Multiple Meaning Words Worksheets
Write the second meaning for words like bat, bark, ring and spring.
Multiple Meaning Words
Name:Date:Score:
These words have more than one meaning. Write the second meaning.
- 1light means “not heavy”. Write a different meaning:
- 2watch means “to look at”. Write a different meaning:
- 3pitcher means “a jug”. Write a different meaning:
- 4duck means “a water bird”. Write a different meaning:
- 5ring means “a circle worn on a finger”. Write a different meaning:
- 6kind means “caring and gentle”. Write a different meaning:
- 7mouse means “a small furry animal”. Write a different meaning:
- 8bat means “a flying mammal”. Write a different meaning:
- 9spring means “a season”. Write a different meaning:
- 10match means “a small stick that makes fire”. Write a different meaning:
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Multiple Meaning Words
Name:Date:Score:
These words have more than one meaning. Write the second meaning.
- 1bank means “a place to keep money”. Write a different meaning:
- 2palm means “a tree”. Write a different meaning:
- 3kind means “caring and gentle”. Write a different meaning:
- 4match means “a small stick that makes fire”. Write a different meaning:
- 5bat means “a flying mammal”. Write a different meaning:
- 6mouse means “a small furry animal”. Write a different meaning:
- 7light means “not heavy”. Write a different meaning:
- 8duck means “a water bird”. Write a different meaning:
- 9bow means “a knot with loops”. Write a different meaning:
- 10watch means “to look at”. Write a different meaning:
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Multiple Meaning Words
Name:Date:Score:
These words have more than one meaning. Write the second meaning.
- 1seal means “a sea animal”. Write a different meaning:
- 2duck means “a water bird”. Write a different meaning:
- 3bark means “the sound a dog makes”. Write a different meaning:
- 4match means “a small stick that makes fire”. Write a different meaning:
- 5kind means “caring and gentle”. Write a different meaning:
- 6ring means “a circle worn on a finger”. Write a different meaning:
- 7nail means “a thin metal spike”. Write a different meaning:
- 8palm means “a tree”. Write a different meaning:
- 9bank means “a place to keep money”. Write a different meaning:
- 10bat means “a flying mammal”. Write a different meaning:
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Answer key — Sheet A (10 answers)
- 1. the opposite of dark
- 2. a small clock worn on the wrist
- 3. the player who throws the ball
- 4. to bend down quickly
- 5. to make a bell sound
- 6. a type or sort
- 7. a device used with a computer
- 8. a stick to hit a ball
- 9. to jump up quickly
- 10. to be the same as
Answer key — Sheet B (10 answers)
- 1. the side of a river
- 2. the inside of your hand
- 3. a type or sort
- 4. to be the same as
- 5. a stick to hit a ball
- 6. a device used with a computer
- 7. the opposite of dark
- 8. to bend down quickly
- 9. to bend forward
- 10. a small clock worn on the wrist
Answer key — Sheet C (10 answers)
- 1. to close tightly
- 2. to bend down quickly
- 3. the covering of a tree
- 4. to be the same as
- 5. a type or sort
- 6. to make a bell sound
- 7. the hard cover on a fingertip
- 8. the inside of your hand
- 9. the side of a river
- 10. a stick to hit a ball
About this skill
Words with more than one meaning are everywhere in English. Context tells us which meaning is meant.
How to teach it
- Use each new word in a sentence out loud.
- Revisit words over several days — spaced practice beats cramming.
- Link new words to ones the child already knows.
Mistakes to watch for
- Memorising definitions without using the word in a sentence.
