Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
Many English words have more than one meaning. If you only know one meaning, it is easy to get confused!
For example: Sweet.
1 - "Sarah is such a sweet little girl, she’s always looking after her brother." - kind and friendly.
2 - "This tea is too sweet for me to drink! How much sugar is in it?" - a taste similar to sugar.
The words below all have more than one meaning – write two sentences that show the different meanings. Use a dictionary to help you.
Play
Ring
Train
Flat
Can
Mean
Kind
Book
Watch
Mouse
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Play: I'm going to see a play tonight.
The children are playing outside.
Ring: Look at my beautiful wedding ring.
The telephone is ringing!
Train: I train daily to get fit.
I take the train to work.
Flat: I live in a small flat in London.
This table is not flat!
Can: I'll have a hamburger and a can of coke, please.
Can I see your passport?
Mean: What does "genuine" mean?
What a mean little girl, she is so selfish.
Kind: What kind of shop is Tesco?
When I broke my arm he was very kind.
Book: I'm reading a good book.
I need to book my flight to Japan soon.
Watch: Where's my watch? I think I'm late!
I'm going to watch a film at the cinema.
Mouse: Is that a mouse on the floor? How awful!
The mouse for my computer isn't working. I'll have to buy a new one.
Lesson by Amanda Pooley, EC Cape Town English language school
