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Dictionary Detective Skills

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Dictionary Detective Skills

Use the mini dictionary page below to solve each clue. Read the guide words and definitions carefully. You do not need a separate dictionary.

curious (adjective): wanting to learn or know more

curtain (noun): a piece of cloth that covers a window

cycle (noun): a set of events that happens again and again

decide (verb): to choose after thinking

Crack the clues

Use the mini dictionary page to answer the questions.

1.The guide words are curious and decide. Which word belongs on this dictionary page: apple, curtain, or zebra?
  • apple
  • curtain
  • zebra
2.Put these words in the order they would appear in a dictionary: cycle, curious, decide, curtain.
3.Which mini dictionary entry tells what curious means?
  • wanting to learn or know more
  • a piece of cloth that covers a window
  • a set of events that happens again and again
  • to choose after thinking
4.In the entry “decide (verb): to choose after thinking,” what does the label verb tell you?
5.Chloe looked out the window through a gap in the curtain. What is a curtain?
6.Match each dictionary word to its meaning.
  • curious
  • cycle
  • decide
  • a set of events that happens again and again
  • wanting to learn or know more
  • to choose after thinking
7.True or false: If you are curious, you want to know more about something.
TrueFalse
8.Complete the sentence with the best word from the mini dictionary: “After thinking about the two games, Luis will which one to play.”
9.Write your own sentence using curious or cycle. Make sure the sentence shows what the word means.

2 printable pages

  • Dictionary Detective Skills, page 1 of 2: Crack the clues

    Page 1

  • Dictionary Detective Skills, page 2 of 2: 4. In the entry “decide (verb): to choose after thinking,” what does the label verb tell

    Page 2

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