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Guide words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word that can be found on the page of the dictionary with the given guide words. (Hint: If you put the words in ABC order, which one goes inbetween both words?)

message – monkey

a)

manatee

b)

mount

c)

monarch

d)

merchant

2.

mirror-mixture

Which words would NOT be found on a dictionary page with these guide words?

a)

mix

b)

misunderstood

c)

minute

3.

Which word would NOT be found on a dictionary page with these guide words: DIRECTOR - DISC

a)

dirt

b)

disable

c)

disband

d)

discard

4.

What page is the word on in the dictionary?

En que pagina esta la palabra en el diccionario?

ما هي الصفحة التي توجد بها الكلمة في قاموسك؟

grandma / granny

(a)  

5.
Which word would you find on the same page as the following guide words; 
kiwi---knit
a)
king
b)
kitty
c)
knob
d)
knife
6.

Which reference material uses guide words found at the top of each page, so that we can find the location of the entry word?

a)

Almanac

b)

Dictionary

c)

Internet

d)

Atlas

7.

Which of the following words would be on a page in the dictionary with the guide words

nickel and north?

a)

napkin

b)

never

c)

nuclear

d)

nitrogen

8.

Can the dictionary help you with pronunciation?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

To find the word 'duck' in a dictionary, which guide words should we look for?

a)

Words beginning with 'di'

b)

Words beginning with 'da'

c)

Words beginning with 'do'

d)

Words beginning with 'du'

10.
What are the guide words for the word observation?
a)
oblong and occupation
b)
oak and obliterate
11.

Would you find the word dine on a dictionary page with the following guide words?


damage - draw

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

d)

I don't know

12.

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

a)

hello

b)

hound

c)

hiccup

d)

Halloween

13.

Use the dictionary entry to answer this questions.


What do you call the circled part of the dictionary entry?

a)

guide word

b)

entry word

c)

part of speech

d)

definition (meaning)

14.

Which word can be found on the same page as these guide words?


jazz - jerk

a)

jersey

b)

jaw

c)

jelly

15.

Which word from this page of the dictionary best describes something charming and fragile?

a)

Dainty

b)

Dairy

c)

Dais

d)

dale

16.

Take a look at the example dictionary entry. What is the HEAD WORD?

a)

happy

b)

[hap-ee]

c)

adjective

d)

hap-pi-er, hap-pi-est

17.

Which of these could be the guide words on the page where you would find an entry in the dictionary for the word "formidable"?

a)

aardvark - cable

b)

ferocious - file

c)

fortress - frost

d)

fork - foster

18.

Select the word given by the teacher.

a)

page

b)

entry

c)

dictionary

19.

The word flop sweat is located between which two guide words?

a)

flower and flush

b)

flock and flower

c)

flat and fleetness

d)

flush and fogy

20.
television - would be between what two words?
   
a)
flipper-garage
b)
palace - roof
c)
outstanding-pianist
d)
spaces - traded