Reference Sources

Used to look up spelling and meaning of a word.

• Dictionary

• Almanac

• Atlas

• Thesaurus

Used to look up the pronunciation of a word.

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

• Almanac

Tells you the synonyms and antonyms of words.

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

• Atlas

A book of facts on many different subjects that happened in a particular year.

• Encyclopedia

• Almanac

• Dictionary

• Atlas

A book that tells you about all the important things that happened that year.

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Almanac

• Encylopedia

A book that shows you maps and facts about geography.

• Dictionary

• Encyclopedia

• Atlas

• Almanac

Alphabetical list of terms or words found in a book.

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Glossary

• Almanac

Contains articles on people, places, things and events.

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Almanac

• Encyclopedia

Gives broad, general information of a topic.

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Almanac

• Encyclopedia

A book of instructions

• Encyclopedia

• Almanac

• Atlas

• Manual