Word Reference Materials

You are reading a nonfiction book called The Human Body. You come across the bold word respiratory. What is the fastest way to find the meaning of the word?

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia

• glossary

Which reference material is used to find definitions of words?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Atlas

• Almanac

You would use a THESAURUS to find __________ for words.

Which of the following would you find in a dictionary? You may choose more than one!

• What the word means

• How to pronounce the word

• When the word was founded

• How to spell the word

Which reference materials list their entries alphabetically? You may choose more than one!

• Dictionary

• Encyclopedia

• Thesaurus

Which reference material would you use to find a word with the opposite meaning of "inquisitive"?

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

• Atlas

• Almanac

Which reference material would you use to find the pronunciation of the word "omnipotent"?

• Atlas

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

With what digital version can you find out the meaning of a word?

• thesaurus.com

• dictionary.com

• thecoastalcourier.com

• mapquest.com

I need to find a synonym for the word "friend"- which reference material should I use?

• glossary

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesaurus

I'm trying to see how "disturbing" is broken into syllables- which reference material should I use?

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• glossary

• atlas