Multiple-meaning words with pictures

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What are Multiple-Meaning Words?

Multiple-meaning words are words that can mean different things depending on how we use them in a sentence. Let’s look at some examples with pictures!

Let’s Explore!

Words can be tricky sometimes. One word can mean different things depending on how we use it. Let’s look at some examples with pictures!

Bat 🦇

One meaning: A flying animal.

Bat 🏏

Another meaning: A piece of equipment used in sports like baseball.
Park 🏞️

One meaning: A place with trees, grass, and playgrounds.
Park 🚗

Another meaning: To stop and leave a car in a specific spot.
Watch 👀

Another meaning: To look at something carefully.		Watch ⌚

One meaning: Something you wear on your wrist to tell time.

Learn with an example

 👉 match the sentences to the pictures.

  • the boat will sink soon!
  • amber washes her hands in the sink.

The word sink has more than one meaning.

Here, sink means go under the water:

A small boat is filling with water. The front of the boat is tipping. In the boat, a man is holding a bucket of water. The man's eyebrows are raised and his mouth open.

The boat will sink soon!

Here, a sink is something you find in the kitchen or the bathroom:

Water is running from a tap over a sink. A girl puts her hands under the running water. There is a bar of soap next to the sink.

Amber washes her hands in the sink.

 👉 match the sentences to the pictures.

  • jack holds up two ties.
  • nina ties her shoelaces

The word ties has more than one meaning.

Here, ties are pieces of clothing:

A boy is wearing a yellow shirt. He is holding two neckties. One is blue with white stripes. The other is red with white dots.

Jack holds up two ties.

Here, ties means makes a bow:

A girl is wearing sneakers. She is sitting on the floor and tying the shoestrings.

Nina ties her shoelaces.

 👉 match the sentences to the pictures.

  • gavin trips on a road .
  • poppy loves to go on trips

The word trips has more than one meaning.

Here, trips are visits or holidays:

A woman is standing at the airport in front of a plane. She has a suitcase by her side. The suitcase has a tag and many stickers.

Poppy loves to go on trips.

Here, trips means falls down:

A man is running. His foot is hitting a rock, and he is falling forward.

Gavin trips on a rock.

List of Multiple-meaning words with pictures

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