Multiple-Meaning Words

Which is the correct meaning of play in this sentence?
She made a clever play in the game.

• To occupy oneself in amusement or sport.
• To act in jest or sport, or to joke.
• A literary work written for a performance.
• A move or an action in a game.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which is the correct meaning of the word spring in this sentence?
A spring popped through the mattress.

• To move upward or forward in a single quick motion.
• The season of new growth.
• A small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth.
• An elastic coil of metal.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which is the correct meaning of the word sharp in this sentence?
That cheese has a sharp bite to it!

• To cut, grip, or tear with the teeth.
• To cause to sting or be painful.
• To have a sharp or sour taste.
• The act or instance of taking bait.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which is the correct meaning of the word plug in the sentence?
I grabbed a plug to stop up the running water.

• An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper
• A fitting, commonly with two metal prongs for insertion in a fixed socket
• A hydrant
• To work doggedly or persistenty.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which is the correct meaning of the word post in this sentence?
I will post a flyer to advertise the lunch specials.

• A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground.
• The bar-like part of a stud earring.
• To display in a place for public view such as an announcement.
• To publish (a name) on a list.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which is the correct meaning of the word pride in the sentence?
She took great pride in doing a nice job.

• A sense of one's own proper dignity or value; self-respect.
• Arrogant or disdainful conduct; boasting or bragging
• A company of lions

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which is the correct meaning of the word spell in the sentence?
The man told us he needed to sit for a spell.

• A short, indefinite period of time.
• A word or formula believed to be magic.
• To form words by means of letters.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which is the correct meaning of the word eye in the sentence?
The eye is the most dangerous area of the storm.

• An organ of vision or light sensitivity.
• The circular area of calm at the center of a storm.
• A detective, especially a private investigator.
• To watch closely.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

How do you spell the word that means a person in shining armor?

• night
• knite
• kniht
• knight

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CCSS.L.3.2F

It's the word that means a tangle of string, as in a shoelace.

• nkot
• not
• knot
• knott

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CCSS.L.3.2F