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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 120 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: fine · arm · fall · fan · tube · content · land · field

  1. The stadium has a track around the football ________________.
  2. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  3. I'd give my right ________________ to be ambidextrous.
  4. I'm the one who owns all this ________________.
  5. When are we going to ________________?
  6. I want a large ________________ of toothpaste.
  7. She's an expert in the ________________ of medicine.
  8. Are you a huge ________________ of trains?
  9. He who climbs up, will ________________ down.
  10. I got a ________________ for parking in the wrong place.
  11. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  12. This shop sells ________________ wines and cheeses.
  13. I assure you, everything's ________________.
  14. Vegetables are growing on this ________________.
  15. My father caught me by the ________________.
  16. I'll be taking the ________________.
  17. Algeria is a ________________ of gas and oil.
  18. My stomach aches so much that I can't ________________ asleep.
  19. I am not a ________________ of shrimp.
  20. Can you turn the ________________ on?
  21. In the ________________, covers are put over the fans in trains.
  22. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  23. She sat on the ________________ of the sofa.
  24. I need a new inner ________________ for my bike tire.

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

Answer key

  1. field — for sport
  2. content — videos and posts
  3. arm — part of the body
  4. land — ground
  5. land — to come down
  6. tube — a container
  7. field — a subject
  8. fan — a supporter
  9. fall — to drop
  10. fine — a penalty
  11. content — happy
  12. fine — high quality
  13. fine — all right
  14. field — farmland
  15. arm — part of the body
  16. tube — the underground
  17. land — a country
  18. fall — to drop
  19. fan — a supporter
  20. fan — to cool the air
  21. fall — the season
  22. content — the amount
  23. arm — a part of something
  24. tube — in a tire

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