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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 120 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 · content · cap · fine · hand · charge · pit · foot

  1. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  2. This shop sells ________________ wines and cheeses.
  3. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  4. The tickets are free of ________________.
  5. The newcomer sat down at the ________________ of the table.
  6. Can you put the ________________ back on the pen?
  7. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  8. Jarno Trulli was disqualified for passing a red light at the ________________ exit.
  9. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  10. Heather can grow to a ________________ or so tall.
  11. The polar ice ________________ is melting.
  12. Boris sat near the fire ________________.
  13. It's best to wear a ________________ on your head during the cold Moscow winters.
  14. I assure you, everything's ________________.
  15. I got dealt a bad ________________.
  16. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  17. Do you need a ________________ with that?
  18. Have you ever swallowed an apricot ________________?
  19. He hasn't even shaken my ________________.
  20. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  21. I got a ________________ for parking in the wrong place.
  22. I have a corn on my right ________________.
  23. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  24. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. content — videos and posts
  2. fine — high quality
  3. charge — in control
  4. charge — a price
  5. foot — the bottom
  6. cap — a lid
  7. field — for sport
  8. pit — in a race
  9. charge — electricity
  10. foot — a measure
  11. cap — of ice
  12. pit — a hole
  13. cap — a hat
  14. fine — all right
  15. hand — in cards
  16. field — a subject
  17. hand — help
  18. pit — a fruit stone
  19. hand — part of the body
  20. content — the amount
  21. fine — a penalty
  22. foot — part of the body
  23. content — happy
  24. field — farmland

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