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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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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: charge · rule · current · stock · content · game · rash · foot

  1. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  2. The pointer is employed to find upland ________________.
  3. What's the difference between broth and ________________?
  4. Roulette is a ________________ of chance.
  5. The tickets are free of ________________.
  6. Will civil ________________ and democracy continue in Algeria?
  7. Where can I ________________ my mobile?
  8. Wood does not conduct electric ________________.
  9. The newcomer sat down at the ________________ of the table.
  10. Here is a list of ________________ job openings.
  11. The chairman did not ________________ out the possibility of a disagreement.
  12. The party suffered for the ________________ of party-switching.
  13. Don't do anything ________________.
  14. Let us try to swim against the ________________.
  15. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  16. That was a fun ________________.
  17. I have a corn on my right ________________.
  18. The supermarket has a large ________________ of merchandise.
  19. Remember our ________________: no talking to strangers, no matter what.
  20. Jason, who was in ________________ of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
  21. Heather can grow to a ________________ or so tall.
  22. I seem to be developing a ________________.
  23. The ________________ market has crashed.
  24. Check the label for the sugar ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. content — happy
  2. game — wild animals
  3. stock — a soup base
  4. game — a kind of play
  5. charge — a price
  6. rule — government
  7. charge — electricity
  8. current — electric
  9. foot — the bottom
  10. current — happening now
  11. rule — to rule out
  12. rash — a series
  13. rash — hasty
  14. current — of water
  15. content — videos and posts
  16. game — a match
  17. foot — part of the body
  18. stock — goods
  19. rule — a law
  20. charge — in control
  21. foot — a measure
  22. rash — on the skin
  23. stock — shares
  24. content — the amount

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