Word Reference

The words in a dictionary, thesaurus, and glossary are all listed in alphabetical order.

• True

• False

Which reference book would you use to find out if the word amazed is a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?

• Glossary

• Index

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

Which resource would you use when writing an essay to find a better word or replace overused words?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Glossary

• All of the above

If you want to know how to correctly use a word in a sentence, what resource should you use?

• Thesaurus

• Index

• Glossary

• Dictionary

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

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

• atlas

• dictionary

• glossary

• newspaper

You want to find another word for "big". 

• atlas

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus

You want to check the spelling of a word. What source do you use? 

• atlas

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus

You're reading back your research paper and  you see that you used "old" too many times. What source do you use? 

• atlas

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus