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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: field · track · land · game · kick · ground · fine · board

  1. The pointer is employed to find upland ________________.
  2. This shop sells ________________ wines and cheeses.
  3. Roulette is a ________________ of chance.
  4. They were given a penalty ________________ just minutes from the end.
  5. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  6. I'm the one who owns all this ________________.
  7. This is my favorite ________________ on the album.
  8. I'm currently on the ________________ of directors.
  9. ________________ games are popular in Germany.
  10. I got a ________________ for parking in the wrong place.
  11. Add some ________________ pepper to it.
  12. The captain is giving the order to ________________ the ship.
  13. The muddy ________________ descends to a valley.
  14. He keeps ________________ of his days.
  15. Algeria is a ________________ of gas and oil.
  16. That was a fun ________________.
  17. I get a ________________ out of her cheerful personality.
  18. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  19. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  20. I assure you, everything's ________________.
  21. The ________________ was covered with snow, as far as the eye could see.
  22. One ________________ from a giraffe's hind leg is enough to kill a lion.
  23. There's no middle ________________.
  24. When are we going to ________________?

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

Answer key

  1. game — wild animals
  2. fine — high quality
  3. game — a kind of play
  4. kick — in football
  5. field — for sport
  6. land — ground
  7. track — a song
  8. board — a committee
  9. board — a flat piece
  10. fine — a penalty
  11. ground — crushed
  12. board — to get on
  13. track — a path
  14. track — to keep track
  15. land — a country
  16. game — a match
  17. kick — a thrill
  18. field — a subject
  19. field — farmland
  20. fine — all right
  21. ground — the earth
  22. kick — with a leg
  23. ground — a position
  24. land — to come down

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