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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: field · saw · track · current · net · rule · game · content

  1. What was your ________________ profit last year?
  2. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  3. He keeps ________________ of his days.
  4. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  5. He works in a ________________ mill.
  6. She's very handy with a ________________.
  7. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  8. Will civil ________________ and democracy continue in Algeria?
  9. Let us try to swim against the ________________.
  10. We ________________ that the plan would end in failure.
  11. Here is a list of ________________ job openings.
  12. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  13. That was a fun ________________.
  14. He took the fish out of the ________________.
  15. The muddy ________________ descends to a valley.
  16. The ball hit the back of the ________________.
  17. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  18. Remember our ________________: no talking to strangers, no matter what.
  19. The pointer is employed to find upland ________________.
  20. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  21. Roulette is a ________________ of chance.
  22. Wood does not conduct electric ________________.
  23. This is my favorite ________________ on the album.
  24. The chairman did not ________________ out the possibility of a disagreement.

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

Answer key

  1. net — after costs
  2. field — for sport
  3. track — to keep track
  4. field — farmland
  5. saw — the tool
  6. saw — the tool
  7. content — happy
  8. rule — government
  9. current — of water
  10. saw — past of 'see'
  11. current — happening now
  12. content — videos and posts
  13. game — a match
  14. net — for catching
  15. track — a path
  16. net — in sport
  17. field — a subject
  18. rule — a law
  19. game — wild animals
  20. content — the amount
  21. game — a kind of play
  22. current — electric
  23. track — a song
  24. rule — to rule out

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