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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: face · stock · game · season · kick · scale · content · dip

  1. They retained the League and Cup in his second ________________.
  2. One ________________ from a giraffe's hind leg is enough to kill a lion.
  3. They watched the sun ________________ below the horizon.
  4. Our bedroom windows ________________ the sea.
  5. I like to ________________ a cookie in coffee.
  6. The ________________ was so hot, it burned my tongue.
  7. Did you ________________ the meat?
  8. She had a strange look on her ________________.
  9. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  10. Spring is a pleasant ________________.
  11. That was a fun ________________.
  12. I get a ________________ out of her cheerful personality.
  13. The ________________ market has crashed.
  14. Sooner or later you'll have to ________________ the truth.
  15. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  16. Roulette is a ________________ of chance.
  17. What's the difference between broth and ________________?
  18. They were given a penalty ________________ just minutes from the end.
  19. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  20. Every pianist practices the C major ________________.
  21. The pointer is employed to find upland ________________.
  22. Nobody expected a disaster on this ________________.
  23. The supermarket has a large ________________ of merchandise.
  24. The kitchen ________________ is next to the microwave.

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

Answer key

  1. season — in sport
  2. kick — with a leg
  3. dip — to sink
  4. face — to point toward
  5. dip — to dunk
  6. dip — a sauce
  7. season — to add flavour
  8. face — part of the head
  9. content — videos and posts
  10. season — of the year
  11. game — a match
  12. kick — a thrill
  13. stock — shares
  14. face — to confront
  15. content — the amount
  16. game — a kind of play
  17. stock — a soup base
  18. kick — in football
  19. content — happy
  20. scale — in music
  21. game — wild animals
  22. scale — size or range
  23. stock — goods
  24. scale — for weighing

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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