multiple meaning words

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English

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10th Grade

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L.5.5C, L.11-12.4A, L.7.4A

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Tara Henschel

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Multiple Meaning Words

Multiple-meaning words are words that have more than one meaning. Some multiple meaning words actually have more than two definitions, depending on how people use them when they are writing or speaking.

Here are some examples of multiple meaning words:

reservation, harbor, hamper, grave, hatch
ground, sentence, spare, season, solution, sanction

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that most closely matches the

meaning of the underlined homograph or multiple meaning word.

1. He wouldn’t allow the boy to be subject to any more bullying.

told

exposed

topic

authority

Multiple Choice

2. The family went to the National Park so they could commune with nature.

travel to work

live as a group

exchange

communicate

Multiple Choice

3. The microscope showed minute differences in the tissue samples.

brief

tiny

dancing

60 seconds

Multiple Choice

4. The lively puppy upset the table and broke all the dishes.

turned over

worried

jumped

troubled

Multiple Choice

5. The judge ruled the contract was invalid.

hopeless

sickly

void

tired

Multiple Choice

6. When the wolf howls, the shy girl quails in the corner.

birds

wails

cooks

shrinks

Multiple Choice

7. Mr. Carson is a man of great import.

significance

travels

products

trading

Multiple Choice

8. When school is over my sister will progress to the next grade.

advancement

move

promotion

inspect

Multiple Meaning Words

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