Learning About The Dictionary

This lesson is about the dictionary. Students will have a worksheet of different words. There are two parts to this lesson.

Part One - Students will find the word that belongs in between the two words listed.

Part Two - Students will find the word that doesn’t belong in between the two words listed.

This lesson is for fourth to fifth grade students.

First, you will copy the worksheet so that each student will have a copy.

Then, you will write the following examples on the board so the students will know what to do.

Students need to find the word that goes between the two words.

Example: About_____________Amount

Words: Among August April Assurance

Which word doesn’t belong between the two words?

Example: Ball___________Basketball

Words: Baseball Baby Bases Balloon

Worksheet - Learning About The Dictionary

Part I - Locating words that belong

Directions: Find the word that belongs between the two words.

1. Cars__________Caught

Words: Cart Cot Cost Cause

2. Day__________Does

Words: Dance Daybreak Dozen Down

3. Egg__________Elephant

Words: Else Elk Eat Ego

4. Farm__________February

Words: Fan Fake Fun Fast

5. Gage__________Goat

Words: Gap Got Gun Great

6. Hall__________Hello

Words: How He High Hail

7. Rake__________Roast

Words: Ran Row Rob Rack

8. Stem__________Stop

Words: Stare Straw Step Strike

9. Tip__________Top

Words: Toe Tack Tie Think

10. What__________Where

Words: When Why Whose Which

Part Two - Locating Words That Don’t Belong?

Directions: Find the word that doesn’t belong in each group.

1. Can__________Cot

Words: Cart Caught Cab Cause

2. Dance__________Does

Words: Dancer Daybreak Dozen Doe

3. Egg__________Else

Words: Elephant Ego Eat Elm

4. Fan__________Fell

Words: Fast February Fun Fat

5. Gab__________Goat

Words: Gap Go Gasp Great

6. Hall__________Hello

Words: He Heal High Hallway

7. Race__________Roast

Words: Ran Row Rake Rack

8. Stare__________Straw

Words: Stop Stem Step Strike

9. Thank__________Toe

Words: Think Tack Tie Thin

10. What__________Who

Words: When Where Whose Which

Each one is worth five points for a total of 100 points.

100 to 90 = A

89 to 80 = B

79 to 70 = C

69 to 60 = D

Below 60 = F