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Aunt Joy's Birthday Watch

Kindergarten multiple-meaning words: listen to a birthday story and find the two meanings of watch, light and ring.

KindergartenELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.K.4.a

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 9 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Kindergarten
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students tell which meaning of watch, light or ring fits a sentence.
  • Students use a familiar word with a new meaning correctly in a sentence.

How to use

Read the story and every question aloud. Act out both meanings of each word (look at something, show a wristwatch) before students choose.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.K.4.a

Learn new meanings for familiar words and use them correctly, such as duck the bird and to duck.

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Aunt Joy's Birthday Watch

Find two meanings for watch, light and ring.

In the story

Listen to the story. Then pick the meaning that fits.

A Gift for Aunt Joy

Today is Aunt Joy's birthday. Zoe and Dad wrap a gift for her. It is a new watch.

The box is light. Zoe can lift it with one finger! Dad turns on the light so Zoe can tape the paper.

Ding-dong! The doorbell rings. Aunt Joy is here. She has a shiny ring on her finger.

Zoe and Dad sit down to watch Aunt Joy open her gift. She claps and smiles.

1.
The gift is a new watch. What is a watch here?
  • A. to look at something
  • B. a small clock you wear
  • C. a sound a bell makes
2.
The doorbell rings. What does rings mean here?
  • A. makes a bell sound
  • B. wears a shiny ring
  • C. turns on a lamp
3.
Underline the sentence where light means not heavy.

It is a new watch.Dad turns on the light so Zoe can tape the paper.The box is light.

4.
Match each sentence to what the word means in the story.
  1. Zoe and Dad watch Aunt Joy.
  2. Dad turns on the light.
  3. Aunt Joy has a shiny ring.
  1. A. a lamp that shines
  2. B. to look at
  3. C. a circle you wear

New sentences

Your teacher reads each sentence aloud. Think about what the word means.

5.
What does ring mean in each sentence? Sort the sentences.
Grandma has a ring with a red stone.I hear the phone ring.Ding! Did you hear the bell ring?Ben found a ring in the grass.
a ring you weara ring you hear
6.
Match each sentence to what the bold word means.
  1. This bag is light.
  2. Turn off the light.
  3. My watch is blue.
  4. We watch a funny show.
  1. A. a lamp that shines
  2. B. to look at
  3. C. not heavy
  4. D. a small clock you wear
7.
Circle the 2 sentences where watch means to look.

Dad's watch is on the table.Let's watch the snow fall.I like to watch the fish swim.Her watch has a pink band.

8.
Write a word from the box in each blank.
Word bank: ring · light · watch

I wear a   to tell the time.
Tap the bell to make it  .
My backpack is   today. It has no books in it.

9.
Which word fits in both sentences?
A leaf is ___, not heavy.
Turn on the ___ so we can see.
  • A. lamp
  • B. ring
  • C. light

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