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Dictionary Skills Practice

Use alphabetical order, guide words, definitions, and context clues to answer each question. Read every choice carefully.

Guide Words and Alphabetical Order

Use guide words and the alphabet to locate entries.

1.A dictionary page has the guide words “glance” and “globe.” Which word belongs between them?
  • glad
  • glitter
  • glorious
  • glue
2.Put these words in dictionary order: blanket, blend, blossom, blink.
3.A page is marked with the guide words “harbor” and “harvest.” Which word would not be listed on that page?
  • hardly
  • harmony
  • harp
  • hat

Definitions and Parts of Speech

Use how a word works in a sentence to choose its meaning or part of speech.

4.In “The hikers reached the summit before sunset,” what does summit mean?
  • the lowest point of a valley
  • the highest point of a hill or mountain
  • a path through the woods
  • a place to rest overnight
5.Match each word to its part of speech: gently, invent, beneath, kindness.
  • gently
  • invent
  • beneath
  • kindness
  • verb
  • noun
  • adverb
  • preposition
6.Use context to explain what “crane” means in each sentence. (a) The crane stood in the marsh with its long legs in the water. (b) A crane lifted steel beams at the construction site.

Dictionary Detective

Use the sentence or entry details to work out the meaning and pronunciation information.

7.Use context to explain what “draft” means in each sentence. (a) A cool draft came through the open window. (b) The author finished the first draft of her story.
8.Complete this dictionary entry for “glimpse”: /ɡlimps/ . Definition: a brief or quick look. What part of speech is the word in this entry?
9.In dictionary pronunciation guides, capital letters mark the stressed syllable. What does the capitalization in “com-PAS-sion” tell the reader?
  • the first syllable, com
  • the second syllable, PAS
  • the third syllable, sion
10.An entry labels “patient” as an adjective and defines it as “able to wait calmly without becoming upset.” Which sentence uses patient with that meaning?
  • The patient child waited quietly for the bus.
  • The doctor spoke with her patient.
  • The hospital admitted a new patient.
  • The patient’s appointment was at noon.

3 printable pages

  • Dictionary Skills Practice, page 1 of 3: Guide Words and Alphabetical Order, Definitions and Parts of Speech

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  • Dictionary Skills Practice, page 2 of 3: Dictionary Detective

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  • Dictionary Skills Practice, page 3 of 3: 10. An entry labels “patient” as an adjective and defines it as “able to wait calmly…

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