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Multiple Meaning Words Worksheets | Grades K–2

Students use pictures to distinguish different meanings of familiar words such as bat, bark and seal, circling the word that matches each image.
Grades
Pre-K–2, Elementary
Pages
5
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject
ELA, Vocabulary, Language Development
Topic
Multiple-meaning words, Picture vocabulary
Resource types
Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
L.2.4

Product description

From the author

This worksheet provides the students with the opportunity to learn about vocabularies that have many meanings in the same forms.

Each problem contains 2 pictures. The students have to choose only 1 correct choice by looking at the pictures first. Then think about the meanings of those pictures and transfer them into words. Finally, the students have to read the choices and circle the correct answers. This worksheet helps the students to expand their vocabularies and also helps them to be able to identify the differences and similarities of many words.

This worksheet helps students engage in their class very well with colorful, well-selected, and cute pictures. This worksheet is suited to young learners or students. The kids in these age groups love colorful elements or pictures in their learning. Especially kindergarten to second-grade students.

This worksheet contains 5 pages of the exercise in PDF format. The answer keys are not included.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recognize that a single familiar word can name more than one thing (e.g., bat, bark, bowl, seal)

  • Match pictures to the word that names them by circling the correct choice from a short list

  • Read short printed word choices to match pictured meanings

Teaching tips

  • Read the word choices aloud with emerging readers before they circle, since every item depends on recognizing short printed words

  • After each item, ask students to say a sentence for each meaning of the circled word to push the multiple-meaning idea beyond picture matching

  • Use one page at a time as a warm-up or early-finisher task — the repeated directions provide a consistent routine; revisit unfamiliar vocabulary as needed

Skills covered

  • Multiple-meaning word recognition — students identify words like bat, bark, bowl, seal, and stamp that can name more than one pictured thing.

  • Picture-word matching — students study the pictures in each item and circle the word from a short printed list that the pictures show.

  • Early decoding of short words — the answer choices include short words (bit, pen, fly, jam, tap) that K–2 students read to complete the task.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Do students need to write anything to complete these pages?

No writing is required beyond the name and date lines. Every item is completed by circling one word from the printed choices after looking at the pictures.

Are the same words repeated on every page, or does each page cover new vocabulary?

Each page moves to a new stretch of vocabulary, running roughly alphabetically: early pages cover words like bit, bark, bowl, and check, middle pages words like fly, file, hit, and lie, and the final page words like seal, stamp, stick, and tire.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • L.2.4

Core concepts

  • Multiple-meaning words

  • Vocabulary

  • Picture-word matching

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