Homographs & Multiple Meaning Words Worksheets

Students explore multiple meanings of the same spelling through pictures, context sentences, stories and puzzles, supported by charts and word lists.
Grades
Grades 2–4
Pages
39
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Mar 12, 2022

Subject
ELA, Vocabulary
Topic
Homographs, Multiple-Meaning Words
Resource types
Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
L.2.4

Product description

From the author

This " Homograph and Multiple Meaning Words Activity Packet and Worksheets " is a fun packet of no prep activities for homographs, homonyms and multiple meaning words. These printables are great for improving phonics skills, spelling, grammar, reading comprehension, and writing with words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

These activities are designed for kids at differing levels in First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade or Fourth Grade. Please note that not all activities in this packet will meet your class' particular levels, but there should be enough variation in the resources from your high flyers to those that are more challenged.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recognize that the same spelling can represent different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations.

  • Use sentence context to choose the intended meaning.

  • Write sentences that use different meanings of the same word.

Teaching tips

  • Introduce the two anchor charts side by side, since the packet's later worksheets deliberately mix homograph tasks (e.g. Homograph Sentences) with multiple-meaning-word tasks (e.g. Multiple Meaning Word Sentences) that rely on the distinction being clear first.

  • Use the picture-and-word flashcards for a quick matching or memory game before assigning the more structured sentence and definition worksheets.

  • Use homograph broadly for words with the same spelling and different meanings; different pronunciation is possible, not required. The packet uses homograph mainly for the different-pronunciation examples.

Skills covered

  • Recognizing shared spellings with different meanings

  • Using context to interpret vocabulary

  • Writing with multiple-meaning words

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

How does this packet organize the word examples?

Its homograph section emphasizes words such as wind with different pronunciations, while its multiple-meaning section uses examples such as bat with the same pronunciation.

What is included besides worksheets?

The set includes anchor charts, word lists, flashcards, a riddle poem and word puzzles.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • L.2.4

Core concepts

  • Homographs

  • Multiple meaning words

  • Vocabulary in context

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