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alphabetical order / dictionary skills

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If I want to find the definition of a word, where would I look?

a)

encyclopedia

b)

thesaurus

c)

dictionary

2.

How many definitions does the word "slight" have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

3.

Dictionaries are organized from.....

a)

Z to A

b)

A to Z

4.

Put these words in alphabetical order.


land

band

hand

stand

a)

stand, hand, land, band

b)

band, hand, land, stand

c)

hand, stand, band, land

5.

Which word would come first in the dictionary?


date, dig , dog, dunk

a)

date

b)

dig

c)

dog

d)

dunk

6.

Which word would come first in the dictionary?


date, dig , dog, dunk

a)

date

b)

dig

c)

dog

d)

dunk

7.

Which word would come first in the dictionary?


date, dig , dog, dunk

a)

date

b)

dig

c)

dog

d)

dunk

8.

Which word would come first in the dictionary?

feet

fan

finger

funny

a)

feet

b)

fan

c)

finger

d)

funny

9.

Put these words in alphabetical order.


animal

tree

candy

game

a)

candy, animal, tree, game

b)

tree, game, animal, candy

c)

animal, candy, game, tree

10.
What order are the words in a dictionary listed in?
a)
Alphabetical
b)
Numerical
c)
Subject
d)
Dewey
11.
Which word comes LAST in ABC order?
orbit, ordain, orca, orange
a)
orbit
b)
ordain
c)
orca
d)
orange
12.
Which word comes FIRST in ABC order?
tree, rock, queen, plate
a)
tree
b)
rock
c)
queen
d)
plate
13.

Put these words in alphabetical order.

ant

rat

egg

a)

ant, egg, rat

b)

rat, egg, ant

c)

egg, rat, ant

14.

Put the following letters in ABC order.

z

p

a

a)

p, z, a

b)

a, p, z

c)

z, p, a

15.

Arrange the words in alphabetical order

sun

bat

mop

a)

mop, sun, bat

b)

bat, sun, mop

c)

bat, mop, sun

16.

Which letter comes first in alphabetical order?

a)

S

b)

A

c)

T

17.

Which letter comes last in alphabetical order?

a)

Z

b)

B

c)

G

18.

Put them in correct alphabetical order

red

blue

green

a)

green, blue, red

b)

red, blue, green

c)

blue, green, red

19.

Put them in correct alphabetical order

red

blue

green

a)

green, blue, red

b)

red, blue, green

c)

blue, green, red

20.

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

21.

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

a)

Dictionary

b)

Story book

c)

Comics

22.

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

a)

Alphabets

b)

Alphabetizing

c)

Arranging

23.

antelope, octopus, snake, frog

a)

frog, antelope, octopus, snake

b)

snake, octopus, frog, antelope

c)

antelope, frog, octopus, snake

24.

chocolate, cranberry, banana

a)

banana, chocolate, cranberry

b)

chocolate, cranberry, banana

c)

cranberry, chocolate, banana

25.

homework, holly, hope

a)

hope, homework, holly

b)

holly, hope, homework

c)

holly, homework, hope

26.

Which comes first in the alphabet?

ENVELOPE

or

ENVELOPES

a)

envelope

b)

envelopes

27.

How many letters are in the alphabet?

a)

20

b)

32

c)

26

28.

Put in ABC order:

JESSICA

JEREMIAH

JOSEPH

JIMMY

a)

Joseph, Jimmy, Jeremiah, Jessice

b)

Jessica, Joseph, Jeremiah, Jimmy

c)

Jeremiah, Jessica, Jimmy, Joseph

29.

What word comes first in the dictionary?

a)

Cucumber

b)

Jogging

c)

Zebra

d)

Elephant

30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.

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

34.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, dinosaur

a)

lamp

b)

cat

35.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, rose

a)

mouse

b)

soap

36.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, xylophone

a)

wagon

b)

zebra

37.

Which word goes AFTER...

house, __________

a)

jar

b)

elephant

38.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, ham

a)

island

b)

goat

39.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, pancake

a)

stair

b)

nose

40.

Which word goes AFTER...

flower, __________

a)

governor

b)

apple

41.

Which word goes AFTER...

ball, __________

a)

ant

b)

beautiful

42.

Which word goes AFTER...

mountain, __________

a)

cheese

b)

quote

43.

Which word goes BEFORE AND AFTER...

__________, umbrella, __________

a)

tomato, umbrella, vase

b)

wats, umbrella, cat

44.

Which word goes AFTER...

mountain, __________

a)

cheese

b)

quote

45.

Which letter comes next? DEF

a)

G

b)

I

c)

J

d)

H

46.

Which letter comes next? GHI

a)

D

b)

E

c)

K

d)

J

47.

Which letter comes next? KLM

a)

M

b)

O

c)

N

d)

D

48.

Which letter comes next? MNO

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

S

d)

R

49.

Which letter comes next? QRS

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

B

d)

T

50.

Which letter comes next? TUV

a)

O

b)

W

c)

S

d)

X

51.

Which letter comes next? WXY

a)

V

b)

U

c)

Z

d)

A

52.

Which letter is missing? AB_D

a)

C

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

53.

Which letters are missing? P Q _ ST _ V W

a)

R and U

b)

L and O

54.

Which list is in alphabetical order?

a)

List 1

b)

List 2

c)

List 3

d)

List 4

55.

Which list is in alphabetical order?

a)

List 1

b)

List 2

c)

List 3

d)

List 4

56.

Which list is in alphabetical order?

a)

List 1

b)

List 2

c)

List 3

d)

List 4

57.

Which list is in alphabetical order?

a)

List 1

b)

List 2

c)

List 3

d)

List 4

58.

Which list is in alphabetical order?

a)

List 1

b)

List 2

c)

List 3

d)

List 4

59.

Which list is in alphabetical order?

a)

List 1

b)

List 2

c)

List 3

d)

List 4

60.
Which word should come first?
a)
Bagel
b)
Doughnut
c)
Egg
d)
Sausage
61.
Which word should come first?
a)
Facebook
b)
Twitter
c)
Instagram
d)
Snapchat
62.
Which word should come first?
a)
Shirt
b)
Pants
c)
Tie
d)
Shoes
63.
Which word should come first?
a)
Beef
b)
Bike
c)
Blue
d)
Boom
64.
Which word should come first?
a)
Prune
b)
Plume
c)
Pomegranate
d)
Peach
65.

Which word comes first in ABC order?

a)

wash

b)

which

c)

work

66.

Which word comes first in ABC order?

a)

orbit

b)

ordain

c)

orca

67.

Which word comes first in ABC order?

a)

pizza

b)

pit

c)

pixie

68.

Which word comes first in ABC order?

a)

rock

b)

tree

c)

plate

69.

Which word comes first in ABC order?

a)

east

b)

eaves

c)

easy

70.

Which word comes first in ABC order?

a)

moisture

b)

mole

c)

mold

71.

Which word comes first in ABC order?

a)

final

b)

fifteen

c)

flight

72.

Put these words in ABC order:

a)

clamp, clack, clasp

b)

clack, clamp, clasp

c)

clasp, clack, clamp

73.

Put these words in ABC order:

a)

bubble, bud, browse

b)

browse, bud, bubble

c)

browse, bubble, bud

74.

Put these words in ABC order:

a)

bubble, bud, browse

b)

browse, bud, bubble

c)

browse, bubble, bud

75.

Put these words in ABC order:

a)

prove, prowl, prose

b)

prowl, prove, prose

c)

prose, prove, prowl

76.

Put the following letters in ABC order.

z

p

a

a)

p, z, a

b)

a, p, z

c)

z, p, a

77.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, rose

a)

mouse

b)

soap

78.

Which word goes BEFORE AND AFTER...

__________, umbrella, __________

a)

tomato, umbrella, vase

b)

wats, umbrella, cat

79.

Which word goes AFTER...

mountain, __________

a)

cheese

b)

quote

80.

Which word goes AFTER...

ball, __________

a)

ant

b)

beautiful

81.

Which word goes AFTER...

flower, __________

a)

governor

b)

apple

82.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, pancake

a)

stair

b)

nose

83.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, ham

a)

island

b)

goat

84.

Which word goes AFTER...

house, __________

a)

jar

b)

elephant

85.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, xylophone

a)

wagon

b)

zebra

86.

Which word goes BEFORE...

__________, rose

a)

mouse

b)

soap

87.
These are all capital letters
A D G I M O L
a)
True
b)
False
88.
These are all lower case letters
a c f g H K m O
a)
True
b)
False
89.
Which one is spelled correctly 
a)
Monday
b)
Mandiy
c)
Manday
d)
Mondoy

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