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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: content · field · fine · net · tube · charge · fan · snap

  1. When I ________________ my fingers, you'll wake up.
  2. The tickets are free of ________________.
  3. I want a large ________________ of toothpaste.
  4. I assure you, everything's ________________.
  5. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  6. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  7. The ball hit the back of the ________________.
  8. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  9. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  10. Are you a huge ________________ of trains?
  11. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  12. I am not a ________________ of shrimp.
  13. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  14. I got a ________________ for parking in the wrong place.
  15. ________________ out of it! You haven't done a thing all week.
  16. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  17. What was your ________________ profit last year?
  18. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  19. I'll be taking the ________________.
  20. I need a new inner ________________ for my bike tire.
  21. You don't have to ________________ at me like that.
  22. He took the fish out of the ________________.
  23. Can you turn the ________________ on?
  24. This shop sells ________________ wines and cheeses.

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

Answer key

  1. snap — to click
  2. charge — a price
  3. tube — a container
  4. fine — all right
  5. field — a subject
  6. content — happy
  7. net — in sport
  8. field — for sport
  9. content — the amount
  10. fan — a supporter
  11. content — videos and posts
  12. fan — a supporter
  13. charge — in control
  14. fine — a penalty
  15. snap — to snap out of it
  16. field — farmland
  17. net — after costs
  18. charge — electricity
  19. tube — the underground
  20. tube — in a tire
  21. snap — to speak sharply
  22. net — for catching
  23. fan — to cool the air
  24. fine — high quality

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