A context clue that explains the word's meaning is a ___________ context clue.

What type of context clue is underlined in the following sentence?

The mountain pass was a tortuous road, winding and twisting like a snake around the trees of the mountainside.

What type of context clue is underlined in the following sentence?

When the light brightens, the pupils of the eyes contract; however, when it grows darker, they dilate.

_____________ are words that are spelt alike but have different sounds and meanings.

Ex: desert = abandon or desert = area of land; bass = fish or bass = instrument

_________________ are words that sound and are spelt the same but have different meaning.

Ex: scale (as in to weigh) vs scale (as in a fish’s skin); bark (on a tree) vs bark (a dog)

__________________ are words that sound the same as another but have different meanings/origins.

Ex: to = toward; too = also; two = number

_________________ is a word that means the same as another word.

Ex: happy = glad or delighted

__________________ is a word that means the opposite of another word.

Ex: happy and sad; large and small

__________________ words or ideas surrounding a word that give clues to the word's meaning.

_________________ a book or electronic resource that list a the words of language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning...also provides the following information: pronunciation, origin, and usage.

An _____________ ___________ is what comes before a pronunciation in the dictionary.

___________________ ________________ are words printed at the top of a page indicating the first or last word entry on that page.

A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without sounding consonants.

_____________________ is the way in which a word is pronounced.

A grammatical class of word such as noun, adjective, verb, pronoun, etc.

A ____________________ an alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations...a brief dictionary often found in a textbook.

A __________________ is a book organized in alphabetical order that list words in groups of synonyms followed by antonyms.

An _______________ a book of maps or charts.

A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or many aspects of one subject and typically arranged in alphabetical order.

An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables.

An alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references to the place that they occur, typically found at the end of a book.

A list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organized in the order in which the parts appear found at the beginning of a book.

A global system of interconnected computer networks that link devices worldwide.

The best reference material to use in order to find out how many gold medal the US won in a particular year would be the ______________________

Fill in the blank for the parts of an entry word:

________________, pronunciation, part of speech, definition one, example sentence one

Fill in the blank for the parts of an entry word:

entry word, ________________, part of speech, definition one, example sentence one

Fill in the blank for the parts of an entry word:

entry word, pronunciation, ________________, definition one, example sentence one

Fill in the blank for the parts of an entry word:

entry word, pronunciation, part of speech, ________________, example sentence one

How many syllables are in the word "education"?

How many definitions does the word "knot" have?

How many of these definitions are verbs?

The word "acrostic" falls between which two words in this dictionary entry?

Which definition of the word "gouge" means the same as in the following sentence?

There was a nasty gouge in my otherwise beautiful apple.

What can you find in a dictionary?

Select all that apply.