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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: content · track · mine · pitch · bound · mark · field · roll

  1. She's preparing to ________________ her idea to the investors.
  2. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  3. He was blown up by a land ________________.
  4. Grandma has made a Swiss ________________.
  5. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  6. I met an old friend of ________________ the other day.
  7. She's sitting on a gold ________________.
  8. This is my favorite ________________ on the album.
  9. ________________ my words: he'll be late again.
  10. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  11. We are ________________ to obey laws.
  12. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  13. That was ________________ to happen.
  14. We're on a ________________ here.
  15. The room was ________________ black, so I couldn't see a thing.
  16. The players ran onto the football ________________.
  17. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  18. The teacher called the ________________ to see who was absent.
  19. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  20. The hot cup left a ________________ on the table.
  21. The muddy ________________ descends to a valley.
  22. He keeps ________________ of his days.
  23. He reached out and took down a small leather ________________ book.
  24. She got the top ________________ in the exam.

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

Answer key

  1. pitch — a sales talk
  2. content — happy
  3. mine — an explosive
  4. roll — a cake
  5. content — videos and posts
  6. mine — belonging to me
  7. mine — for digging
  8. track — a song
  9. mark — to pay attention
  10. content — the amount
  11. bound — obliged
  12. field — farmland
  13. bound — certain
  14. roll — on a roll
  15. pitch — completely
  16. pitch — a sports field
  17. field — a subject
  18. roll — a list
  19. field — for sport
  20. mark — a trace
  21. track — a path
  22. track — to keep track
  23. bound — tied together
  24. mark — a grade

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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