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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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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: season · fine · game · charge · rash · field · content · staff

  1. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  2. I assure you, everything's ________________.
  3. The office ________________ worked quickly and efficiently to resolve the problem.
  4. Don't do anything ________________.
  5. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  6. The old man leaned on his ________________.
  7. It's hotel ________________. Please let me in.
  8. This shop sells ________________ wines and cheeses.
  9. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  10. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  11. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  12. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  13. They retained the League and Cup in his second ________________.
  14. I got a ________________ for parking in the wrong place.
  15. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  16. Roulette is a ________________ of chance.
  17. Did you ________________ the meat?
  18. I seem to be developing a ________________.
  19. That was a fun ________________.
  20. The pointer is employed to find upland ________________.
  21. The party suffered for the ________________ of party-switching.
  22. The tickets are free of ________________.
  23. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  24. Spring is a pleasant ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. content — videos and posts
  2. fine — all right
  3. staff — employees
  4. rash — hasty
  5. field — for sport
  6. staff — a stick
  7. staff — employees
  8. fine — high quality
  9. charge — electricity
  10. content — happy
  11. charge — in control
  12. field — a subject
  13. season — in sport
  14. fine — a penalty
  15. content — the amount
  16. game — a kind of play
  17. season — to add flavour
  18. rash — on the skin
  19. game — a match
  20. game — wild animals
  21. rash — a series
  22. charge — a price
  23. field — farmland
  24. season — of the year

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