Dictionary Scavenger
Hunt Worksheet #1
Answer the questions
using a dictionary.
Name_________________________
Date_________________________
1. Write the name of the dictionary.
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2. In what year was the dictionary published?
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3. What is the first word listed in the dictionary?
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4. What is the last word listed in the dictionary?
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5. How many pages does the dictionary have?
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6. How many pages of words starting with x are in the
dictionary?
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7. Look up the word one. In addition to being a noun it is also
an _______________________ and a____________________
8. Look up the word narcissus. It is a type of
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9. Look up the word fire. How many syllables does it have?
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10. Find the first noun in your dictionary that has four
syllables.
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Dictionary Scavenger
Hunt Worksheet #2
Answer the questions
using a dictionary.
Name_________________________
Date_________________________
1. What is the first word in the r section of the dictionary?
___________________________________________________
2. What is the last word in the u section of the dictionary?
___________________________________________________
3. How many pages of words starting with q are in the
dictionary? _________________________________________
4. Look up the word azure. It is a shade of ________________
5. Look up the word larynx. Where is the larynx located?
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6. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with m.
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7. Look up the word pocket. In addition to being a noun it is
also an _________________ and a______________________
8. Look up the word burro. It is a small __________________
9. Look up the word calico. How many syllables does it
have? _________________________________________
10. Find the first verb in your dictionary starting with s that
has three syllables.
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Dictionary Scavenger
Hunt Worksheet #3
Answer the questions
using a dictionary.
Name_________________________
Date_________________________
1. What is the first word in the b section of the dictionary?
___________________________________________________
2. What is the last word in the a section of the dictionary?
___________________________________________________
3. How many pages of words starting with k are in the
dictionary?
___________________________________________________
4. Find the first verb in your dictionary starting with c that
has two syllables.
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5. Look up the word fuselage. It is a part of an ____________
6. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with g.
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7. Look up the word duplicate. In addition to being an
adjective it is also a ______________ and a________________
8. Look up the word cypress. It is a type of _______________
9. Look up the word meridian. How many syllables does it
have? _____________________________________________
10. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting
with d that has two syllables. __________________________
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt Worksheet #4
Answer the questions using a dictionary.
Name_________________________
Date_________________________
1. What is the first word starting with str in the dictionary?
___________________________________________________
2. What is the last word in the m section of the dictionary?
___________________________________________________
3. How many words start with gy in the dictionary?
___________________________________________________
4. Find the first noun in your dictionary starting with r that has
four syllables.
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5. Look up the word quahog. It is a type of
___________________________________________________
6. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with p.
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7. Look up the word stock. In addition to being a noun it is also
an ___________________ and a_________________________
8. Look up the word haddock. It is a type of _______________
9. Look up the word radioactivity. How many syllables does it
have?
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10. Find the first conjunction in your dictionary starting with i.
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KEYS:
#1 Print this scavenger hunt, then use a dictionary to answer the
questions. For example, "What is the first word listed the
dictionary?" Answers: 3. a, 7. an adjective and a pronoun, 8.
flower, 9. one (Note: the rest of the answers depend on the
dictionary you are using.)
#2 Print this scavenger hunt, then use a dictionary to answer the
questions. For example, "Find the first adjective in your
dictionary starting with m." Answers: 4. blue, 5. in the upper
part of the windpipe, 7. an adjective and a verb, 8. donkey, 9.
three (Note: the rest of the answers depend on the dictionary you
are using.)
#3 Print this scavenger hunt, then use a dictionary to answer the
questions. For example, "What is the last word in your
dictionary starting with a." Answers: 5. airplane, 7. a noun and a
verb, 8. tree, 9. four (Note: the rest of the answers depend on the
dictionary you are using.)
#4 Print this scavenger hunt, then use a dictionary to answer the
questions. For example, "How many words start with gyare in
the dictionary." Answers: 5. airplane, 7. a noun and a verb, 8.
tree, 9. four (Note: the rest of the answers depend on the
dictionary you are using.)