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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: mate · charge · land · net · last · temple · stock · season

  1. Today is the ________________ day of the holidays. Back to school tomorrow!
  2. What's the difference between broth and ________________?
  3. What was your ________________ profit last year?
  4. Algeria is a ________________ of gas and oil.
  5. Did you ________________ the meat?
  6. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  7. When are we going to ________________?
  8. Spring is a pleasant ________________.
  9. False peace will not ________________.
  10. Excuse me, sorry ________________, you haven't got the time have you?
  11. At ________________, we arrived at the village.
  12. Your daily life is your ________________ and your religion.
  13. The ________________ market has crashed.
  14. Males and females first ________________ when two years old.
  15. Have you found your soul ________________?
  16. He took the fish out of the ________________.
  17. The supermarket has a large ________________ of merchandise.
  18. The ball hit the back of the ________________.
  19. When was this ________________ built?
  20. I'm the one who owns all this ________________.
  21. They retained the League and Cup in his second ________________.
  22. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  23. The tickets are free of ________________.
  24. A trickle of blood ran from her ________________ down her cheek.

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

Answer key

  1. last — final
  2. stock — a soup base
  3. net — after costs
  4. land — a country
  5. season — to add flavour
  6. charge — electricity
  7. land — to come down
  8. season — of the year
  9. last — to go on
  10. mate — a friend
  11. last — finally
  12. temple — a place of worship
  13. stock — shares
  14. mate — to breed
  15. mate — a partner
  16. net — for catching
  17. stock — goods
  18. net — in sport
  19. temple — a place of worship
  20. land — ground
  21. season — in sport
  22. charge — in control
  23. charge — a price
  24. temple — side of the head

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