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Dictionary and Thesaurus

L.5.4

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Circle the right answer.

1.Entry: "can-yon (KAN-yuhn) noun: a deep, narrow valley with steep sides." How many syllables does canyon have?

A.Three
B.One
C.Two

2.Entry: "can-yon (KAN-yuhn) noun: a deep, narrow valley with steep sides." What part of speech is canyon?

A.a noun
B.an adjective
C.a verb

3.Entry: "ex-plore (ik-SPLOR) verb: to travel through a place to learn about it." Which syllable is said most strongly?

A.the second, -plore
B.the first, ex-
C.both the same

4.Thesaurus: "happy: cheerful, glad, joyful. Opposite: miserable." Which word means the opposite of happy?

A.glad
B.miserable
C.joyful

5.Which book would you use to find a word that means nearly the same as angry?

A.a thesaurus
B.a cookbook
C.an atlas

6.Thesaurus: "brave: bold, daring, fearless. Opposite: cowardly." Which word could replace brave in "The brave firefighter ran in" without changing the meaning?

A.fearless
B.careful
C.cowardly

7.Entry: "ob-serve (uhb-ZURV) verb: to watch carefully." What part of speech is observe?

A.an adverb
B.a verb
C.a noun

8.A dictionary prints (MUHS-uhl) after the word muscle. What does that part show?

A.What the word means
B.How to spell the plural
C.How to say the word

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

Answer key — Dictionary and Thesaurus