Dictionary
Scavenger Hunt
Worksheet
Name: ________________________________________________________ Date: _________________
Use a dictionary to answer the following questions:
1. Write the name of the dictionary. _____________________________________________________________
2. What is the first word listed in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
3. What is the last word listed in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
4. How many pages does the dictionary have? ____________________________________________________
5. How many pages of words starting with the letter “z” are in the dictionary? __________________________
6. L ook up the word head. In addition to being a noun, it is also an ______________ and a ________________ .
7. Look up the word croquet. Croquet is a type of ________________________________________________ .
8. Look up the word fluff. How many syllables does it have? _________________________________________
9. Turn to the B section in your dictionary. What is the first noun that has three syllables? _________________
10. What is the first word in the N section of the dictionary with a picture next to it? _____________________
11. What is the last word in the P section of the dictionary? ___________________________________
12. Look up the word mauve. Mauve is a shade of __________________________________________ .
13. Look up the word crocus. Crocus is a type of ___________________________________________ .
14. What is the first adjective in your dictionary that starts with the letter “g”? _ ___________________
15. What is the first word in the K section of your dictionary that ends with the letter “o”?
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16. Look up the word roadrunner. Roadrunner is a type of ___________________________________ .
17. Look up the word ladybug. How many syllables does it have?_______________________________
18. Turn to the C section of your dictionary. What are three words with pictures next to them?
__________________________________________________________________________________
19. Turn to the Q section of your dictionary. Name a bird that starts with the letter “q.”
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20. Look up the word back. In addition to being a noun, it is also an ____________, a____________,
and a ________________.
—From your friends at Merriam-Webster.