Dictionary Parts
What do you call the meaning of a word in a dictionary?
definition
What part of speech is the word: textbook?
common noun
What is a syllable?
sequence of speech sounds
What do you call a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning?
prefix
What books lists synonyms?
Thesaurus
How are words in a dictionary organized?
alphabetically
What part of speech is the word: Running
verb
What are words that sound alike but have different spellings?
homophone
What do you call a letter or letters added to the end of the word to change its meaning?
suffix
What does the dot or hyphen between words in a dictionary tell you?
a syllable break
What is another name for words in a dictionary?
entry
What part of speech is the word: Wednesday
proper noun
words that mean the opposite
What is an antonym?
What does the suffix -less mean?
without
What is the who or what of a sentence called?
subject
What are the words at the top of each page called?
guide words
What part of speech is the word: funny
adjective
What are the letters called that aren't consonants?
vowel
(volcanos blow up like when your teacher asks you about consonants and vowels and you don't know what they are!)
What does the prefix re- mean?
again (like redo your work if it's messy.)
What is the how or where part of a sentence called?
predicate
How does the pronunciation key help you?
it tells you how to say the word
What part of speech is the word: quickly
adverb
What do you call the thing between the letters when making a contraction?
apostrophe
What suffix is added to a word that shows a comparison?
-er (You are smarter than I am.)
What do you call a shortened form of a word followed by a period?
abbreviation