Dictionary Work 1 Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following words. Write the answer in the box on the right. 1. pippestrelle 2. ornithologist 3. horologist 4. braille 5. femur 6. leveret 7. bibliophile 8. choux 9. girdle 10. acoustics This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com Dictionary Work 2 Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following words. Write the answer in the box on the right. 1. moccasins 2. anagram 3. sushi 4. tinnitus 5. conchologist 6. apiarist 7. rhymester 8. polonaise 9. anemometer 10. yellowfin This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com Dictionary Work 3 Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following words. Write the answer in the box on the right. 1. numismatist 2. pollywog 3. zucchini 4. philatelist 5. biennial 6. eyrie 7. incisors 8. acupuncture 9. baobab 10. polka This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com Dictionary Work 4 Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following words. Write the answer in the box on the right. 1. dodecagon 2. saluki 3. cassowary 4. pedestrian 5. entomologist 6. jerboa 7. ebony 8. theodolite 9. cygnet 10. shuttlecock This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com Dictionary Work 5 Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following words. Write the answer in the box on the right. 1. heptathlon 2. papaya 3. fibula 4. ominvore 5. timpani 6. seismograph 7. juniper 8. gourami 9. bayonet 10. triceps This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com Dictionary Work Answers 1. 1. a type of bat 2. someone who studies birds 3. watchmaker 4. writing or printing for the blind 5. a bone in the leg 6. a young hare 7. a collector of books 8. a type of pastry 9. a woman’s undergarment 10. the science of sound 2. 1. a type of shoes 2. a word whose letters have been mixed up to make another word 3. Japanese dish made up mainly of raw fish 4. a ringing sensation in the ears 5. a person who collects or studies shells 6. a beekeeper 7. a poet 8. a type of Polish dance 9. an instrument for measuring the speed or force of the wind 10. a type of tuna fish This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com 3. 1. a person who collects or studies coins, medals, tokens etc 2. a tadpole 3. another name for a courgette 4. a person who collects postage stamps 5. occurring every two years 6. a type of bird’s nest 7. a type of tooth 8. a Chinese practice of puncturing the body with needles to cure disease and relieve pain 9. a type of tree 10. a type of dance 4. 1. a shape with twelve sides and twelve angles 2. a type of dog 3. a type of bird 4. a person travelling on foot 5. a person who studies insects 6. a type of desert rodent like a mouse 7. a dark wood from a tropical tree 8. an instrument used by a surveyor to measure lines and angles 9. a young swan 10. object hit back and forth across the net in badminton This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com 5. 1. an athletic contest for women consisting of seven events 2. a tropical fruit 3. a bone in the leg 4. a person/animal who feeds on both animals and vegetables/plants 5. type of kettledrums used in the percussion section of an orchestra 6. an instrument to measure and record earth tremors especially earthquakes 7. an evergreen shrub or tree 8. a small brightly coloured fish kept in an aquarium 9. a blade attached to the top of a muzzle of a rifle to be used in hand to hand combat 10. a large muscle in the arm This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com