Dictionary Skills Practice
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Dictionary Skills Practice
📖 Part 1: Guide Words and Alphabetical Order
Words: science, school, scratch, scene
1st: _________________ 2nd: _________________ 3rd: _________________ 4th: _________________
📚 Part 2: Definitions and Parts of Speech
Definition 1: ________________________________________________
Definition 2: ________________________________________________
🔍 Part 3: Dictionary Detective
a) "The current in the river was very strong." Definition: ________________________
b) "Please read the current issue of the magazine." Definition: ________________________
triumph /ˈtraɪəmf/ _________ (part of speech)
Definition: _________________________________________________
Example sentence: The team celebrated their triumph in the championship.
📝 Answer Key
1. mouse (falls between "mountain" and "multiply")
2. 1st: scene, 2nd: school, 3rd: science, 4th: scratch
3. fearless (comes after "favor")
4. extremely intelligent
5. quickly-adverb, courage-noun, beneath-preposition, celebrate-verb
6. Sample answers: 1) a financial institution, 2) the edge of a river
7. a) flow of water, b) present time/most recent
8. noun; a great victory or achievement
9. 2nd syllable (nif)
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