📘 Vocabulary: Dictionary & Glossary Skills (Grade 2)
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1. Put in alphabetical order: meadow, jungle, orbit, saddle. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
jungle –
saddle?
2. Put in alphabetical order: ripple, canyon, tunnel, needle. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
canyon –
tunnel?
3. Put in alphabetical order: lantern, orbit, jungle, meadow. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
jungle –
orbit?
4. Put in alphabetical order: tunnel, island, quarry, harbor. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
harbor –
tunnel?
5. Put in alphabetical order: jungle, ripple, island, tunnel. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
island –
tunnel?
6. Put in alphabetical order: island, orbit, jungle, canyon. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
canyon –
orbit?
7. Put in alphabetical order: galaxy, tunnel, needle, canyon. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
canyon –
tunnel?
8. Put in alphabetical order: bicycle, lantern, tunnel, orbit. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
bicycle –
tunnel?
9. Put in alphabetical order: island, quarry, saddle, bicycle. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
bicycle –
saddle?
10. Put in alphabetical order: quarry, meadow, galaxy, jungle. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
galaxy –
quarry?
Answer key: 1) jungle, meadow, orbit, saddle; all four · 2) canyon, needle, ripple, tunnel; all four · 3) jungle, lantern, meadow, orbit; all four · 4) harbor, island, quarry, tunnel; all four · 5) island, jungle, ripple, tunnel; all four · 6) canyon, island, jungle, orbit; all four · 7) canyon, galaxy, needle, tunnel; all four · 8) bicycle, lantern, orbit, tunnel; all four · 9) bicycle, island, quarry, saddle; all four · 10) galaxy, jungle, meadow, quarry; all four
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Free Grade 2 English worksheet (Common Core L.2.4.e): consult reference materials to find pronunciation and clarify meaning. Skill: Consult reference materials to find pronunciation and clarify meaning. Level: Grade 2 — also suits Year 3 (UK).
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- CCSS L.2.4.e: Consult reference materials to find pronunciation and clarify meaning
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