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Dictionary Skills

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a thesarurus?

a)

An English-English dictionary.

b)

A dictionary that has only synonyms and antonyms

c)

The glossary that comes at the end of the dictionary

d)

What divides the English-Spanish / Spanish-English dictionaries

2.

How do we call the words that are on the top left and right corners on a Dictionary?

a)

Entry word

b)

Guiding word

c)

Part of speech

d)

Pronunciation

3.

The letters that come within brackets tell us.....

a)

The part of speech of the word

b)

How to word is pronounced

c)

The examples of the word in a sentence

d)

The alphabetical orden of the word

4.

What is the meaning of alphabetical order?

a)

It means that the words are placed according to how they are pronounced

b)

It means that the words are placed according to how often they are used

c)

It means that the words are placed according to the letters of the alphabet

d)

It means the words are placed in order according to the part of speech they belong to

5.

Which of these words go first in a dictionary?

a)

exaggerate

b)

exam

c)

exasperate

d)

exact

6.

Which of the following words refers to a "part of speech"?

a)

Verb

b)

Car

c)

Ooops!

d)

Dr.

7.

Which of these options can we find on a dictionary definition?

a)

Entry word

b)

Pronunciation

c)

Part of Speech

d)

Translation

e)

Use of the word in a sentence

8.

Which of these words goes last? (alphabetical order)

a)

Lemonade

b)

Lesson

c)

Lentil

d)

Leg

9.

Which of these characteristics belong to a digital dictionary ONLY?

a)

You can find words alphabetically.

b)

You can see different definitions according to the context.

c)

You can hear how a word is pronounced.

d)

You can see what par of speech the word belongs to.

10.

It is better to use Google Translate than a Dictionary.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

What is the advantage of using a dictionary?

a)

It helps us with alphabetical order.

b)

It has more words.

c)

It gives us different definitions according to the context

d)

It is heavy.