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Dictionary and Thesaurus is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on reading an entry for part of speech, pronunciation and alternatives, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.4. 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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Dictionary and Thesaurus

L.5.4

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1.A dictionary prints (MUHS-uhl) after the word muscle. What does that part show?
  • A.How to say the word
  • B.What the word means
  • C.How to spell the plural
2.A dictionary page has the guide words dolphin and drum. Which word would be on that page?
  • A.duck
  • B.dance
  • C.dragon
3.Thesaurus: "happy: cheerful, glad, joyful. Opposite: miserable." Which word means the opposite of happy?
  • A.miserable
  • B.glad
  • C.joyful
4.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
5.Entry: "tri-umph (TRY-uhmf) noun: a great win or success. verb: to win a great victory." Which meaning fits "The team's triumph was celebrated"?
  • A.the noun meaning, a great win
  • B.the verb meaning, to win
  • C.neither meaning
6.Which book would you use to find a word that means nearly the same as angry?
  • A.a cookbook
  • B.a thesaurus
  • C.an atlas
7.Entry: "con-tent (KON-tent) noun: what is inside something. con-tent (kuhn-TENT) adjective: happy and satisfied." Which way do you say it in "She felt content"?
  • A.kuhn-TENT
  • B.KON-tuhnt
  • C.KON-tent
8.Entry: "pre-cise (pri-SICE) adjective: exact and accurate." What does precise mean?
  • A.rough and quick
  • B.large and heavy
  • C.exact and accurate

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Answer key — Dictionary and Thesaurus

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How to say the word
  2. 2.dragon
  3. 3.miserable
  4. 4.fearless
  5. 5.the noun meaning, a great win
  6. 6.a thesaurus
  7. 7.kuhn-TENT
  8. 8.exact and accurate

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