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Grade 3 Dictionary Skills
What are the two words at the top of a dictionary page to help you find the word you are looking for called?
  1. definition
  2. guide words
  3. entry words
  4. parts of speech
Grade 4 Dictionary Skills
Between what 2 guide words in the dictionary would the word INFLAMMATION be found?
  1. infection and ingenuity
  2. infirmity and information
  3. infection and infinity
  4. influence and inhabit
Grade 6 Dictionary Skills CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.6.4d
What guide words would you look between to find the definition of the word below?

DESSERT
  1. deep - desert
  2. design - difficult
  3. dig - disappoint
  4. discover - doctor
Grade 2 Dictionary Skills CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.2.2, L.2.2e
Between which guide words in the dictionary would you look to see if the following word is spelled correctly?

BAIR
  1. backswing - bag
  2. bag - bakeshop
  3. bakeware - ball
  4. ball - baloney
Grade 2 Dictionary Skills CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.2.2, L.2.2e
Between which guide words in the dictionary would you look to see if the following word is spelled correctly?

MEET
  1. mean - mechanical
  2. Medicaid - meerkat
  3. meerschaum - melancholiac
  4. melancholic - meltwater
Grade 2 Dictionary Skills CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.2.2, L.2.2e
Between which guide words in the dictionary would you look to see if the following word is spelled correctly?

POWT
  1. pollinate - pommel
  2. pool - pose
  3. possum - potent
  4. pound - pox
Grade 2 Dictionary Skills CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.2.2e
Which guide words would you look between in the dictionary to make sure the following word is spelled correctly?

STRAYT
  1. stop-story
  2. story-straightflush
  3. strap-straw
  4. strong-strut
Grade 6 Dictionary Skills CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.6.4d
What guide words would you look between to find the definition of the word below?

IDEA
  1. ice - igloo
  2. imagine - instrument
  3. interesting - itch
  4. jacket - jewelry
Grade 2 Dictionary Skills CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.2.2, L.2.2e
Between which guide words in the dictionary would you look to see if the following word is spelled correctly?

MENY
  1. medicine - meerkat
  2. meet - melamine
  3. melancholy - melt
  4. menial - meow
Grade 2 Dictionary Skills CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.2.2
Between which guide words in the dictionary would you look to see if the following word is spelled correctly?

ARK
  1. archery - arena
  2. aril - arm
  3. arm - arrogance
  4. arrogant - arthropod
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