Dictionary Skills II

Which of these words would you find closest to the first page in a dictionary? (Hint: Which word is first in ABC order?)

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• unruly

• terrain

• designate
• ingenious

Look up the word indicate in the dictionary. Which of these are the guide words on the page where you would find indicate?

• increase - indifferent

• indigenous - ineffectual

• inefficient - inflation

• incase - incorruptible

Which of these words has four syllables?

(a)  

• bra·vo

• be·wil·der

• ex·fo·li·ate
• ex·hil·a·ra·tion

"Backstage, Hatim felt tense. He had been practicing for weeks, but he was still nervous." Which definition of the word "tense" is used in this excerpt?

• (adjective) unable to relax

• (verb) to make rigid or tight

• (adjective) stretched tight, rigid

• (noun) a group of verbs that indicates time

Which definition of the word pitch is used in this sentence?
"He didn't pitch his ambitions very high."

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Which word comes last in the dictionary? (Hint: Which word comes last in ABC order?)

(a)  

• jacket

• help

• number
• borrow

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4A

Which of these has the words in the order you'd find them in the dictionary?

• stand, hand, land, band

• band, hand, land, stand

• hand, stand, band, land

Which of these has the words in the order you'd find them in the dictionary?

• candy, animal, tree, game

• tree, game, animal, candy

• animal, candy, game, tree

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• 4

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4