Multiple Meaning Words Practice

Which of the following sentences best fits this definition? 

• The band waited offstage, ready to rock!

• Jutting out of the ground was a large rock that resembled a person's head. 

• The father rocked the child back and forth, trying to get it to sleep. 

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

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

Mark needed more lead for his pencil so his teacher lead 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

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

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

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

Jackie's mom had to ground her when she failed her math test. She threw her test to the ground and shouted, "This isn't fair!" Do the underlined words have the same meaning?

• Yes

• No

The space underneath the basement didn't have enough space to store the entire family's bikes for the winter.

Do the underlined words have the same meaning?

• Yes

• No

The fisherman weighed the fish on a scale before he took off the scales of the fish so that he could fry it.

Do the underlined words have the same meaning?

• Yes

• No