Dictionary Skills Worksheet

Dictionary Skills Practice

Read each question carefully and use your dictionary skills to answer them. If you do not have a physical dictionary, imagine how you would find the answer.

Guide words help you find words quickly in a dictionary. The first guide word tells you the first word on that page, and the second guide word tells you the last word on that page.

1. If the guide words on a page are 'banana' and 'basket', would the word 'apple' be on that page?  

2. If the guide words are 'light' and 'liquid', which of the following words would you expect to find on that page?

a) lamp  

b) listen  

c) loud  

3. The dictionary entry for a word often includes its part of speech. What part of speech is the word 'quickly'?

4. Look up the word 'benevolent' in a dictionary. Write down its definition in your own words.

5. True or False: Many words have only one meaning, so you only need to read the first definition in a dictionary entry.

6. Imagine you are reading a book and come across the word 'gregarious'. Describe the steps you would take to find its meaning in a dictionary.