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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 · date · scale · temple · season · club · rush · rash

  1. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  2. Your daily life is your ________________ and your religion.
  3. They retained the League and Cup in his second ________________.
  4. Later, his shop becomes a ________________ with young dancers.
  5. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  6. The kitchen ________________ is next to the microwave.
  7. That must've been a ________________.
  8. Did you ________________ the meat?
  9. When was this ________________ built?
  10. Take your time. There's no ________________.
  11. A ________________ is a sweet brown fruit from a palm tree.
  12. Every pianist practices the C major ________________.
  13. My rich neighbors belong to a private golf ________________.
  14. A trickle of blood ran from her ________________ down her cheek.
  15. The party suffered for the ________________ of party-switching.
  16. Don't do anything ________________.
  17. Spring is a pleasant ________________.
  18. I belonged to the harmonica ________________ in my high school days.
  19. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  20. I seem to be developing a ________________.
  21. You shouldn't ________________ things.
  22. Have you settled on a ________________?
  23. Why do cosmetics have an expiration ________________?
  24. Nobody expected a disaster on this ________________.

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

Answer key

  1. content — happy
  2. temple — a place of worship
  3. season — in sport
  4. club — for dancing
  5. content — videos and posts
  6. scale — for weighing
  7. rush — a thrill
  8. season — to add flavour
  9. temple — a place of worship
  10. rush — hurry
  11. date — the fruit
  12. scale — in music
  13. club — for golf
  14. temple — side of the head
  15. rash — a series
  16. rash — hasty
  17. season — of the year
  18. club — a group
  19. content — the amount
  20. rash — on the skin
  21. rush — to hurry
  22. date — on the calendar
  23. date — on the calendar
  24. scale — size or range

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