Dictionary Review
Name______________________ Teacher________________
Choose the correct answers to the questions below.
1. What do we call a reference book that gives information about words?
A. encyclopedia
B. dictionary
C. atlas
D. almanac
2. What kind of information do dictionaries contain?
A. information about the form of words
B. information about word meanings
C. information about word pronunciations
D. all of the above
3. How are dictionaries arranged?
A. in order by subjects
B. in order by titles
C. in order alphabetically
D. in order by authors
4. Words at the tops of dictionary pages that help you locate a word are
___________.
A. spelling words
B. guide words
C. crosswords
D. vocabulary words
5. The meaning of each word is the _________.
A. entry word
B. part of speech
C. syllable
D. definition
6. The part of the entry that shows how to say the word is the ___.
A. pronunciation key
B. entry word
C. definition
D. part of speech
7. The numbers in a dictionary entry represent _______________.
A. the number of ways to spell a word
B. the number of definitions for the word
C. the number of syllables in the word
D. the number of pronunciations for the word
8. Which word would be located on the page with these guide words?
liberty - life
A. like
B. library
C. light
D. link
9. Which words would be located on the page with these guide words?
chose – church
A. chase
B. chimp
C. chomp
D. cheat
10. Which words would be located on the page with these guide words?
ready – red
A. reach
B. roam
C. rise
D. real