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Reference material :dictionary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which reference material gives definitions of words?
a)
Encyclopedia
b)
Dictionary
c)
Thesaurus
d)
Atlas
2.

How many syllables are in the word "education"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

What can you find in a dictionary?

Select all that apply.

a)

Definitions

b)

Synonyms and antonyms

c)

Movie tickets

d)

Syllables

4.
What do you call the words at the top of the page that help you find the book?
a)
guide words
b)
entry word
5.

Our language is made up of the 8 Parts of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Pronoun, Interjection, Conjunction, and Preposition.


If the following words (chair, Susan, strength, pencil) are considered nouns, then, what is a noun?

a)

An action

b)

A person, place, thing, or idea

c)

A word that describes an action

d)

A word that describes a person, place, or thing

6.
What is the correct way to divided the word "gather"?
a)
gat / her
b)
ga / ther
c)
gath / er
7.
How would you break this word into syllables?
damage
a)
dam/age
b)
da/mage
c)
dama/ge
8.
How would you break this word into syllables?
paper
a)
p/ap/er
b)
pa/per
c)
pap/er
9.
cheeseburger
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.

What kind of information do dictionaries contain?

a)

A. information about the part of speech

b)

B. information about word meanings

c)

C. information about word pronunciations

d)

D. all of the above

11.

How are dictionaries arranged?

a)

A.in order by subjects

b)

B.in order by titles

c)

C.in order alphabetically

d)

D.in order by authors

12.

The meaning of each word is the _________.

a)

A. entry word

b)

B. part of speech

c)

C. syllable

d)

D. definition

13.

The part of the entry that shows how to say the word is the ___.

a)

A. pronunciation key

b)

B. entry word

c)

C. definition

d)

D. part of speech

14.

What are syllable ?

a)

meanings of the words

b)

a single unit of speech, either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word can be separated

c)

guide words

15.

What is meant by attitude?

a)

how someone feels towards a situation

b)

a situation a person experiences