Words with Multiple Meanings, Homophones, and Homonyms

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200 Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs
5 lists organized alphabetically from accept/except to wine/whine .

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Just for fun with older students: this page explains the sentence and demonstrates how words can have multiple meanings.

Homophones
Lesson plans and practice identifying to, too, two and other homophones.

Homophone Hink-Hinks
"Seven days that are not strong are a weak week" and other sentence completions. Two-page worksheet; Adobe Reader required.

Many Meanings of Cool
In this video segment (1:33) from Between the Lions , the Lions and Sierra sing about the many or homophone meanings of the word cool , such as: temperature, temperament, being hip, not enthused, neat, so good you're bad, and "too cool" if you don't smile at folks you've met.

Multiple-Meaning Words
This activity helps prepare students for standardized testing of multiple-meaning words. Access requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

Multiple Meaning Words
A list of 130 multiple-meaning words, emphasizing the difference between noun and verb. Click on the word to see sample sentences.

Multiple Meanings Game
In this activity each student will have a card on which a word's meaning is written. The object of the game is for each student to identify the word that goes with the meaning on his/her card; then the student must find the classmate who holds a card that has another meaning for the same word. Appropriate for grades K-8.

Super Match Game
In this game students match homophones to reveal a hidden picture.

Why is English so hard to learn?
From the "Just for Fun" files, 21 sentences illustrating some complexities of English.

Words with Multiple Meanings
In this 2:09 video students learn about words with multiple meanings and how to use a dictionary. Follow the link on the right to a lesson on words with multiple meanings. Designed for adult learners, will work with 7th grade and older.