Word Reference Materials

Use this reference resource to find the definition or a word

• encyclopedia

• thesaurus

• dictionary

• web page

Use this reference resource to find synonyms and antonyms for a word

• thesaurus

• atlas

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

With a printed version, what can be used to find the meaning of a word?

• almanac

• newspaper

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

With a printed version, what can be used to find the synonym of a word?

• dictionary

• newspaper

• glossary

• thesaurus

What book can you use to look up the definition of a word?

• thesaurus

• dictionary

• atlas

• math book

a dictionary or a section of a dictionary that contains the names of places and information about those places

• syllabication

• phonetics

• glossary

• gazetteer

a reference book which gives the definitions, pronunciation, and parts of speech of words.

• a notebook

• a novel

• a dictionary

• a thesarus

The teachers encourage their pupils to use context clues when they encounter difficult words, but when they find it difficult to figure out the meaning, they may use this reference material.

• Dictionary

• Textbook

• Newspaper

To find out how to say the word delicious, where should a student look?

• dictionary

• glossary

• thesaurus

• atlas

You are reading a passage in a nonfiction book about figurative language and don't remember what the word simile means.  The best place to look would be in the _____________________________.

• dictionary

• glossary

• thesaurus