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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: stock · season · field · track · deal · mine · pound · pop

  1. Did you ________________ the meat?
  2. Part of that ________________ required him to leave the singing group.
  3. Don't make such a big ________________ out of small things.
  4. She's sitting on a gold ________________.
  5. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  6. The muddy ________________ descends to a valley.
  7. What's the difference between broth and ________________?
  8. You don't need to ________________ round.
  9. I met an old friend of ________________ the other day.
  10. The ________________ market has crashed.
  11. We need to ________________ with this problem right now.
  12. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  13. Rodrigo's family went to the dog ________________ to adopt a dog.
  14. Spring is a pleasant ________________.
  15. He was blown up by a land ________________.
  16. A ________________ is equal to sixteen ounces.
  17. This is my favorite ________________ on the album.
  18. We're almost out of ________________.
  19. The supermarket has a large ________________ of merchandise.
  20. Michael Jackson and Prince changed the history of ________________ music.
  21. They retained the League and Cup in his second ________________.
  22. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  23. He keeps ________________ of his days.
  24. Jeff had to ________________ the pavement for three months before he found a job.

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

Answer key

  1. season — to add flavour
  2. deal — an agreement
  3. deal — a big deal
  4. mine — for digging
  5. field — for sport
  6. track — a path
  7. stock — a soup base
  8. pop — to visit
  9. mine — belonging to me
  10. stock — shares
  11. deal — to handle
  12. field — a subject
  13. pound — for dogs
  14. season — of the year
  15. mine — an explosive
  16. pound — a weight
  17. track — a song
  18. pop — soda
  19. stock — goods
  20. pop — music
  21. season — in sport
  22. field — farmland
  23. track — to keep track
  24. pound — to hit hard

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