ABC Order
Dictionary Skills
Homophones
100

Put these words in ABC Order:

water, house, stick, apple

apple, house, stick, water

100
What do we call the words and definitions in a dictionary?

entries

100

What is a homophone?

Words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings

200

Put these words in ABC order:

hand, eye, mouth, foot

eye, foot, hand, mouth

200

What are the words at the top of the page that tell you the first and last word entries called?

guide words

200

Put the correct homophone in the sentence.

Danny said he ______ come with us. 

Wood/would

would. 

Danny said he would come with us. 

300

Put these words in abc order

book, brush, broom, balloon, basketball

balloon, basketball, book, broom, brush

300

True or false

Dictionary entries show you how to pronounce words?

True


300

Put the correct homophone in the sentence. 

The ______ is shining brightly today. 

sun/son

sun

The sun is shining brightly today. 

400

Put these words in ABC order:

craftsman, crank, cranky, craft, crawl

craft, craftsman, crank, cranky, crawl

400

The words 

OR, oral, orange, orangutan, orator, orbit, orchard, orchestra, orchid, ordain 

appear on a dictionary page. 

What are the guide words for this dictionary page?

(The words in the list are all the words on the page)

OR- ordain

400

Put the correct homophones in the sentence. 

I cannot _____ to get your letter in the _____

wait/weight

male/mail

I cannot wait to get your letter in the mail. 

500

Put these words in ABC order.

verb, very,vest, van, vote, vase, valley, vat, vine, violin

valley, van, vat, verb, very, vest, vine, violin, vote

500

Would the word "Pots" be on a page with the guide words "Play and Police"?

Why or why not.

 

No the word pool would not be on a page with the guide words play and police. 

Words with Pol- come before words with pot in alphabetical order.

500

define these homophones, and use them in a sentence. 

their/there/they're

Their- belongs to them. That is their dog. 

There- a place. Put the cup there. 

They're- they are. they're going to the store.