Multiple Meaning Words Practice #4

track (trak) noun 1. a path made by people or animals 2. a course or route followed 3. parallel lines of rails for railroads 4. a footprint made by people or animals

Emily was upset at her father and decided to walk to school. She took a shortcut her friend had told her about. Even though she had to cut through the wooded area, it didn’t bother her because she could see the track all the kids had made and just followed it.

Which is the best definition of the word track as it is used in this paragraph?

Kendra wrote this sentence for her essay.

The streets in our city used to be very clean, but they are not clean anymore.

Kendra looked up the word clean in a thesaurus and found this entry.

clean (kleen) adjective 1. pure, orderly, spotless 2. even, regular 3. thorough, complete 4. honest, fair

In the sentence, Kendra wants to replace clean with a synonym. Which word should she use?

bend (bend) verb 1. to direct or turn in a particular direction 2. to force from a straight line to a curved or angular one 3. to fasten something 4. to change one’s thoughts

Sentence: Jasmine was positive that she was right about how many miles it was to Colorado; but she decided she could bend a little and for once, let her brother be right.

Which is the best definition of the word bend as it is used in the sentence?

Jason wrote this sentence for his essay on snakes.

Yes, they are in great danger of becoming extinct as some snakes are really becoming rare in the world.

Jason looked up the word rare in a thesaurus and found this entry.

rare (rair) adjective 1. few and widely separated 2. unusually great 3. Unusual, uncommon 4. not dense

In the sentence, Jason wants to replace rare with a synonym. Which word should he use?

Read this sentence.

When examining mummies, archaeologists consider not only its appearance but what it was made of and how it was made and how old it might be.

Which word is a synonym for the underlined word?

I was supposed to meet my brother to look for rocks for the pond that our father was building in the backyard. I spotted a few rocks about five feet down. Without waiting for my brother, I began to climb down the steep side of the ravine to grab a few rocks that I knew my father would like.

Which word is a synonym for ravine as it is used i n the paragraph above?

point /point/ noun 1. a sharp or tapering end 2. a pointed tool or instrument 3. a mark made with the sharp end of something 4. an idea that belongs to a person.

Sentence: He was looking for just the right twig to use on his art project, it had to have a point on it so that he could weave the yarn around the ends.

Which is the best definition of the word point as it is used in the sentence?

Natalie wrote this sentence for her essay.

The rhinoceros had an ugly saliva dripping from his chin when the scientist approached him.

Natalie looked up the word ugly in a thesaurus and found this entry.

Ugly (uhg-lee) adjective 1. unattractive, unpleasant 2. disagreeable 3. morally or physically revolting 4. mean, hostile

In the sentence, Natalie wants to replace ugly with a synonym. Which word should she use?