Dictionary and Thesaurus Skills

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What is a dictionary?

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A dictionary is a reference book that provides the meanings of words, their pronunciation, and other information.

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What is a thesaurus?

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A thesaurus is a reference book that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (synonyms) and sometimes antonyms.

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What is a glossary?

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A glossary is a list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with definitions for those terms, usually found at the end of a book.

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In what order are words listed in a dictionary?

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Words in a dictionary are listed in alphabetical order.

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What part of speech is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What part of speech is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or state of being.

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What part of speech is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.

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What part of speech is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

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What is a synonym?

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A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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What is an antonym?

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An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.