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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: content · sharp · pitch · pop · last · field · root · mouse

  1. Should I buy a wireless ________________?
  2. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  3. The room was ________________ black, so I couldn't see a thing.
  4. At ________________, we arrived at the village.
  5. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  6. Michael Jackson and Prince changed the history of ________________ music.
  7. Today is the ________________ day of the holidays. Back to school tomorrow!
  8. He's quite ________________, isn't he?
  9. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  10. "I don't like games like this," squeaked the ________________.
  11. You don't need to ________________ round.
  12. The ________________ of a dandelion is edible, too.
  13. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  14. False peace will not ________________.
  15. It's one o'clock ________________.
  16. The ________________ of 'teacher' is 'teach'.
  17. This knife is not ________________ enough.
  18. I thought I heard a ________________ in the kitchen.
  19. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  20. We need to address the ________________ of the problem.
  21. We're almost out of ________________.
  22. She's preparing to ________________ her idea to the investors.
  23. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  24. The players ran onto the football ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. mouse — for a computer
  2. field — a subject
  3. pitch — completely
  4. last — finally
  5. content — the amount
  6. pop — music
  7. last — final
  8. sharp — clever
  9. content — happy
  10. mouse — the animal
  11. pop — to visit
  12. root — of a plant
  13. content — videos and posts
  14. last — to go on
  15. sharp — exactly
  16. root — of a word
  17. sharp — with an edge
  18. mouse — the animal
  19. field — farmland
  20. root — the cause
  21. pop — soda
  22. pitch — a sales talk
  23. field — for sport
  24. pitch — a sports field

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