Skip to content
LessonPrint

Which Meaning? is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on choosing the meaning a multiple-meaning word has in its sentence, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 3 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

Next set

One paper per student

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425

Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Which Meaning?

L.2.4

NameDate

Circle the right meaning.

1."The box was so light that I lifted it with one hand." What does "light" mean here?
  • A.bright
  • B.not heavy
  • C.a lamp
2."Dad parked the car by the gate." What does "parked" mean here?
  • A.washed it
  • B.stopped and left it
  • C.played on the swings
3."We sat on the bank of the river." What does "bank" mean here?
  • A.a place that keeps money
  • B.a kind of bird
  • C.the land beside a river
4."It was kind of you to help." What does "kind" mean here?
  • A.a type of thing
  • B.nice and caring
  • C.very fast
5."A fly landed on my sandwich." What does "fly" mean here?
  • A.a small insect
  • B.move through the air
  • C.a kind of kite
6."She swung the bat and hit the ball." What does "bat" mean here?
  • A.a stick for hitting a ball
  • B.a kind of bird
  • C.a small flying animal
7."Rock the baby gently to sleep." What does "rock" mean here?
  • A.a large stone
  • B.move gently back and forth
  • C.a kind of song
8."She hit the nail with a hammer." What does "nail" mean here?
  • A.the hard tip of a finger
  • B.a kind of fish
  • C.a thin metal pin

LessonPrint · L.2.4 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Which Meaning?

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.not heavy
  2. 2.stopped and left it
  3. 3.the land beside a river
  4. 4.nice and caring
  5. 5.a small insect
  6. 6.a stick for hitting a ball
  7. 7.move gently back and forth
  8. 8.a thin metal pin

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.