Please Be Mum About Mum, and Other Multiple Meaning Words ELA/Grade 1
MULTIPLE MEANING WORDS
Use these words in the Multiple Meaning Words Game described in Task 6. The list can be displayed after the game, along with student generated ideas, to use in the sentence writing assignment during independent practice time.
To defeat someone in a game or contest (beat)
The regular rhythm of a piece of music (beat)
The top part of someone’s body (head)
To move towards something (head)
A piece of paper telling you how much you owe (bill)
The beak of a bird (bill)
Not weighing very much (light)
To start a candle or a campfire (light)
The money you get back when you pay for something (change)
To become different or to make different (change)
A layer of paint (coat)
A piece of clothing to keep you warm (coat)
A set of playing cards (deck)
The floor of a boat or ship (deck)
To use one’s car battery to start another car (jump)
To leap in the air (jump)
Scraps of paper or other garbage left behind (litter)
A group of kittens or puppies (litter)
The season between fall and winter (fall)
To drop to the ground (fall)
A piece of paper used to pay for purchases at the store (check)
To look at something to make sure it’s okay (check)
The part of Earth’s surface not covered by water (land)
To come down safely as a plane does at the airport (land)
A measure of length equal to 12 inches (foot)
The part of the body at the end of a leg (foot)
A person who gets excited about a favorite team or a singing group (fan)
A machine used to blow cool air (fan)
A plaster covering for a broken arm or leg (cast)
The group of actors in a play (cast)
A container with a lid (jar)
To rattle and shake (jar)
To stand slanting on an object (lean)
Not fat, thin, skinny (lean)
To fasten a door so it won’t open (lock)
A piece of hair (lock)
To fail to hit something, like a ball, a goal (miss)
An unmarried girl (miss)
To be silent and not talk (mum)
A large fall flower that comes in many colors (mum)
A container for holding liquid (pitcher)
The baseball player that throws the ball (pitcher)
To close an envelope (seal)
A water mammal that makes a honking sound (seal)
To hit something (sock)
A piece of clothing that covers your foot (sock)
To guide, like the wheel of a car (steer)
A male cow (steer)
To conceal, not show (hide)
Animal skin (hide)
The ground (soil)
When coffee beans are chopped finely, they are ___________ (ground)
A pesky insect (fly)
To soar through the air with wings (fly)
A water fowl that likes to quack (duck)
To lower your head suddenly (duck)
To move lower is to go __________ (down)
The feathers of a duck or goose (down)
To be able to do something means you _________ (can)
A metal container filled with food (can)
Tree covering (bark)
The sound of a dog (bark)
Other words: arms, ball, date, corn, bat, bear, clip, content, count, grave, pupil, fast, board, order, blades, safe, skate, ship, tick, cap, park, punch, tie, part, rock, nails, sign, spring, watch, sink, school, wave, squash, crown, roof, calf
Be sure to list all the words the students brainstormed as well!!
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