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Dictionary Skills II

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these words would you find closest to the first page in a dictionary? (Hint: Which word is first in ABC order?)

(a)  

Choose from the below words

unruly

terrain

designate

ingenious

2.

Look up the word indicate in the dictionary. Which of these are the guide words on the page where you would find indicate?

a)

increase - indifferent

b)

indigenous - ineffectual

c)

inefficient - inflation

d)

incase - incorruptible

3.

Which of these words has four syllables?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

bra·vo

be·wil·der

ex·fo·li·ate

ex·hil·a·ra·tion

4.

"Backstage, Hatim felt tense. He had been practicing for weeks, but he was still nervous." Which definition of the word "tense" is used in this excerpt?

a)

(adjective) unable to relax

b)

(verb) to make rigid or tight

c)

(adjective) stretched tight, rigid

d)

(noun) a group of verbs that indicates time

5.

Which definition of the word bear is used in this sentence?
"Miss Bauernschmidt couldn't bear the complaining coming from her students."

(a)  

Choose from the below words

1

2

3

4
5
6.

Which word comes last in the dictionary? (Hint: Which word comes last in ABC order?)

(a)  

Choose from the below words

jacket

help

number

borrow

7.

Which of these has the words in the order you'd find them in the dictionary?

a)

stand, hand, land, band

b)

band, hand, land, stand

c)

hand, stand, band, land

8.

"The dog will scratch at the door until someone lets him in." Which definition of scratch is used in the sentence?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.

"When teasing someone, be very careful not to accidentally slight them." Which definition of slight is used in this sentence?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.

What genre are dictionaries?

a)

fiction - realistic fiction

b)

nonfiction - biography

c)

nonfiction - reference

d)

fiction - drama