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Words With More Than One Meaning — Answers

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Words With More Than One Meaning — Answers

Part A: Which meaning?

Read the sentence. Circle the meaning of the bold word.

1.The dog began to bark at the cat.
  1. Athe sound a dog makes
  2. Bthe outside of a tree

Answer: the sound a dog makes

A dog barking at a cat is making a sound.

2.The bark on the tree is rough.
  1. Athe sound a dog makes
  2. Bthe outside of a tree

Answer: the outside of a tree

Bark on a tree is its rough outside layer.

3.I hit the ball with a bat.
  1. Aa stick for hitting a ball
  2. Ban animal that flies at night

Answer: a stick for hitting a ball

We hit a ball with a bat made of wood or metal.

4.A bat hung upside down in the cave.
  1. Aa stick for hitting a ball
  2. Ban animal that flies at night

Answer: an animal that flies at night

Bats are animals that hang upside down in caves.

5.She wears a gold ring.
  1. Aa circle worn on a finger
  2. Bthe sound a bell or phone makes

Answer: a circle worn on a finger

A gold ring is worn on a finger.

6.I heard the phone ring.
  1. Aa circle worn on a finger
  2. Bthe sound a bell or phone makes

Answer: the sound a bell or phone makes

Here ring is the sound the phone makes.

Part B: One word, two meanings

Write one word that fits both gaps.

7.Turn on the (answer space). / My bag is (answer space) and easy to carry.

Answer: light

Light can mean a lamp, or not heavy.

8.We play in the (answer space). / Dad will (answer space) the car.

Answer: park

Park can mean a place to play, or to stop and leave a car.

9.I (answer space) the game on TV. / My (answer space) says it is three o'clock.

Answer: watch

Watch can mean to look at, or a small clock you wear.

10.I (answer space) to my friend. / A big (answer space) hit the sand.

Answer: wave

Wave can mean to move your hand, or water rolling in from the sea.

11.A (answer space) buzzed near my food. / Birds can (answer space).

Answer: fly

Fly can mean a small insect, or to move through the air.

Part C: True or false?

12.bat can name an animal and a thing you hit a ball with.

Answer: True

Bat has both meanings.

13.A word can only ever have one meaning.

Answer: False

Many words, like bark, ring and light, have more than one meaning.

14.The other words in a sentence help us work out what a word means.

Answer: True

We use the rest of the sentence as a clue.

Part D: Your turn

15.Your turn: choose park, watch, light or wave. Write two sentences that use the word with two different meanings.

Model answer: We fed the ducks at the park. Dad had to park the car far away.

Success criteria:

  • Two sentences using the same word
  • The word has a different meaning in each sentence
  • Each sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark
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