Multiple Meaning Words

Multiple Meaning Words

​I can use context clues to determine the correct meaning of a word.

are words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings.

​

​Multiple Meaning Words

Open Ended

What can bat mean?

• a flying mammal

• a wooden object used to hit a ball

• to swing at something

​

Bat can mean . . .

Now you try!
For each of the following sentences select the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence.

Multiple Choice

At the beach, you might sit on the sand, read a book, and watch for the flukes of passing whales. 

• Tiny grains of stone and shell

• What you do to make wood smooth

Multiple Choice

We visited a national park in Arizona, where we drove along roads that went through towering mountains. 

• area of natural land

• to bring to a stop and leave temporarily

Multiple Choice

I had to wind my new watch to the correct time. 

• moving air

• to turn around

Multiple Choice

Dad checked to see if the ice was stable enough for us to skate on. 

• not likely to change or fail

• a place where horses are kept

Depending on the context of the sentence, this will change the meaning of the word. ​

Multiple meaning words can be found in all types of sentences.

Now you try!
For each of the following sentences read the underlined word. Choose the sentence in which the word has the SAME meaning as the original sentence.

Multiple Choice

We visited a new spot in town and found a great T-Shirt shop.

• I was able to spot the rabbit as he ran through the tall grass.

• A statue marks the spot where the celebration will take place.

• On the boat, the captain told us to try to spot the dolphins in the water.

Multiple Choice

The pilot will fly the plane from Dallas to New York.

• He was not wearing his glasses, so he could not see the fly in the room.

• The baseball player hit a fly ball.

• The military members will fly in a helicopter.

Multiple Choice

The students were kind to the new girl when she arrived in their class.

• I am excited to choose what kind of ice cream I want after dinner.

• My best friend is kind, responsible, and funny.

• Our dog is the same kind as the others.

Poll

Are you a multiple meaning expert yet?

• I'm the expert!!!

• I am pretty good at it!

• I'm clueless! Multiple meaning what?!