Dictionary and Thesaurus Skills

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What is a dictionary?

Back

A dictionary is a reference book that provides the meanings of words, their pronunciation, and other information.

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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What is a thesaurus?

Back

A thesaurus is a reference book that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (synonyms) and sometimes antonyms.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

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What is a glossary?

Back

A glossary is a list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with definitions for those terms, usually found at the end of a book.

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

In what order are words listed in a dictionary?

Back

Words in a dictionary are listed in alphabetical order.

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CCSS.RF.K.1B

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What part of speech is a noun?

Back

A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

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What part of speech is a verb?

Back

A verb is a word that describes an action or state of being.

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CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

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What part of speech is an adjective?

Back

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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What part of speech is a preposition?

Back

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

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What is a synonym?

Back

A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

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What is an antonym?

Back

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.2.4A