1983
Double Duty
November 1983


“Double Duty,” Friend, Nov. 1983, 43

Double Duty

Listed below are clues for several homographs (words that have the same spelling but differenct meanings and sometimes different pronunciations). Write your answers in the blanks provided.

Example: King or measuring stick: ruler

  1. Flying mammal or implement used for hitting a ball __ __ __

  2. Telephone signal or piece of jewelry __ __ __ __

  3. Celebrity or heavenly body __ __ __ __

  4. Tropical tree or part of hand __ __ __ __

  5. Tall tale or materials used by knitters __ __ __ __

  6. Hand gesture or ocean swell __ __ __ __

  7. Tuft of hair or what a key opens __ __ __ __

  8. Round object or formal dance __ __ __ __

Answers:

  • (1) bat, (2) ring, (3) star, (4) palm, (5) yarn, (6) wave, (7) lock, (8) ball.