Dictionary Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Answer the questions using a dictionary.
Name______________________________________
Date_______________________________________
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1. Write the name of the dictionary: ________________________________________________________
2. In what year was the dictionary published? _________________________________________________
3. What is the first word listed in the dictionary? _______________________________________________
4. What is the last word listed in the dictionary? _______________________________________________
5. How many pages does the dictionary have? _________________________________________________
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.
a. Look up the word narcissus. It is a type of _________________________________________________
b. What is its etymology? ________________________________________________________________
9.
a. Look up the word fire. How many syllables does it have? (Write out the word please.)
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b. What are its parts of speech?
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10. Find the first noun in your dictionary that has four syllables.
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11. He had a childlike wonder of the world around him.
a. What do you think the underlined word means?______________________________________________
b. Now, look it up in the dictionary. Did you get the meaning right? Explain.
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12. Bedford is an uppity neighborhood, but the rents are cheap.
a. What do you think the underlined word means?______________________________________________
b. Now, look it up in the dictionary. Did you get the meaning right? Explain.
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13. Find the first verb in your dictionary starting with s that has three syllables._______________________
14. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with m. ____________________________________
15. Look up the word pocket. In addition to being a noun it is also an ____________________________
and ______________________.