Multiple Meaning Words worksheet for 1 - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a table with 5 words in the middle:
bow, watch, punch, wave, fly

On the left and right sides, there are pictures. Each word has two meanings, and we need to match each picture to the correct meaning (left or right) for that word.

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Let’s go one word at a time.

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1. bow

Meanings of “bow”:
- To bend forward as a greeting or sign of respect → shown by the girl waving/bowing on the left.
- A ribbon tied in a decorative knot → shown by the pink bow on the right.

So:
- MEANING-RIGHT: pink bow (ribbon)
- MEANING-LEFT: girl bowing

Wait — let’s check the columns again.

The table says:

| MEANING-RIGHT | WORD | MEANING-LEFT |

That means for each row, the picture on the right side of the page goes into the “MEANING-RIGHT” column, and the picture on the left side goes into the “MEANING-LEFT” column — BUT only if they match the word’s two meanings.

Actually, looking again — the instruction says:
> Drag the pictures to show the two meanings of the word in the middle.

And the layout is:

Left column of pictures → should go into “MEANING-LEFT”
Right column of pictures → should go into “MEANING-RIGHT”

But we have to assign which picture matches which meaning for each word.

So for each word, we pick one picture from the left and one from the right that represent its two meanings.

Let’s list all pictures:

Left side (top to bottom):
1. Girl waving/bowing
2. Fist with “POW!” → punch
3. Kids watching TV → watch
4. Airplane flying → fly
5. Bow and arrow → bow (as in weapon)

Right side (top to bottom):
1. Watch (timepiece)
2. Fly (insect)
3. Pink bow (ribbon)
4. Dish soap bottle → probably not related? Wait — maybe “wave” as in ocean wave? But this is soap... Hmm.
Wait — actually, looking again:

Right side images:
- Top: wristwatch
- Second: fly (insect)
- Third: pink bow
- Fourth: bottle of dish soap? That doesn’t fit any word yet.
Wait — fifth: ocean wave

Ah! The fourth image on the right is a bottle of “Dishwasher Detergent” — but that might be a red herring? Or maybe it’s meant to be “wash”? No, the word is “wave”.

Wait — let’s re-express:

Actually, looking carefully at the right-side images:

From top to bottom:
1. Wristwatch → relates to “watch”
2. Fly (insect) → relates to “fly”
3. Pink bow → relates to “bow” (ribbon)
4. Bottle of liquid — labeled “Dishwasher Detergent” — this might be a mistake? Or perhaps it’s meant to be “wash”? But our words are: bow, watch, punch, wave, fly.

Wait — the fifth image on the right is an ocean wave → relates to “wave”

So the fourth image (soap) doesn’t seem to fit any word. Maybe it’s a distractor? Or maybe I misread.

Wait — let’s count the pictures.

Left side: 5 pictures
Right side: 5 pictures
Words: 5 words → so each word gets one left and one right picture.

So the soap bottle must correspond to something.

What word could “soap” relate to? None directly. Unless...

Wait — maybe the soap is meant to be “wash”, but “wash” isn’t a word here.

Alternatively — perhaps the soap is a mistake, or maybe it’s representing “clean” — but no.

Wait — let’s look again at the right-side images:

Actually, upon closer inspection (since this is a common worksheet), the fourth image on the right is often used for “wave” — but no, the fifth is the wave.

Perhaps the soap is irrelevant? But that can’t be.

Wait — another thought: maybe the soap is for “punch”? No.

Let’s think differently.

List the words and their common multiple meanings:

1. bow
- Meaning 1: bend body (girl on left)
- Meaning 2: ribbon (pink bow on right)
- Also: bow and arrow (on left) — but that’s the same word! So “bow” can mean:
a) to bend forward
b) a ribbon
c) a weapon (bow and arrow)

But we only have two meanings per word in this task.

Looking at the pictures:

For “bow”, we have:
- Left: girl bowing → meaning: to bend
- Left: bow and arrow → meaning: weapon
- Right: pink bow → meaning: ribbon

So which two to choose?

Typically, in such worksheets, “bow” refers to:
- The gesture (bending) and the ribbon.

But the bow and arrow is also a valid meaning.

However, since we have to assign one left and one right picture per word, and there are 5 words and 5 left + 5 right pictures, each picture is used once.

So let’s map all:

Words: bow, watch, punch, wave, fly

Pictures left:
A. Girl waving/bowing
B. Fist with POW → punch
C. Kids watching TV → watch
D. Airplane flying → fly
E. Bow and arrow → bow (weapon)

Pictures right:
F. Wristwatch → watch
G. Fly (insect) → fly
H. Pink bow → bow (ribbon)
I. Dish soap → ???
J. Ocean wave → wave

Now, “dish soap” — what word could it relate to? None of the words are “wash” or “clean”. Unless... wait, is there a word “wave” that could be associated with soap? Like “wave your hand” while washing? Unlikely.

Perhaps the soap is a red herring, but that doesn’t make sense.

Another idea: maybe the soap is for “punch”? Like “punch” as in drink? But the picture is a fist.

Wait — let’s consider that “punch” can mean:
- A blow (fist)
- A drink (like fruit punch)

But the soap isn’t a drink.

Unless the soap bottle is mislabeled or it’s meant to be “punch” as in beverage? But it says “dishwasher detergent”.

This is confusing.

Perhaps I made a mistake in identifying the images.

Let me describe them as per standard interpretation:

In many such worksheets, the right-side images are:

1. Watch (timepiece) → for “watch”
2. Fly (insect) → for “fly”
3. Bow (ribbon) → for “bow”
4. Wave (ocean) → for “wave”
5. And the fifth? In this case, the fourth is soap, fifth is wave.

But we have 5 right images: positions 1 to 5.

Position 4: soap bottle — perhaps it’s not soap? Let me double-check the user's image description.

The user said: "a bottle of red liquid with label 'Dishwasher Detergent'" — so it is soap.

But none of the words are "wash". Unless...

Wait — the word "wave" can also mean to move your hand, like waving hello. And sometimes people wave while washing dishes? That’s a stretch.

Perhaps the soap is for "punch" as in "punch the clock" or something? No.

Another thought: maybe "punch" can mean to press a button, and the soap bottle has a pump? But that’s weak.

Let’s look at the left-side pictures again.

Left side:
1. Girl — she is waving or bowing? The description says "girl waving", but in context, for "bow", it might be bowing.

Actually, in the image, the girl is standing with one hand up, which could be waving or bowing. But typically, waving is for "wave", and bowing is for "bow".

But we have "wave" as a word, and there's an ocean wave on the right.

Let’s try to assign based on common pairs.

Standard multiple meaning exercises:

- bow:
- Action: to bend (girl on left)
- Object: ribbon (pink bow on right)
- Or: weapon (bow and arrow on left) — but then we have two left pictures for bow, which is not possible since each word gets one left and one right.

So for "bow", we must use one left and one right picture.

Available left pictures for bow: girl (bowing) or bow and arrow.

Available right: pink bow.

If we use girl for bowing (left) and pink bow for ribbon (right), that works.

Then bow and arrow must be for another word? But no other word fits.

Unless "fly" can be with bow and arrow? No.

Perhaps "fly" as in airplane, and "bow and arrow" is for "bow", but then we have two left pictures for bow.

I think there's a mistake in my initial assumption.

Let’s list the words and see which pictures clearly match.

Word: watch
- Meaning 1: to look at (kids watching TV on left)
- Meaning 2: timepiece (wristwatch on right)
Perfect match.

Word: punch
- Meaning 1: a blow (fist with POW on left)
- Meaning 2: a drink? But no drink picture. The soap bottle? Unlikely.
Unless the soap is not for punch.

Word: wave
- Meaning 1: ocean wave (on right)
- Meaning 2: to move hand (girl on left? But girl is already used for bow)
The girl might be waving, not bowing.

In the image, the girl is likely waving, because for "bow", the bow and arrow is there.

Let’s assume the girl is waving.

Then for "wave":
- Left: girl waving
- Right: ocean wave

That makes sense.

Then for "bow":
- Left: bow and arrow
- Right: pink bow

Also makes sense.

For "fly":
- Left: airplane flying
- Right: fly (insect)

Good.

For "watch":
- Left: kids watching TV
- Right: wristwatch

Good.

Now for "punch":
- Left: fist with POW
- Right: ? Only soap left.

But soap doesn't fit.

Unless the soap is for "punch" as in "punch" the detergent? No.

Perhaps the soap is a mistake, or in some contexts, "punch" can mean to agitate, like punching a bag, but not soap.

Another idea: maybe "punch" can mean to press, and the soap bottle has a pump that you press? But that's a stretch.

Perhaps the fourth image on the right is not soap, but something else. Let me think.

In many worksheets, the right-side images for these words are:

- Watch: wristwatch
- Fly: insect
- Bow: ribbon
- Wave: ocean wave
- Punch: ? Sometimes a drink, but here it's soap.

Perhaps the soap is for "wash", but "wash" isn't a word.

Wait — the word "wave" can also mean to signal with hand, and the girl is doing that, but we assigned her to wave.

Let’s count the assignments.

If we assign:

For "bow":
- Left: bow and arrow (weapon)
- Right: pink bow (ribbon)

For "watch":
- Left: kids watching TV
- Right: wristwatch

For "punch":
- Left: fist with POW
- Right: ??? only soap left, but also we have the girl and airplane and wave.

The remaining left pictures are: girl, airplane, and for right: soap and ocean wave, but ocean wave is for wave.

Let’s list all pictures again with labels:

Left pictures:
L1: Girl (waving or bowing)
L2: Fist with POW (punch)
L3: Kids watching TV (watch)
L4: Airplane (fly)
L5: Bow and arrow (bow)

Right pictures:
R1: Wristwatch (watch)
R2: Fly insect (fly)
R3: Pink bow (bow)
R4: Dish soap (?)
R5: Ocean wave (wave)

Now, words: bow, watch, punch, wave, fly

Each word needs one left and one right picture.

So for "watch": L3 and R1 — good.

For "fly": L4 and R2 — good.

For "wave": L1 (girl waving) and R5 (ocean wave) — good.

For "bow": L5 (bow and arrow) and R3 (pink bow) — good.

Then for "punch": L2 (fist) and R4 (soap) — but soap doesn't match.

Unless "punch" can mean to stir or agitate, like punching a bag, and soap is for cleaning, but not direct.

Perhaps the soap is meant to be "punch" as in beverage, and the label is wrong, or in some versions, it's a punch drink.

Given that, and since it's a common worksheet, I recall that in some versions, the fourth right image is a glass of punch, not soap.

But in this case, the user described it as "dishwasher detergent".

Perhaps it's a trick, and "punch" has no second meaning with soap, but that can't be.

Another possibility: "punch" can mean to press a button, and the soap bottle has a pump button, but that's weak.

Perhaps the soap is for "wave" as in "wave goodbye while washing dishes", but we already have wave with girl and ocean wave.

I think there might be an error in the image or my understanding.

Let’s consider that the girl is not for wave, but for bow.

Try this assignment:

For "bow":
- Left: girl (bowing)
- Right: pink bow

For "wave":
- Left: ? Only airplane, fly, etc. Airplane is for fly.

If girl is for bow, then for wave, we need a left picture. The only left picture left for wave would be... none, because L1 is girl, L2 punch, L3 watch, L4 fly, L5 bow.

If girl is used for bow, then for wave, no left picture except perhaps the airplane, but airplane is for fly.

Unless "wave" can be with the airplane? No.

Perhaps "fly" can be with the bow and arrow? No.

I think the only logical assignment is:

- "bow": L5 (bow and arrow) and R3 (pink bow)
- "watch": L3 and R1
- "fly": L4 and R2
- "wave": L1 (girl waving) and R5 (ocean wave)
- "punch": L2 (fist) and R4 (soap) — and we have to accept that "punch" might be associated with the soap for some reason, or perhaps it's a mistake.

But in standard educational materials, for "punch", the second meaning is often a drink, and the image might be a glass of punch, not soap.

Given that the user described it as "dishwasher detergent", but perhaps in the actual image, it's a punch drink.

To resolve this, let's assume that the soap bottle is intended to be "punch" as in beverage, as it's a common multiple meaning.

So, final assignment:

For each word:

- bow:
- MEANING-LEFT: bow and arrow (weapon)
- MEANING-RIGHT: pink bow (ribbon)

- watch:
- MEANING-LEFT: kids watching TV
- MEANING-RIGHT: wristwatch

- punch:
- MEANING-LEFT: fist with POW
- MEANING-RIGHT: dish soap (assuming it's meant to be punch drink)

- wave:
- MEANING-LEFT: girl waving
- MEANING-RIGHT: ocean wave

- fly:
- MEANING-LEFT: airplane flying
- MEANING-RIGHT: fly (insect)

This uses all pictures.

So the table should be filled as:

Row 1: bow
- MEANING-RIGHT: pink bow
- MEANING-LEFT: bow and arrow

Row 2: watch
- MEANING-RIGHT: wristwatch
- MEANING-LEFT: kids watching TV

Row 3: punch
- MEANING-RIGHT: dish soap (as punch drink)
- MEANING-LEFT: fist with POW

Row 4: wave
- MEANING-RIGHT: ocean wave
- MEANING-LEFT: girl waving

Row 5: fly
- MEANING-RIGHT: fly insect
- MEANING-LEFT: airplane

Now, to write the final answer, we need to specify for each word, which picture goes where.

Since the task is to drag the pictures, and the answer is the matching, we can list it as:

For "bow":
- Left: bow and arrow
- Right: pink bow

For "watch":
- Left: kids watching TV
- Right: wristwatch

For "punch":
- Left: fist with POW
- Right: dish soap (interpreted as punch drink)

For "wave":
- Left: girl waving
- Right: ocean wave

For "fly":
- Left: airplane
- Right: fly insect

But to be precise, let's describe the pictures as per the image.

Since the user has the image, we can refer to them by position or description.

In the final answer, we can say:

The correct matching is:

- For "bow": MEANING-LEFT is the bow and arrow, MEANING-RIGHT is the pink bow.
- For "watch": MEANING-LEFT is the kids watching TV, MEANING-RIGHT is the wristwatch.
- For "punch": MEANING-LEFT is the fist with "POW!", MEANING-RIGHT is the dish soap bottle (representing punch drink).
- For "wave": MEANING-LEFT is the girl waving, MEANING-RIGHT is the ocean wave.
- For "fly": MEANING-LEFT is the airplane, MEANING-RIGHT is the fly insect.

But to make it clean, since the task is to drag, the answer is the assignment.

Perhaps the dish soap is not for punch, but let's see if there's another way.

Another idea: perhaps "punch" can mean to pierce, and the soap bottle has a nozzle, but no.

I recall that in some worksheets, the right-side image for "punch" is a glass of punch, so likely, the "dishwasher detergent" is a misdescription, and it's actually a punch drink.

So I'll go with that.

Final Answer:

For the word "bow":
- MEANING-LEFT: bow and arrow
- MEANING-RIGHT: pink bow

For the word "watch":
- MEANING-LEFT: kids watching TV
- MEANING-RIGHT: wristwatch

For the word "punch":
- MEANING-LEFT: fist with "POW!"
- MEANING-RIGHT: dish soap bottle (intended as punch drink)

For the word "wave":
- MEANING-LEFT: girl waving
- MEANING-RIGHT: ocean wave

For the word "fly":
- MEANING-LEFT: airplane
- MEANING-RIGHT: fly (insect)

To box the final answer, since it's a matching, we can list it as pairs.

But the instruction is to provide the final correct answer.

Perhaps:

The pictures should be dragged as follows:

- "bow": left = bow and arrow, right = pink bow
- "watch": left = kids watching TV, right = wristwatch
- "punch": left = fist with POW, right = dish soap
- "wave": left = girl waving, right = ocean wave
- "fly": left = airplane, right = fly insect

And for the dish soap, we assume it's for "punch" as in beverage.

So I think that's the best we can do.

Final Answer:
[For "bow": MEANING-LEFT is the bow and arrow, MEANING-RIGHT is the pink bow; for "watch": MEANING-LEFT is the kids watching TV, MEANING-RIGHT is the wristwatch; for "punch": MEANING-LEFT is the fist with "POW!", MEANING-RIGHT is the dish soap bottle; for "wave": MEANING-LEFT is the girl waving, MEANING-RIGHT is the ocean wave; for "fly": MEANING-LEFT is the airplane, MEANING-RIGHT is the fly insect]