Reference Materials

Which reference material is used to find definitions of words?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Atlas

• Almanac

Which of the following would you find in a dictionary? You may choose more than one!

• What the word means

• How to pronounce the word

• When the word was founded

• How to spell the word

Which reference materials list their entries alphabetically? You may choose more than one!

• Dictionary

• Glossary

• Thesaurus

• Index

Which reference material would you use to find a word with the opposite meaning of "inquisitive"?

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

• Atlas

• Almanac

Which reference material would you use to find the pronunciation of the word "omnipotent"?

• Atlas

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

Provides the meaning, origin, part of speech, and pronunciation of words.

• Dictionary

• Glossary

• Thesaurus

• Index

Provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for words

• Dictionary

• Index

• Glossary

• Thesaurus

A mini dictionary in the back of a book that provides definitions for key words found in that book

• Dictionary

• Index

• Glossary

• Thesaurus

A list of subjects, ideas, or names in the back of a book that tells you where they occur in the book

• Dictionary

• Index

• Glossary

• Thesaurus

You need a synonym for the word smart. Which reference material will help

you?

• Dictionary

• Index

• Glossary

• Thesaurus