Lottery RoseVocabulary

Context cluesMultiple meaning words

Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies

Organ is a multiple meaning word.

Organ

Skin

Kidney

Liver

Strained is a multiple meaning word.

• This position causes Gary to strain his muscles. Muscles often burn when they are strained.

Strained

Patient

The patient got a positive report from the doctor.

Patient (Patience)

Manage

Manage

• How do you manage so many responsibilities at once?

Cast has more than one meaning.

• Jim could hardly wait for his cast to be removed.

Cast

• The cast of Friends seemed to have close relationships.

1. State two reasons that is important to understand that some words have multiple meanings.

• 2. How can you figure out the meaning of a multiple meaning word used in a passage?

• 3. Can you be sure of the meaning of a multiple meaning word without reading the context in which it is used?

Practice

• Think of 2 other multiple meaning words and write two sentences with each.

• Give a context clue in each of your 4 sentences showing that you understand the each word.