# Alphabetical order and dictionaries

> Grade 3: order words by first and second letter, guide words, what a dictionary entry tells you, syllables.

Source: https://olyclass.com/library/language-g3-dictionary-skills-en/

- Subject: Reading & writing
- Level: Grade 3
- Practice: 16
- Play it free on one screen (projector, TV or whiteboard): https://olyclass.com/library?play=language-g3-dictionary-skills-en
- Copy and edit it: https://olyclass.com/library?copy=language-g3-dictionary-skills-en
- Games it plays well in: [Penalty Kick](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/penalty-kick/), [Fishing Pond](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/fishing-pond/), [Claw Machine](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/claw-machine/), [Lucky Drop](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/lucky-drop/)

## Questions

1. Which word comes first in alphabetical order? (apple / mouse / tiger / zebra)
   Answer: apple
2. Which word comes last in alphabetical order? (cat / fish / lemon / pear)
   Answer: pear
3. Which list is in alphabetical order? (bat, cow, dog, goat / cow, bat, dog, goat / dog, cow, bat, goat / goat, bat, cow, dog)
   Answer: bat, cow, dog, goat
4. Which of these words comes first in alphabetical order? (bread / brick / bring / brush)
   Answer: bread
5. The word 'cat' comes before 'car' in alphabetical order.
   Answer: False
6. What are guide words at the top of a dictionary page for? (They list the words that rhyme / They show the first and last word on the page / They show the longest words / They tell you how to say the words)
   Answer: They show the first and last word on the page
7. The guide words are 'fan' and 'fox'. Which word is on that page? (ant / fish / fur / gate)
   Answer: fish
8. The word 'dolphin' could be found on a page with guide words 'dog' and 'door'.
   Answer: True
9. Which of these does a dictionary entry usually tell you? (How many people use it / What the word means / Which words rhyme with it / Who invented the word)
   Answer: What the word means
10. In a dictionary entry, 'noun' or 'verb' tells you the word's what? (Guide word / Spelling / Syllables / Word class)
   Answer: Word class
11. What do we call the short phrase or sentence in an entry that shows how to use the word?
   Answer: An example sentence
12. How many syllables are in the word 'banana'? (1 / 2 / 3 / 4)
   Answer: 3
13. How many syllables are in the word 'dog'? (1 / 2 / 3 / 4)
   Answer: 1
14. Every syllable has at least one vowel sound.
   Answer: True
15. How many syllables are in the word 'elephant'?
   Answer: 3
16. Which letter do we compare to put 'sand' and 'seal' in order?
   Answer: The second letter