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Dictionary skills

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we use to look for meanings?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Classroom

c)

Pictures

d)

Thesaurus

2.

Which word goes first in a dictionary?

- Acorn

- April

- Adventure

a)

adventure

b)

April

c)

acorn

3.

Which letter follows the "f" in the alphabet?

a)

g

b)

h

c)

e

d)

a

4.

Which is an online dictionary?

a)

Cambridge

b)

Longman

c)

Oxford

d)

The three have an online dictionary.

5.

Order the words according to the dictionary:

- hay

- make

- tray

- bake

a)

1. tray, 2. make, 3. hay, 4. bake

b)

1. make, 2. bake, 3. tray, 4. hay

c)

1. bake, 2. hay, 3. make 4. tray

6.

Which of the following words is the last one in the dictionary?

* Spain

* Norway

* betray

* pancake

a)

Spain

b)

Norway

c)

betray

d)

pancake

7.

If you want to look for a similar word, where do you look?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Thesaurus

8.

What kind of word is "boy"

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

9.

Which is the meaning of "clay"?

a)

A substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and in deserts:

b)

Thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containers

c)

To put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose.

10.

What can you do if you want to know the meaning of a word?

a)

Look for it in an encyclopedia.

b)

Look for it in a comic book.

c)

Look for it in a dictionary.

d)

Don't do anything.