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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: stock · sharp · content · land · capital · scale · fine · coach

  1. The ________________ market has crashed.
  2. What's the difference between broth and ________________?
  3. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  4. The kitchen ________________ is next to the microwave.
  5. The ________________ told me I needed to practice harder.
  6. He's quite ________________, isn't he?
  7. I assure you, everything's ________________.
  8. When are we going to ________________?
  9. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  10. Algeria is a ________________ of gas and oil.
  11. Every pianist practices the C major ________________.
  12. This knife is not ________________ enough.
  13. The beginning of a sentence starts with a ________________ letter.
  14. Have you met the new head ________________?
  15. A second agreement was made due to the large amount of available ________________.
  16. It's one o'clock ________________.
  17. Beijing is the ________________ of China.
  18. I'm the one who owns all this ________________.
  19. Is the royal ________________ prepared for the journey?
  20. The supermarket has a large ________________ of merchandise.
  21. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  22. This shop sells ________________ wines and cheeses.
  23. I got a ________________ for parking in the wrong place.
  24. Nobody expected a disaster on this ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. stock — shares
  2. stock — a soup base
  3. content — happy
  4. scale — for weighing
  5. coach — a trainer
  6. sharp — clever
  7. fine — all right
  8. land — to come down
  9. content — videos and posts
  10. land — a country
  11. scale — in music
  12. sharp — with an edge
  13. capital — a big letter
  14. coach — a trainer
  15. capital — money
  16. sharp — exactly
  17. capital — a city
  18. land — ground
  19. coach — pulled by horses
  20. stock — goods
  21. content — the amount
  22. fine — high quality
  23. fine — a penalty
  24. scale — size or range

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