Double Duty grammar worksheet for practicing multiple-meaning words with a fall theme.

This worksheet is designed to help students understand and use multiple-meaning words (homonyms) in context. Each sentence contains two blanks that should be filled with the same word, which has different meanings depending on the context.

Solution and Explanation:

1. A colorful ________ was painted on the head of the ________ drum.
- Answer: feathers
- Explanation: "Feathers" can refer to the decorative elements painted on the drum and also to the actual feathers used for decoration.

2. The traveler decided to ________ his dessert in the ________.
- Answer: store
- Explanation: "Store" can mean to keep something (dessert) and also refers to a place where items are kept (the store).

3. While ________, Sara ran out of sugar, putting her in a real ________.
- Answer: baking
- Explanation: "Baking" is the act of cooking, and being "in a real bake" means being in a difficult or challenging situation.

4. I was sitting too ________ to the door to be able to ________ it.
- Answer: close
- Explanation: "Close" can mean near in distance (too close to the door) and also the action of shutting something (to close the door).

5. Crazy as it sounds, the overworked farmer decided to teach his ________ to help him ________ his seeds.
- Answer: crows
- Explanation: "Crows" can refer to the birds and also to the act of shouting or announcing loudly (teaching them to crow about the seeds).

6. The dentist gave her patient a ________ of injections which made his jaw even ________.
- Answer: series
- Explanation: "Series" can mean a sequence of events (a series of injections) and also describe something that is continuous or ongoing (his jaw became more serious).

7. We all hoped that the off-key singer would ________ from singing the ________.
- Answer: refrain
- Explanation: "Refrain" can mean to stop doing something (hope he refrains from singing) and also refers to the repeated part of a song (the refrain).

8. When Grandma found a ________ in her favorite quilt, she shed a ________.
- Answer: tear
- Explanation: "Tear" can refer to a rip or hole in fabric and also to a drop of water from crying.

9. The psychologist had to ________ his ________ to several tests.
- Answer: subject
- Explanation: "Subject" can mean to put someone through a test (had to subject his subject to tests) and also refers to the person being tested.

10. I was unable to ________ the large ________ on the heavy trunk.
- Answer: lock
- Explanation: "Lock" can mean to secure something (unable to lock the trunk) and also refers to the mechanism used for securing (the large lock).

11. The landfill was so full that its owner had to ________ more ________.
- Answer: space
- Explanation: "Space" can mean additional room or area (had to create more space) and also refers to the physical area itself.

12. We love to ________ flowers in our garden!
- Answer: plant
- Explanation: "Plant" can mean to put flowers into the ground and also refers to the flowers themselves.

13. The nurse ________ a bandage around the ________.
- Answer: wound
- Explanation: "Wound" can mean to wrap something (wound a bandage) and also refers to an injury (around the wound).

14. The president of the board asked to sit in a specific ________ to ________ the meeting.
- Answer: chair
- Explanation: "Chair" can refer to a piece of furniture (specific chair) and also to the role of leading a meeting (to chair the meeting).

15. The ________ ________ into the bushes when it heard a gunshot in the distance.
- Answer: deer
- Explanation: "Deer" can refer to the animal and also to the act of moving quickly or stealthily (deer into the bushes).

16. The principal did not ________ to the teacher's ________ lesson.
- Answer: object
- Explanation: "Object" can mean to disagree or protest (did not object) and also refers to a thing or item (teacher's object lesson).

17. Since there is no time like the present, I think it is time to ________ you with my ________.
- Answer: present
- Explanation: "Present" can mean to give something (present you with my gift) and also refers to the current moment (no time like the present).

18. The author took a ________ approach to writing the ________.
- Answer: unique
- Explanation: "Unique" can describe a special or one-of-a-kind approach and also refers to the work itself (writing the unique book).

Final Answer:

1. feathers
2. store
3. baking
4. close
5. crows
6. series
7. refrain
8. tear
9. subject
10. lock
11. space
12. plant
13. wound
14. chair
15. deer
16. object
17. present
18. unique

Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{feathers, store, baking, close, crows, series, refrain, tear, subject, lock, space, plant, wound, chair, deer, object, present, unique}