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Dictionary Skills

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the second definition of rebound?

a)

My grades rebounded after I stayed after school for tutoring.

b)

The game turned on a great rebound.

c)

The softball rebounded off the catcher's mit and hit the batter in the eye.

d)

Every great player must be able to recover a rebound.

2.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the first definition of obstruct?

a)

The terrorists' plan was obstructed by the witness's report.

b)

The snowbanks completely obstructed the roads in and out of our neighborhood.

c)

We expected an ocean view, but our view of the beach was obstructed by the construction crane.

d)

An emergency meeting of the basketball team obstructed our ability to get practice over with early.

3.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: From what language does the word contour originate?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

American

d)

Latin

4.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word import?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

5.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word stupendous comes from a word that means what?

a)

to be stunned

b)

extremely large in amount

c)

remarkable

d)

so great in importance as to amaze

6.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word vacillate comes from a word that means what?

a)

to waver

b)

to be unable to choose between different courses of action

c)

to change between one state and another

d)

to sway from one side to another

7.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word trepidation?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

preposition

8.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word vitiate comes from a word that means what?

a)

fault

b)

reduce

c)

corrupt

d)

ineffective

9.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: The word deliberate can be used as what two parts of speech?

a)

adjective and verb

b)

interjection and verb

c)

adjective and adverb

d)

adjective and interjection

10.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What is the language of origin of the word writhe?

a)

English

b)

American

c)

Latin

d)

Germanic

11.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which languages contain words that share the Latin origin of escapade?

a)

Spanish and Italian

b)

French and Spanish

c)

Italian and Latin

d)

French and Italian

12.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What is the adjective form of the word minuscule?

a)

minuscular

b)

minusculely

c)

minusculious

d)

miniscule