📘 Vocabulary: Dictionary & Glossary Skills (Grade 3)
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1. Put in alphabetical order: ripple, quarry, lantern, canyon. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
canyon –
ripple?
2. Put in alphabetical order: galaxy, tunnel, orbit, meadow. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
galaxy –
tunnel?
3. Put in alphabetical order: jungle, galaxy, island, tunnel. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
galaxy –
tunnel?
4. Put in alphabetical order: jungle, lantern, bicycle, galaxy. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
bicycle –
lantern?
5. Put in alphabetical order: canyon, pebble, harbor, quarry. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
canyon –
quarry?
6. Put in alphabetical order: canyon, harbor, island, kettle. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
canyon –
kettle?
7. Put in alphabetical order: harbor, ripple, kettle, canyon. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
canyon –
ripple?
8. Put in alphabetical order: bicycle, orbit, pebble, saddle. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
bicycle –
saddle?
9. Put in alphabetical order: harbor, lantern, bicycle, tunnel. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
bicycle –
tunnel?
10. Put in alphabetical order: jungle, bicycle, meadow, needle. Which would be on a dictionary page with guide words
bicycle –
needle?
Answer key: 1) canyon, lantern, quarry, ripple; all four · 2) galaxy, meadow, orbit, tunnel; all four · 3) galaxy, island, jungle, tunnel; all four · 4) bicycle, galaxy, jungle, lantern; all four · 5) canyon, harbor, pebble, quarry; all four · 6) canyon, harbor, island, kettle; all four · 7) canyon, harbor, kettle, ripple; all four · 8) bicycle, orbit, pebble, saddle; all four · 9) bicycle, harbor, lantern, tunnel; all four · 10) bicycle, jungle, meadow, needle; all four
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Free Grade 3 English worksheet (Common Core L.3.4.d): consult reference materials to find pronunciation and clarify meaning. Skill: Consult reference materials to find pronunciation and clarify meaning. Level: Grade 3 — also suits Year 4 (UK).
For teachers: skills & standards
- CCSS L.3.4.d: Consult reference materials to find pronunciation and clarify meaning
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