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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: roll · mine · content · hide · field · charge · bear · degree

  1. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  2. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  3. Why are you trying to ________________ your feelings?
  4. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  5. Many happy returns to all who ________________ the name of a flower!
  6. In my city, the temperature is one ________________ above zero.
  7. A university ________________ is the ticket to a successful career.
  8. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  9. To what ________________ are you interested in baseball?
  10. We have nothing to ________________ here.
  11. A black ________________ roamed the forest.
  12. The little girl was crying for the teddy ________________.
  13. I met an old friend of ________________ the other day.
  14. He was blown up by a land ________________.
  15. She was laid on a cow-________________ and covered by a coarse woollen blanket.
  16. We're on a ________________ here.
  17. Grandma has made a Swiss ________________.
  18. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  19. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  20. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  21. The tickets are free of ________________.
  22. She's sitting on a gold ________________.
  23. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  24. The teacher called the ________________ to see who was absent.

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

Answer key

  1. content — videos and posts
  2. field — farmland
  3. hide — to keep secret
  4. field — for sport
  5. bear — to put up with
  6. degree — temperature
  7. degree — from a university
  8. charge — in control
  9. degree — an amount
  10. hide — to keep secret
  11. bear — the animal
  12. bear — the animal
  13. mine — belonging to me
  14. mine — an explosive
  15. hide — animal skin
  16. roll — on a roll
  17. roll — a cake
  18. content — happy
  19. field — a subject
  20. charge — electricity
  21. charge — a price
  22. mine — for digging
  23. content — the amount
  24. roll — a list

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