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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: game · track · stock · content · sharp · net · spring · season

  1. This knife is not ________________ enough.
  2. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  3. He keeps ________________ of his days.
  4. Did you ________________ the meat?
  5. There's a broken ________________ in the bed.
  6. This is my favorite ________________ on the album.
  7. He took the fish out of the ________________.
  8. The muddy ________________ descends to a valley.
  9. The flowers bloom in the ________________.
  10. The ________________ market has crashed.
  11. Roulette is a ________________ of chance.
  12. That was a fun ________________.
  13. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  14. It's one o'clock ________________.
  15. The pointer is employed to find upland ________________.
  16. The ball hit the back of the ________________.
  17. The hotel is built around a mineral ________________.
  18. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  19. They retained the League and Cup in his second ________________.
  20. He's quite ________________, isn't he?
  21. What's the difference between broth and ________________?
  22. What was your ________________ profit last year?
  23. The supermarket has a large ________________ of merchandise.
  24. Spring is a pleasant ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. sharp — with an edge
  2. content — videos and posts
  3. track — to keep track
  4. season — to add flavour
  5. spring — a coil
  6. track — a song
  7. net — for catching
  8. track — a path
  9. spring — the season
  10. stock — shares
  11. game — a kind of play
  12. game — a match
  13. content — happy
  14. sharp — exactly
  15. game — wild animals
  16. net — in sport
  17. spring — of water
  18. content — the amount
  19. season — in sport
  20. sharp — clever
  21. stock — a soup base
  22. net — after costs
  23. stock — goods
  24. season — of the year

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