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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: snap · pitch · march · deal · content · bass · object · foot

  1. His birthday is in either ________________ or April.
  2. Turn up the ________________ so we can feel the beat.
  3. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  4. The newcomer sat down at the ________________ of the table.
  5. Why would I ________________ to a disabled ramp?
  6. A valuable ________________ decreases in value if it is damaged.
  7. The room was ________________ black, so I couldn't see a thing.
  8. Heather can grow to a ________________ or so tall.
  9. The fisherman caught a huge ________________.
  10. When I ________________ my fingers, you'll wake up.
  11. The players ran onto the football ________________.
  12. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  13. We will have lived in Kyoto for eight years next ________________.
  14. You don't have to ________________ at me like that.
  15. She's preparing to ________________ her idea to the investors.
  16. The band played a military ________________ at the parade.
  17. Part of that ________________ required him to leave the singing group.
  18. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  19. Don't make such a big ________________ out of small things.
  20. I have a corn on my right ________________.
  21. Thanks to his efforts, he attained his ________________.
  22. I play ________________ in a jazz band.
  23. We need to ________________ with this problem right now.
  24. ________________ out of it! You haven't done a thing all week.

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

Answer key

  1. march — the month
  2. bass — low music
  3. content — happy
  4. foot — the bottom
  5. object — to protest
  6. object — a thing
  7. pitch — completely
  8. foot — a measure
  9. bass — the fish
  10. snap — to click
  11. pitch — a sports field
  12. content — videos and posts
  13. march — the month
  14. snap — to speak sharply
  15. pitch — a sales talk
  16. march — music
  17. deal — an agreement
  18. content — the amount
  19. deal — a big deal
  20. foot — part of the body
  21. object — an aim
  22. bass — the instrument
  23. deal — to handle
  24. snap — to snap out of it

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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