Multiple Meaning Words

The kids had to desert their camp in

the desert when a rattlesnake came

rattling through their tent.

The underlined word means...

• A delicious treat

• A hot, dry climate

• To leave or abandon

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CCSS.L.5.5C

It took hours for the fly to realize

that he could not fly through the

sliding glass door.

The underlined word means...

• To soar through the air

• A flying insect

• A zipper on pants

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Mark needed more lead for his pencil

so his teacher led him to the school

supply storage room.

The underlined word means...

• To bring or to show

• An important person

• The grey tip of a pencil

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Kara shut her eyes. She couldn’t bear

to see the bear chowing down on all of

their food in the garbage can.

The underlined word means...

• To be able to emotionally stand something

• A large, furry animal

• To have a child

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CCSS.L.5.5C

The blue skies that had been covered

with gloomy clouds and rain showers

made Martin feel blue.

The underlined word means...

• Feeling sad or down

• A color made by mixing purple and red

• A baseball team

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Paul looked through his bills. He knew

he would have to get more bills from

the bank to be able to pay them all.

The underlined word means...

• A piece of paper worth money

• A statement showing money owed

• The name of a football team

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Mary’s boss told her that she would

need to change or she would get

fired. She couldn’t even count out

correct change for customers!

The underlined word means...

• To exchange one thing for another

• To make different

• Money owed

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Joey needed to clear the table before

he could put down all of the plates and

clear glasses.

The underlined word means...

• See through

• To empty

• To be safe from danger

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Do the underlined words have the same

meaning?

The fisherman weighed the fish on a

scale before he took of the scales of

the fish so that he could fry it.

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Do the underlined words have the same

meaning?

Pat wasn’t sure if he had made

the right decision when he turned

right at the sign. Was he supposed

to turn left instead?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.5.5C