Multiple-Meaning Words in a Passage
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Multiple-Meaning Words in a Passage" is written for 6th Grade (Ages 11-12), and it covers Common Core L.6.4.A. If your student is a year younger but already steady here, the page still works. You may just need to read the instructions out loud. And if they are older and multiple meaning words never quite stuck, this is a short review rather than busywork.
6th grade vocabulary worksheet: read Around the Next Bend, a canoe story, and write the meaning of 8 words like bank and brush. Answer key included. Part of our multiple meaning words collection. Aligned to Common Core standards.
How do I use this worksheet?
Use the sentence sheet first so students see how context picks the meaning. Then assign the writing sheet, and use the story as a check.
What students will practice
- Students will read a story about Priya and her uncle Teo canoeing on the Muddy Fork River.
- Students will write the story meaning of 8 underlined words, such as current and still.
- Students will use context to choose meanings like a curve in a river for bend.
Curriculum Links
Common Core State Standards
Language · 6th Grade
Standard: Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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FAQ
How do I use this multiple meaning words worksheet?
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Use the sentence sheet first so students see how context picks the meaning. Then assign the writing sheet, and use the story as a check.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Read Around the Next Bend, a canoe story, and write the meaning of 8 words like bank and brush. The directions on the page read: Read the story. Each underlined word has more than one meaning. Write the meaning the word has in the story. An answer key is included.
Can I use this multiple meaning words worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade multiple meaning words, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
How do you tell which meaning fits?
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Read the whole sentence and test each meaning in place of the word. A pitcher of lemonade is a container for pouring, not a baseball player.
What words are on One Word, Two Meanings?
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Students write two sentences each for bark, current, stern, match, crane, jam, spring, pupil, seal and bolt. The answer key shows a sample pair for each word.
Is One Word, Two Meanings good for writing practice?
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Yes. It is two pages of writing, with two lines for each sentence.
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Worksheet Details
| Grade | 6th Grade |
| Subject | Reading |
| Topic | Multiple Meaning Words |
| Standard | L.6.4.A |
| Pages | 1 page |
| Difficulty | Medium |
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