Word Reference Resources

This resource gives the pronunciation and definition of most words in the English language.

• Glossary

• Index

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

This reference book gives the synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) of many words.

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

• Glossary

• Index

A _____ is found in the back of a nonfiction book and gives the definition of special words found in that book.

• Index

• Glossary

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

The words in a dictionary, thesaurus, and glossary are all listed in alphabetical order.

• True

• False

Which reference book would you use to find out if the word amazed is a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?

• Glossary

• Index

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

Which resource would you use when writing an essay to find a better word or replace overused words?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Glossary

• All of the above

If you were reading a nonfiction book about boats and wanted to

know what pages mentioned sailboats, which resource would you use?

• Dictionary

• Glossary

• Index

• Thesaurus

Which resource is NOT found at the back of a nonfiction book?

• Dictionary

• Glossary

• Index

If you want to know how to correctly use a word in a sentence, what resource should you use?

• Thesaurus

• Index

• Glossary

• Dictionary

If you are reading a nonfiction book about exploring caves, and you come across the word spelunking,

where should you look first to see what that word means?

• Index

• Glossary

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary