Multiple Meaning Words Worksheet
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and identifying multiple meaning words through various exercises.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and understanding words with multiple meanings.
1. Read the sentences below. Which meaning of the word 'bat' is used in the first sentence?
Sentence 1: The baseball player hit the ball with his bat.
An animal that flies at night.
A piece of sports equipment.
To hit something hard.
A type of bird.
2. Which meaning of the word 'bank' is used in the sentence: 'We went to the bank to deposit money.'
The side of a river.
A place to keep money.
To tilt an airplane.
A pile or mound of something.
Complete the sentences by choosing the correct meaning of the underlined word from the word bank.
1. I need a from my homework. (break)
2. Please don't the paper. (tear)
3. The ran through the forest. (bear)
1. Write two sentences using the word 'light'. In the first sentence, use 'light' to mean 'not heavy'. In the second sentence, use 'light' to mean 'brightness'.
2. Write two sentences using the word 'cold'. In the first sentence, use 'cold' to mean 'a low temperature'. In the second sentence, use 'cold' to mean 'a sickness'.
Match each word with its two different meanings.
1. fair
a. a place to play games
2. play
b. to act in a show
3. scale
c. to climb
4. plant
d. a green growing thing
5. bark
e. the sound a dog makes
6. date
f. a type of fruit
Read each sentence. Decide if the underlined word is used with two different meanings in the pair of sentences. Mark True if it is, and False if it is not.
1. The band played music. / She wore a rubber band on her wrist.
True
False
2. I read a good book. / She booked a flight to New York.
True
False