When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A .........(1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .................(2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have .............(3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ...........(4) meaning is appropriate.
Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on .............(5) things. First, it depends on the words and ............(6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. .................(7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............(8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, ................(9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will ..............(10) you discover the word's precise meaning.