Magellan's Log: ESL: Double Meanings ANSWERS

ANSWERS:
1-8: fan, pen, safe, tag, drop, needle, vacuum, light
9-16: brush, hose, shower, squash, lemon, pickle, ham, egg
17-24: key, ring, check, fall, can, box, bear, sign
25-32: monkey, fly, seal, bee, book, john, iron, drumstick

The names of many objects have more than one meaning. Above are 32 common objects. Below are all their names, lettered from "a" to "ff".

In this exercise you do two things.

1. Match each object with its name by writing the correct letter under the picture.
Example: write the letter "c" under the picture of the book.

2. Then look at the 18 sentences at the bottom of the page. Use your head or your dictionary to find different meanings for these names which will fit in the sentences.
Example: In Sentence No. 1, write the word "book" because there is a verb, "to book", which means "to make a reservation."

a. bear
b. bee
c. book
d. box
e. brush
f. can
g. check

h. drop
i. drumstick
j. egg
k. fall
l. fan
m. fly
n. ham

o. hose
p. iron
q. john
r. key
s. lemon
t. light

u. monkey
v. pen
w. pickle
x. ring
y. safe
z. seal

aa. needle
bb. shower
cc. sign
dd. squash
ee. tag
ff. vacuum

ANSWERS ARE WRITTEN IN THE BLANKS:

1. I have to be in Tokyo tomorrow. Can you ___book________ [reserve] a flight for me around 8 P.M.?

2. After you put the letter in the envelop, be sure to [close] _____seal______ it.

3. She’s a real baseball [lover] _____fan_______. She goes to every Astros game.

4. You always have to [write] _____sign______ your name at the bottom of a contract.

5. It’s not raining hard. It’s just a summer [light rain] ___shower______.

6. Sometimes problems in life come all at once, and it’s hard to [carry] _____bear______ so many burdens.

7. The [secret] ______key______ to learning English is to study and practice every day.

8. [Are you able to] _____Can_______ you fix my car for me?

9. Nature abhors a(n) [empty space] ___vacuum______.

10. Be careful! Don’t [let fall] _____drop______ that lamp. It’s very fragile.

11. A farmer keeps pigs in a(n) [place enclosed by a fence] _____pen_______.

12. Can you carry my groceries for me? They’re [not heavy] _____light_____.

13. Why do some men like to [hit each other with their fists] _____box_______?

14. Did you hear the telephone [sound] _____ring______? I didn’t.

15. It’s not [the opposite of "dangerous"] ______safe_____ to walk on some streets at night.

16. The primary component of steel is [Fe] _____iron______.

17. Women wear [stockings] _____hose______; men wear socks. Usually.

18. Would you [look at] ____check______ my work to see if I did everything correctly?

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