Download multiple meaning word

Bell Ringer
• Complete the bell ringer worksheet.
Housekeeping
• Create vocab. cards for Week 3 words.
• Study for the Week 3 Vocab. Quiz on 9/29
(B) & 9/30 (A.)
• Recycle Week 1 Vocab. Quiz due on 9/29
(B) & 9/30 (A.)
• Questions?
• Write 10 multiple meaning words, their
definitions, and use each correctly in a
sentence.
Home Learning Break Down
10 multiple meaning words not used in class.
Example: (Do 10 like this)
WORD!
RIGHT
right - correct
right - direction other than left
right - moral or legal entitlement
I got eight out of ten questions right.
At the highway, turn right.
She had every right to be angry.
DEFINITIONS. Only need
two.
SENTENCES for definitions
provided.
Today’s Standard
• LAFS.6.L.3.4 determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and multiple
meaning words and phrases based on
grade 6 reading and content,
choosing flexibly from a range of
strategies.
Multiple Meaning
Words
Multiple Meaning Words
Definition: Words that are spelled the
same, but have different meanings
depending on the context.
Protective outer
The sound a dog makes
Example:
BARK
covering of a tree
Multiple Meaning Words
Example:
To contain or hold
FIT
Exercise and nutrition
Multiple Meaning Words
Example:
BALL
The princess attended the royal ball.
(dance)
vs.
The pitcher threw the ball toward the
batter. (often round object used in sports)
Multiple Meaning Words
Example:
SWALLOW
After having his tonsils removed, it hurt Alan
to swallow his food. (to injest)
vs.
Micah enjoyed bird-watching. Today, a
swallow was hanging around the birdhouse.
(type of bird)
Multiple Meaning Words
Example:
BANGS
He knew it was time for a haircut when his
bangs kept running into his eyes. (hair
over forehead)
vs.
We knew one day Zach would be good at
the drums, but right now all we could hear
was a series of bangs. (loud noises)
Multiple Meaning Words
Example:
CLEAR
Shannon peered through the clear
window. (transparent)
vs.
It was clear Mom knew I had used my
phone, despite being grounded. (obvious)
Putting it All Together
For each of the following examples
determine which answer uses the
multiple meaning word in the same
way as the original sentence. Use context
clues to help explain your answers.
Group Practice
Example:
LETTERS
Nolan had to learn all of his letters before he
would be able to reply to Aunt Robin’s
letters.
A. Letters are sometimes referred to as snail
mail because it is a slow communication.
B. In kindergarten, you learn your numbers,
shapes, colors, and letters.
Group Practice
Example:
LAND
The colonists land in the New World. They
claimed the land as their own.
A. The airplane could not land until the
runway was clear.
B. Before so many modern conveniences,
people used to live off the land.
Closing
For each of the following examples
determine which answer uses the
multiple meaning word in the same
way as the original sentence. Use context
clues to help support your answers.
Let’s Review
Doing home learning the night it is
assigned is a novel idea for keeping up
with your work.
A. Typing notes or taking pictures of them
instead of writing by hand is a novel
concept.
B. The students wondered if they would
ever read another novel.
Let’s Review
Danger looms around every corner.
A. Sheldon used his loom to make
panchos.
B. The students felt the inevitable test
looming overhead.
C. In competition with Athena, Arachne
uses a loom to weave a tapestry.
Let’s Review
The restaurant charged $50 for dinner.
A. The general cried, “Charge!” as the soldiers moved
into battle.
B. In an atom, protons have a positive charge.
C. When Tanya received her credit card bill, she noticed a
suspicious charge that she had not made.
D. They appeared in court because they were charged
with assault.
Resource
Multiple Meaning Words List