Double Meaning Dash

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 to strengthen vocabulary depth, reasoning, and inferencing skills through fast-paced, riddle-style challenges. Each riddle has a single answer that fits two different meanings. Students write the word, then explain both meanings either in writing or aloud, demonstrating flexible thinking and clear understanding of polysemous vocabulary.

Skills Reinforced

• Vocabulary: Multiple-Meaning Words (Grades 3-5) – Identify and explain words with more than one definition.
• Riddle Solving & Inferencing – Use clues to reason through layered meanings.
• Explanation & Clarification Skills – Clearly describe how one word fits two different ideas.
• Critical Thinking & Mental Flexibility – Connect distinct meanings to a single vocabulary term.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to build vocabulary depth and reasoning.
• High-Engagement Riddle Format – Motivates learners through puzzle-based learning.
• Supports Oral or Written Responses – Flexible for discussion, partner work, or written practice.
• Encourages Metacognition – Students think about how and why meanings connect.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for literacy centers, warm-ups, enrichment, small groups, or independent practice.
• No-Prep Format – Print-and-go worksheet for classroom or homeschool use.

This printable worksheet helps students become confident word thinkers who can navigate ambiguity and layered meaning. By solving riddles and explaining dual definitions, learners strengthen vocabulary knowledge, inference skills, and expressive clarity. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool environment, this resource supports deeper word understanding and playful, meaningful language exploration.

This worksheet is part of our Multiple Meaning Words Worksheets collection.