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Guide Words is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on using guide words to find the right dictionary page, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Guide Words

L.2.2

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.The guide words on a page are "hand" and "hop." Which word is on that page?
  • A.game
  • B.hill
  • C.hut
2.The guide words on a page are "farm" and "fox." Which word is on that page?
  • A.fish
  • B.fun
  • C.egg
3.The guide words on a page are "lamp" and "log." Which word is on that page?
  • A.lunch
  • B.leaf
  • C.kite
4.The guide words on a page are "nap" and "nose." Which word is on that page?
  • A.nut
  • B.mop
  • C.nest
5.The guide words on a page are "bell" and "bus." Which word is on that page?
  • A.ant
  • B.boat
  • C.cake
6.The guide words on a page are "dark" and "door." Which word is on that page?
  • A.dig
  • B.duck
  • C.cake
7.What do the two guide words at the top of a dictionary page tell you?
  • A.The hardest words on the page
  • B.Who wrote the dictionary
  • C.The first and last words on that page
8.The guide words on a page are "rain" and "rope." Which word is on that page?
  • A.run
  • B.red
  • C.quiet

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Answer key — Guide Words

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.hill
  2. 2.fish
  3. 3.leaf
  4. 4.nest
  5. 5.boat
  6. 6.dig
  7. 7.The first and last words on that page
  8. 8.red

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.