Alphabetical order and dictionaries

Worksheet: Alphabetical order and dictionaries

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Answer the questions.

1. Which word comes first in alphabetical order?
   a) appleb) mousec) tigerd) zebra
2. Which word comes last in alphabetical order?
   a) catb) fishc) lemond) pear
3. Which list is in alphabetical order?
   a) bat, cow, dog, goatb) cow, bat, dog, goatc) dog, cow, bat, goatd) goat, bat, cow, dog
4. Which of these words comes first in alphabetical order?
   a) breadb) brickc) bringd) brush
5. The word 'cat' comes before 'car' in alphabetical order.
   a) Trueb) False
6. What are guide words at the top of a dictionary page for?
   a) They list the words that rhymeb) They show the first and last word on the pagec) They show the longest wordsd) They tell you how to say the words
7. The guide words are 'fan' and 'fox'. Which word is on that page?
   a) antb) fishc) furd) gate
8. The word 'dolphin' could be found on a page with guide words 'dog' and 'door'.
   a) Trueb) False
9. Which of these does a dictionary entry usually tell you?
   a) How many people use itb) What the word meansc) Which words rhyme with itd) Who invented the word
10. In a dictionary entry, 'noun' or 'verb' tells you the word's what?
    a) Guide wordb) Spellingc) Syllablesd) Word class
11. What do we call the short phrase or sentence in an entry that shows how to use the word?
12. How many syllables are in the word 'banana'?
    a) 1b) 2c) 3d) 4
13. How many syllables are in the word 'dog'?
    a) 1b) 2c) 3d) 4
14. Every syllable has at least one vowel sound.
    a) Trueb) False
15. How many syllables are in the word 'elephant'?
16. Which letter do we compare to put 'sand' and 'seal' in order?