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Multiple Meaning Words #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The kids had to desert their camp in

the desert when a rattlesnake came

rattling through their tent.


The underlined word means . . .

a)

a delicious treat

b)

a hot, dry climate

c)

to leave or abandon

2.

It took hours for the fly to realize

that he could not fly through the sliding glass door.


The underlined word means . . .

a)

to soar through the air

b)

a flying insect

c)

a zipper on pants

3.

Mark needed more lead for his pencil

so his teacher lead him to the school

supply storage room.


The underlined word means . . .

a)

to bring or to show

b)

an important person

c)

the grey tip of a pencil

4.

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 . . .

a)

to be able to emotionally stand something

b)

a large, furry animal

c)

to have a child

5.

The blue skies that had been covered

with gloomy clouds and rain showers

made Martin feel blue.


The underlined word means . . .

a)

feeling down or sad

b)

a primary color

c)

a baseball team

6.

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)

the name of a football team

b)

a statement showing how much money is owed

c)

a form of paper money

7.

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 . . .

a)

to exchange one thing for another

b)

money owed back to the person paying for something

c)

to make different

8.

Joey needed to clear the table before

he could put down all of the plates

and clear glasses.


The underlined word means . . .

a)

see through

b)

to be safe from danger

c)

to empty or take things away

9.

Do the underlined words

have the same meaning?


The fisherman weighed the fish on a

scale before he took off the scales of

the fish so that he could fry it.

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

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?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

Do the underlined words

have the same meaning?


The space underneath the

basement didn’t give enough

space to store the entire family's

bikes for the winter.

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

Do the underlined words

have the same meaning?


Camden had tried to jam the jar of jam

back into the fridge, but it didn’t

fit and crashed to the ground.

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

Do the underlined words

have the same meaning?


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!”

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

The egg may stick to the pan without cooking oil.


In which sentence does the word, stick, have the same meaning?

a)

Katy picked up a stick from the ground.

b)

The label didn't stick to the box.

c)

Be careful, so you don't stick yourself with the pin.

15.

The tire on the car looked almost flat.


In which sentence does the word, tire, have the same meaning?

a)

Hard work will make you tire easily.

b)

The spare tire is kept in the trunk.

c)

Get plenty of rest, so you won't tire before the end of the day.

16.

Santa works hard to stuff everyone's gifts into his sack.


In which sentence does the word, stuff, have the same meaning?

a)

Parker has lots of stuff in the trunk of his car.

b)

Whose stuff is that?

c)

Katy will stuff a lot of clothes in her suitcase.

17.

In order to participate, you must audition for a part in the play.


In which sentence does the word, play, have the same meaning?

a)

Katy played a nun in the high school play.

b)

We will play Ticket to Ride this weekend.

c)

Put first things first, and play after you've completed your work.

18.

A young swine weighing less than 120 pounds is called a pig.


In which sentence does the word, pig, have the same meaning?

a)

When my family goes to Pizza Hut, I try not to pig out at the buffet.

b)

The main characters of Charlotte’s Web are a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur.

c)

What a pig keeping everything for yourself!

19.

The pup is starving, so it will probably wolf down it's food.


In which sentence does the word, wolf, have the same meaning?

a)

Termites can wolf down a foot-long board in

about six months.

b)

I really enjoy being with my friends, but at other

times I want to be a lone wolf for an hour or two.

c)

A wolf pack works as a team to find food, protect

themselves, and raise their young.

20.

A bug is a microorganism that makes a person sick, especially a virus.


In which sentence does the word, bug, have the same meaning?

a)

Don’t bug me when I’m texting, please!

b)

The whole class seems to have caught some sort of bug, and absences have been high this week.

c)

Holding her shoe in the air, Mom chased the large bug hoping to smash it.