Research Skills
A ______ is a book that lists words and their meanings
Dictionary
In a ________, a writer paints a picture with words.
poem
Which word comes between "after" and "apple" in a dictionary? A. affect B. age C. boy
B. age
Words that mean the opposite are called ________
antonyms
When words begin with the same letter in a dictionary, we look at what to put them in ABC order?
The second letter
Many poems have lines that _________.
Rhyme
Which word comes between "ginger" and "grub" in a dictionary? A. grove B. juice C. x-ray
A. grove
a ________ is a person, place, thing or idea
noun
Each word listed in the dictionary is called....
Entry Word
The name of a poem or story is called it's _________.
Title
Which word comes between "oak" and "object" in a dictionary? A. operate B. obese C. off
B. obese
A word that describes is called an _________
adjective
Some entry words have more than one meaning. In that case, each meaning will have a _______ before it.
number
Words that mean almost the same thing are called ________.
Synonyms
Which word comes first in a dictionary?
purple or purse
purple
The meaning of a word is also called it's _________.
definition
The two words at the TOP of the dictionary pages are called....
Guide words
What book can we look in for synonyms?
Hint: it starts with a "Th"
Thesaurus
Which word comes first in a dictionary?
stun or stump
stump
A word that shows action or being is a _________.
verb