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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 116 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: pitcher · object · season · march · track · charge · coach · file

  1. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  2. They retained the League and Cup in his second ________________.
  3. His birthday is in either ________________ or April.
  4. The muddy ________________ descends to a valley.
  5. He keeps ________________ of his days.
  6. Why would I ________________ to a disabled ramp?
  7. He is an ace ________________.
  8. The tickets are free of ________________.
  9. This is my favorite ________________ on the album.
  10. Is the royal ________________ prepared for the journey?
  11. The ________________ told me I needed to practice harder.
  12. The ________________ will go to the well once too often.
  13. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  14. Spring is a pleasant ________________.
  15. We will have lived in Kyoto for eight years next ________________.
  16. A valuable ________________ decreases in value if it is damaged.
  17. The band played a military ________________ at the parade.
  18. We walked down the narrow path in single ________________.
  19. Fill up this ________________ with water.
  20. Have you met the new head ________________?
  21. The information is stored in a ________________ on my computer.
  22. He rubbed the rust off with a ________________.
  23. Thanks to his efforts, he attained his ________________.
  24. Did you ________________ the meat?

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

Answer key

  1. charge — electricity
  2. season — in sport
  3. march — the month
  4. track — a path
  5. track — to keep track
  6. object — to protest
  7. pitcher — in baseball
  8. charge — a price
  9. track — a song
  10. coach — pulled by horses
  11. coach — a trainer
  12. pitcher — a jug
  13. charge — in control
  14. season — of the year
  15. march — the month
  16. object — a thing
  17. march — music
  18. file — a line of people
  19. pitcher — a jug
  20. coach — a trainer
  21. file — a document
  22. file — a tool
  23. object — an aim
  24. season — to add flavour

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