Multiple Meaning Words 1

In Snoop n' Sleuth, a magazine for detectives, you read about an amazing product. Choose the word that fits both blanks to find out what it is.

Second Skin is a life-like mask that instantly changes the ___ of your face. Wear it and ___ in the mirror. Even you won't recognize yourself!

• look

• shape

• type

• width

One of three suspects took Lucy's lemon lollipop. Choose the word that fits both blanks to show how you find the guilty person.

• show

• wrap

• move

• stick

While trying to recover a missing golden egg, you find this clue:

The golden egg is in the nest of the bird whose name also means " to bend down quickly."

Where is the golden egg?

-A Wise Quacker

• in the nest of an

  owl 

• in the nest of a duck 

• in the nest of a swallow 

• in the nest of a pigeon 

You are called to the home of Ms. Lyon. Choose the correct word to show what you're thinking.

Someone has taken Ms. Lyon's ___. It's odd that the alarm didn't __ when the person sneaked into the house. Could it be that Ms. Lyon is lyin'?

• ring

• bell

• money

• pet

A sea captain tells you that his first boat was named Sir George. Choose the word that fits both blanks to find out what you do next.

You know that a ___ is usually named after a female, not a male, You arrest the captain for being a fake and __ him off to the nearest police station.

• cargo

• paddle

• ship

• boat

You are at your desk when the telephone rings. Choose the word that fits both blanks to hear some exciting news.

A famous movie __ is going to ___ in a show about detectives. The director wants you on the set to tell the cast about your work.

• actor

• star

• poster

• title

While working on the Mystery of the Leaky Faucet, you find a scrap of paper with this clue:

Look in the place that has a name meaning " a basin for washing" and " to go down in water."

-C.A. Plummer

Where should you look?

• in the bucket 

• in the bathtub 

• in the hose 

• in the sink 

Choose the word that fits both blanks to see why a maid from La-Dee-Dah Hotel sent you a note.

Detective,

Someone keeps leaving a muddy __ on the carpet. Please __ down that person before the carpet and I get worn out!

-A Tired Maid

• track

• print

• hunt

• mess

What happened to Agent O'Kay? Choose the word that fits both blanks to find out.

Agent O'Kay was about to ___ a small plane on a strip of ___ in the middle of the sea. Just in time, she saw that the strip was really part of a whale!

• fly

• land

• steer

• tow

Where is Agent Gettem? Find out by choosing the one word that fits all the blanks below.

Agent Gettem is working undercover aas a rock star. He's wearing a gold ___ and silver pants. He's standing on ___ of a stage and singing at the ___ of his voice. Go, Gettem, Go!

• shurt

• hat

• top

• edge