Dictionary Skills

Which definition is used in the following sentence: “It is so beautiful to watch the sun set on the beach.”

• a group of things thought of together

• to put in a place

• to make something happen, to begin

• to sink in the sky below the horizon

Which definition is used in the following sentence: “The Big Black River is a branch of the Mississippi River.”

• a part of a tree that extends from the trunk

• an office that is located some distance from the headquarters

• a stream or river that flows into a larger one

• to move away or divide from the main body

Which definition is used in the following sentence: “Max broke his arm when he fell out of the tree branch.”

• a part of a tree that extends from the trunk

• an office that is located some distance from the headquarters

• a stream or river that flows into a larger one

• to move away or divide from the main body

Which definition is used in the following sentence: “When Megan got home, she used her key to unlock the front door.”

• a metal instrument used for locking and unlocking things

• a lever on a musical instrument that affects the sound

• the piece of information needed to make something understood

• plural
• noun
• singular
• three syllables

• one
• two
• three
• four

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

How many syllables are in the word "education"?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which word comes LAST in ABC order?
pixie, pizza, place, pit

• pixie
• pizza
• place
• pit

Which word comes FIRST in ABC order?
tree, rock, queen, plate

• tree
• rock
• queen
• plate