TENTH GRADE

 

Dictionary Skills

 

Module 2 - Lesson 2


If you do not know what a word means, what can you do? If you need to find the meaning of a word, you can use a dictionary! To use a dictionary, you must know how ABC order works. Words in the dictionary are arranged in ABC order! All of the “a” words are first, and then the “b” words, next the “c” words…..Get it!

Guide words are words at the top of a dictionary page that tell you what the first and last word on that page are the words on the page will be between the guide words in ABC order. Guide words are there to help you find the word you are looking for faster! The main thing that you need to remember about the dictionary is: You can find the meaning of words in the dictionary.

 

Dictionary Skills

Practicing exercise

 

Place the words in the word list on the correct page of the dictionary.

1. 

Write the following words on the correct page of the dictionary:

novice

noon

nosebleed

nourish

northern

nothing


Dictionary Pages:

  

nominee

northwest

 


 


 

  

 

  

northwestern

notify

 


 


 

  

 

  

notifying

nuclei

 


 


 

  

 

 

 


Circle all of the words that you would find on a dictionary page.

2. 

Guide Words:

changing

characterize

 

 

   checking

chartering

chants

chairperson

 

   channel

change

champagne

cheerful

 

   chanted

chanting

chant

chances

 

   charged

cheering

charting

changes

 

 


Circle the word that comes LAST in alphabetical order.

3. 

facsimile

federal

feat

friction

 

 

4. 

projectile

microbe

picturesque

waltz

 

 

5. 

trivet

tallish

transition

triumph

 

 

6. 

porcelain

scissors

unity

ordeal

 

 

7. 

yield

yacht

yolk

yellowish

 

 

 

 

Dictionary Skills

Practicing exercise-Answer key

 

Place the words in the word list on the correct page of the dictionary.

 

 

1. 

Write the following words on the correct page of the dictionary:

novice

noon

nosebleed

nourish

northern

nothing


Dictionary Pages:

  

nominee

northwest


     
   northern   
     
   noon   

  

 

  

northwestern

notify


     
   nosebleed   
     
   nothing   

  

 

  

notifying

nuclei


     
   novice   
     
   nourish   

  

 

 

 


Circle all of the words that you would find on a dictionary page.

2. 

Guide Words:

changing

characterize

 

 

   checking

chartering

chants

chairperson

 

   channel

change

champagne

cheerful

 

   chanted

chanting

chant

chances

 

   charged

cheering

charting

changes

 

 


Circle the word that comes LAST in alphabetical order.

3. 

facsimile

federal

feat

friction

 

 

4. 

projectile

microbe

picturesque

waltz

 

 

5. 

trivet

tallish

transition

triumph

 

 

6. 

porcelain

scissors

unity

ordeal

 

 

7. 

yield

yacht

yolk

yellowish

 

 

 

Dictionary Skills

Quiz

Put each group of words in alphabetical order by writing 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the line before each word. Put a 1 next to the word that comes FIRST in alphabetical order.

1. 


 

churlish


 

prescribe


 

interruption


 

negate

 

 

2. 


 

excitement


 

tongue


 

avid


 

issuing

 

 

3. 


 

tempo


 

buoyant


 

insecure


 

exquisite

 

 


Place the words in the word list on the correct page of the dictionary.

4. 

Write the following words on the correct page of the dictionary:

appeased

anxiety

apologizing

anxieties

appeal

aphrodite


Dictionary Pages:

  

antique

apache

 


 


 

  

 

  

apaches

apparatus

 


 


 

  

 

  

apparatuses

appetizer

 


 


 

  

 

 

 


Place the words in the word list on the correct page of the dictionary.

5. 

Write the following words on the correct page of the dictionary:

jaw

jokes

jerseys


Dictionary Pages:

  

jaundiced

jerked

 


 

  

 

  

jerking

job

 


 

  

 

  

jockey

jostled

 


 

  

 

 

 

 

Dictionary Skills

Quiz-Answer key

Put each group of words in alphabetical order by writing 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the line before each word. Put a 1 next to the word that comes FIRST in alphabetical order.

 

 

1. 

  1  

churlish

  4  

prescribe

  2  

interruption

  3  

negate

 

 

2. 

  2  

excitement

  4  

tongue

  1  

avid

  3  

issuing

 

 

3. 

  4  

tempo

  1  

buoyant

  3  

insecure

  2  

exquisite

 

 


Place the words in the word list on the correct page of the dictionary.

4. 

Write the following words on the correct page of the dictionary:

appeased

anxiety

apologizing

anxieties

appeal

aphrodite


Dictionary Pages:

  

antique

apache


     
   anxieties   
     
   anxiety   

  

 

  

apaches

apparatus


     
   aphrodite   
     
   apologizing   

  

 

  

apparatuses

appetizer


     
   appeased   
     
   appeal   

  

 

 

 


Place the words in the word list on the correct page of the dictionary.

5. 

Write the following words on the correct page of the dictionary:

jaw

jokes

jerseys


Dictionary Pages:

  

jaundiced

jerked


     
   jaw   

  

 

  

jerking

job


     
   jerseys   

  

 

  

jockey

jostled


     
   jokes   

  

 

 

 

Dictionary Skills

Test

Guide Words

I. Listed below are single dictionary words. Find the correct set of guide words for each word:

  1. Aboard

a.  Almost-alternative

  1. act

b.  Absorb-accept

  1. alive

c.  ambiguous-amphetamine

  1. account

d.  animal-answer

  1. allow

e.  Aback-abominable

  1. Advice

f.   Anywhere-appeal

  1. Angle

g.  Aggression-aid

  1. Aim

h. Answerable-antiquated

  1. Announce

i.   Although-ambiguity

  1. Amen

j.   Accord-ache

  1. affirm

k.  appealing-appointment

  1. ant

l.   Adverbial-affect

  1. about

m.        alight-alleviate

  1. alarm

n. appraisal-apron

  1. along

o.  aboriginal-absolve

  1. age

p.  amphibian-and

  1. ago

q.  Affected-after

  1. apart

r.   Alley-almond

  1. abstract

s.  aide-air raid

  1. approach

t.   Acrylic-actual

  1. amaze

u. area code-armor

  1. Arabic

v.  Address-admit

  1. adept

w.afternoon-aggravate

  1. appear

x.  apt-area

  1. arid

y.  Anecdote-angular

  1. ample

z.  Air rifle-alienate

 

 

Dictionary Skills

Test-Answer key


 
  1. E
  2. T
  3. m
  4. j
  5. r
  6. L
  7. y
  8. s
  9. d
  10. c
  11. q
  12. h
  13. o
  14. z
  15. a
  16. w
  17. g
  18. f
  19. b
  20. n
  21. i
  22. x
  23. v
  24. k
  25. u
  26. p

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