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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: stock · last · trunk · roll · charge · snap · band · fork

  1. He still wears his gold wedding ________________.
  2. Grandma has made a Swiss ________________.
  3. False peace will not ________________.
  4. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  5. The teacher called the ________________ to see who was absent.
  6. He's the lead singer in a rock ________________.
  7. He put a rubber ________________ around the bundle of letters.
  8. ________________ out of it! You haven't done a thing all week.
  9. You don't have to ________________ at me like that.
  10. We usually eat with a knife, ________________ and spoon.
  11. The supermarket has a large ________________ of merchandise.
  12. We're on a ________________ here.
  13. I've got the luggage in my ________________.
  14. At ________________, we arrived at the village.
  15. What's the difference between broth and ________________?
  16. Use a garden ________________ to turn the soil.
  17. The tickets are free of ________________.
  18. The ________________ market has crashed.
  19. The elephant has a huge ________________.
  20. We came to a ________________ in the road and had no idea which direction to go.
  21. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  22. Today is the ________________ day of the holidays. Back to school tomorrow!
  23. When I ________________ my fingers, you'll wake up.
  24. The tree's ________________ was scarred by lightning strikes.

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

Answer key

  1. band — a ring
  2. roll — a cake
  3. last — to go on
  4. charge — electricity
  5. roll — a list
  6. band — a music group
  7. band — a rubber band
  8. snap — to snap out of it
  9. snap — to speak sharply
  10. fork — to eat with
  11. stock — goods
  12. roll — on a roll
  13. trunk — of a car
  14. last — finally
  15. stock — a soup base
  16. fork — a garden tool
  17. charge — a price
  18. stock — shares
  19. trunk — of an elephant
  20. fork — in a road
  21. charge — in control
  22. last — final
  23. snap — to click
  24. trunk — of a tree

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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