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Dictionary Versus Thesaurus

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is considered a reference material?

a)

dictionary

b)

thesaurus

c)

newspaper

d)

letter A and B

2.

What do we call words with the same meaning?

a)

antonyms

b)

homonyns

c)

synonyms

d)

multi-meanings

3.

What do we call words with opposite meaning?

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

multi-meaning

4.

What information do we get from a dictionary?

a)

spelling

b)

correct pronunciation

c)

part of a speech

d)

all of the above

5.

Which of the following information do we get from thesaurus?

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

pronunciation

d)

letter A and B

6.

What do we call the words written at the top most part on a page of a dictionary?

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

entry word

d)

guide words

7.

Which of the following word did "dictionary" come from?

a)

dictionaria

b)

dictionarus

c)

dictionaris

d)

dictionarius

8.

Which of the following is common to both the dictionary and thesaurus?

a)

it gives the word's meaning

b)

it tells which part of speech it is

c)

it gives its synonyms

d)

letter A and B

e)

letter A and C

9.

What do we call the underlined words in the sentence?

a)

multi-meanings

b)

antonyms

c)

synonyms

d)

homonyms

10.

what we call the underlined words in the sentences?

a)

homonyms

b)

synonyms

c)

antonyms

d)

multi-meaning

11.

What do we call the pair of underlined words?

a)

antonyms

b)

synonyms

c)

guide words

d)

thesaurus

12.

Which of the following helps you locate the words in a dictionary?

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

guide words

13.

In which Latin word does "dictionary" come from?

a)

dictionaria

b)

dictionarus

c)

dictionaris

d)

dictionarius

14.

How does a thesaurus differ from a dictionary?

a)

It gives the correct spelling of the word.

b)

It helps how to say the word correctly.

c)

It tells which part of the speech a word is.

d)

It gives the antonyms of a word.

15.

How does a dictionary and a thesaurus similar?

a)

Both gives the meaning of the word.

b)

Both tells which part of the speech a word is.

c)

All words are arranged alphabetically.

d)

All of the above