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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: foot · kick · mine · toast · pop · rush · land · content

  1. When are we going to ________________?
  2. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  3. I like lots of butter on my ________________ in the morning.
  4. We're almost out of ________________.
  5. He was blown up by a land ________________.
  6. Heather can grow to a ________________ or so tall.
  7. You don't need to ________________ round.
  8. The newcomer sat down at the ________________ of the table.
  9. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  10. Take your time. There's no ________________.
  11. One ________________ from a giraffe's hind leg is enough to kill a lion.
  12. I met an old friend of ________________ the other day.
  13. She's sitting on a gold ________________.
  14. They were given a penalty ________________ just minutes from the end.
  15. That must've been a ________________.
  16. You shouldn't ________________ things.
  17. I'm the one who owns all this ________________.
  18. I have a corn on my right ________________.
  19. Michael Jackson and Prince changed the history of ________________ music.
  20. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  21. I get a ________________ out of her cheerful personality.
  22. Algeria is a ________________ of gas and oil.
  23. I would like to propose a ________________ on your birthday.
  24. After the show, she was the ________________ of the town.

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

Answer key

  1. land — to come down
  2. content — happy
  3. toast — bread
  4. pop — soda
  5. mine — an explosive
  6. foot — a measure
  7. pop — to visit
  8. foot — the bottom
  9. content — the amount
  10. rush — hurry
  11. kick — with a leg
  12. mine — belonging to me
  13. mine — for digging
  14. kick — in football
  15. rush — a thrill
  16. rush — to hurry
  17. land — ground
  18. foot — part of the body
  19. pop — music
  20. content — videos and posts
  21. kick — a thrill
  22. land — a country
  23. toast — a drink to someone
  24. toast — the most admired

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