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WorksheetsDictionary Skills II
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of these words would you find closest to the first page in a dictionary? (Hint: Which word is first in ABC order?)
(a)
unruly
terrain
ingenious
Look up the word indicate in the dictionary. Which of these are the guide words on the page where you would find indicate?
increase - indifferent
indigenous - ineffectual
inefficient - inflation
incase - incorruptible
Which of these words has four syllables?
(a)
bra·vo
be·wil·der
ex·hil·a·ra·tion
"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?
(adjective) unable to relax
(verb) to make rigid or tight
(adjective) stretched tight, rigid
(noun) a group of verbs that indicates time
Which definition of the word bear is used in this sentence?
"Miss Bauernschmidt couldn't bear the complaining coming from her students."
(a)
1
2
3
Which word comes last in the dictionary? (Hint: Which word comes last in ABC order?)
(a)
jacket
help
borrow
Which of these has the words in the order you'd find them in the dictionary?
stand, hand, land, band
band, hand, land, stand
hand, stand, band, land
"The dog will scratch at the door until someone lets him in." Which definition of scratch is used in the sentence?
"When teasing someone, be very careful not to accidentally slight them." Which definition of slight is used in this sentence?
What genre are dictionaries?
fiction - realistic fiction
nonfiction - biography
nonfiction - reference
fiction - drama
