He put a rubber ________________ around the bundle of letters.
  17. Sooner or later you'll have to ________________ the truth.
  18. He is an ace ________________.
  19. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  20. Why do cosmetics have an expiration ________________?
  21. He's the lead singer in a rock ________________.
  22. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  23. Is it always a sin to tell a ________________?
  24. The pointer is employed to find upland ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. face — part of the head
  2. content — videos and posts
  3. date — on the calendar
  4. face — to point toward
  5. pitcher — a jug
  6. lie — an untruth
  7. lie — to recline
  8. band — a ring
  9. charge — a price
  10. game — a kind of play
  11. content — the amount
  12. charge — electricity
  13. date — the fruit
  14. pitcher — a jug
  15. game — a match
  16. band — a rubber band
  17. face — to confront
  18. pitcher — in baseball
  19. charge — in control
  20. date — on the calendar
  21. band — a music group
  22. content — happy
  23. lie — an untruth
  24. game — wild animals

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