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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: game · sharp · net · content · rush · land · mug · court

  1. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  2. When are we going to ________________?
  3. When a clown is made king, the ________________ becomes a circus.
  4. Where did you ________________ them?
  5. He's quite ________________, isn't he?
  6. The ball is in your ________________.
  7. This knife is not ________________ enough.
  8. What was your ________________ profit last year?
  9. The pointer is employed to find upland ________________.
  10. Roulette is a ________________ of chance.
  11. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  12. He refilled his coffee ________________.
  13. That must've been a ________________.
  14. The ________________ found him guilty of stealing money.
  15. He took the fish out of the ________________.
  16. I'm the one who owns all this ________________.
  17. That was a fun ________________.
  18. Algeria is a ________________ of gas and oil.
  19. Is that Pat Hanrahan's ________________ looking hungry and willing.
  20. You shouldn't ________________ things.
  21. Take your time. There's no ________________.
  22. It's one o'clock ________________.
  23. The ball hit the back of the ________________.
  24. Check the label for the sugar ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. content — videos and posts
  2. land — to come down
  3. court — of a king
  4. mug — to rob
  5. sharp — clever
  6. court — for sport
  7. sharp — with an edge
  8. net — after costs
  9. game — wild animals
  10. game — a kind of play
  11. content — happy
  12. mug — a cup
  13. rush — a thrill
  14. court — of law
  15. net — for catching
  16. land — ground
  17. game — a match
  18. land — a country
  19. mug — a face
  20. rush — to hurry
  21. rush — hurry
  22. sharp — exactly
  23. net — in sport
  24. content — the amount

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