1. Multiple Meaning Words

2. In this lesson you will…
Understand that multiple meaning words are words that have more than one meaning.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of a multiple meaning word.

3. What does this word mean?
bat

4. Use context clues to figure out the meaning for “bat”.
The baseball player swung the bat and hit the ball.
A bat will hibernate in a cave during the winter.

5. What does this word mean?
patient

6. Use context clues to figure out the meaning for “patient”.
While I was at Carowinds, I had to be patient and wait in the long lines to get on the rollercoasters.
My grandfather was a patient at the hospital. He had to have heart surgery.

7. What does this word mean?
racket

8. Use context clues to figure out the meaning for “racket”.
The young children made a loud racket when they were playing with the water balloons.
The man hit the tennis ball with his tennis racket.

9. What does this word mean?
hood

10. Use context clues to figure out the meaning for “hood”.
The hood of the car was up so the mechanic could add oil.
Little Red Riding Hood put her hood on before walking out into the cool forest.

11. What does this word mean?
speaker

12. Use context clues to figure out the meaning for “speaker”.
We hooked the new speakers up to the stereo system.
For Red Ribbon Week, we had a speaker come talk to us about the importance of being drug-free.