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Alphabetical Order and Dictionary Skills

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

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.

Which of these words go first in a dictionary?

a)

exaggerate

b)

exam

c)

exasperate

d)

exact

3.

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

a)

Verb

b)

Car

c)

Ooops!

d)

Dr.

4.

Which of these words goes last? (alphabetical order)

a)

Lemonade

b)

Lesson

c)

Lentil

d)

Leg

5.
What order are the words in a dictionary listed in?
a)
Alphabetical
b)
Numerical
c)
Subject
d)
Dewey
6.
Which word comes LAST in ABC order?
orbit, ordain, orca, orange
a)
orbit
b)
ordain
c)
orca
d)
orange
7.
Which word comes FIRST in ABC order?
tree, rock, queen, plate
a)
tree
b)
rock
c)
queen
d)
plate
8.
Which word comes LAST in ABC order?
pixie, pizza, place, pit
a)
pixie
b)
pizza
c)
place
d)
pit
9.

Put these words in alphabetical order.

ant

rat

egg

a)

ant, egg, rat

b)

rat, egg, ant

c)

egg, rat, ant

10.

Put the following letters in ABC order.

z

p

a

a)

p, z, a

b)

a, p, z

c)

z, p, a

11.

Arrange the words in alphabetical order

sun

bat

mop

a)

mop, sun, bat

b)

bat, sun, mop

c)

bat, mop, sun

12.

Which letter comes first in alphabetical order?

a)

S

b)

A

c)

T

13.

Which letter comes last in alphabetical order?

a)

Z

b)

B

c)

G

14.

Put them in correct alphabetical order

red

blue

green

a)

green, blue, red

b)

red, blue, green

c)

blue, green, red

15.

Arrange this set of words in alphabetical order. (pencil, sharpener , eraser, notebook)

a)

notebook, sharpener, eraser, pencil

b)

eraser , notebook , pencil , sharpener

c)

notebook, pencil, eraser , sharpener

16.

It is a reference book filled with words that are arranged in alphabetical order.

a)

Dictionary

b)

Story book

c)

Comics

17.

It means to put and arrange the words in alphabetical order.

a)

Alphabets

b)

Alphabetizing

c)

Arranging

18.

antelope, octopus, snake, frog

a)

frog, antelope, octopus, snake

b)

snake, octopus, frog, antelope

c)

antelope, frog, octopus, snake

19.

chocolate, cranberry, banana

a)

banana, chocolate, cranberry

b)

chocolate, cranberry, banana

c)

cranberry, chocolate, banana

20.

homework, holly, hope

a)

hope, homework, holly

b)

holly, hope, homework

c)

holly, homework, hope

21.

Which comes first in the alphabet?

ENVELOPE

or

ENVELOPES

a)

envelope

b)

envelopes

22.

How many letters are in the alphabet?

a)

20

b)

32

c)

26

23.

Put in ABC order:

JESSICA

JEREMIAH

JOSEPH

JIMMY

a)

Joseph, Jimmy, Jeremiah, Jessice

b)

Jessica, Joseph, Jeremiah, Jimmy

c)

Jeremiah, Jessica, Jimmy, Joseph

24.

What word comes first in the dictionary?

a)

Cucumber

b)

Jogging

c)

Zebra

d)

Elephant

25.

What is a verb?

a)

A person, place, or thing

b)

An action

c)

A word that describes an action

d)

A word that describes a person, place, or thing

26.

What is a noun?

a)

A person, place, or thing

b)

An action

c)

A word that describes a person, place, or thing

d)

A word that describes an action

27.

What is an adjective?

a)

An action

b)

A person, place, or thing

c)

A word that describes an action

d)

A word that describes a person, place, or thing

28.

What is an adverb?

a)

A word that describes a person, place or thing

b)

An action

c)

A word that describes a verb

d)

A word that describes a noun

29.

How many definitions does the word "knot" have?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

30.

What is a synonym?

a)

A word that means the same as another word

b)

A word that means the opposite of another word

c)

A word that you find in the dictionary

d)

The definition of a word

31.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, dinosaur

a)

lamp

b)

cat

32.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, rose

a)

mouse

b)

soap

33.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, xylophone

a)

wagon

b)

zebra

34.

Which word goes AFTER...

house, __________

a)

jar

b)

elephant

35.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, ham

a)

island

b)

goat

36.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, pancake

a)

stair

b)

nose

37.

Which word goes AFTER...

flower, __________

a)

governor

b)

apple

38.

Which word goes AFTER...

ball, __________

a)

ant

b)

beautiful

39.

Which word goes AFTER...

mountain, __________

a)

cheese

b)

quote

40.

Which word goes BEFORE AND AFTER...

__________, umbrella, __________

a)

tomato, umbrella, vase

b)

wats, umbrella, cat