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Dictionary Skills

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

a)

Definition

b)

Example

c)

Part of speech

d)

Pronunciation

2.

How many syllables are in the word "education"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

How many definitions does the word "knot" have?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

4.

Dictionaries have thousands of words that are organized ____.

a)

by length

b)

geographically

c)

alphabetically

d)

phonetically

5.

What word comes first in the dictionary?

a)

Cucumber

b)

Jogging

c)

Zebra

d)

Elephant

6.

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

a)

Definition

b)

Example

c)

Part of speech

d)

Pronunciation

7.

This is what we call the word being defined. It is in bold letters.

a)

guide word

b)

entry word

c)

pronunciation

d)

irregular forms

8.

What does a dictionary NOT have?

a)

Pronunciation guide

b)

Guide words

c)

Recipies

d)

Parts of Speech

9.

The meaning of a word.

a)

definition

b)

main entry

c)

syllable

10.

The word that is being defined

a)

part of speech

b)

main entry

c)

definition

11.

How to say the word.

a)

Abbreviation

b)

pronunciation

c)

Synonym

12.

Given the guide words NEWS - NIGHT, what word can you find on the same dictionary page?

a)

namely

b)

noble

c)

next

d)

never

13.

Given the guide words FLEET - FLOOD , what word can you find on the same dictionary page?

a)

faster

b)

flip

c)

flying

d)

flatten