Dictionary Skills

 Subject: Language Arts

Grade: 6

Theme: The Physical Environment and its Impact’

Sub-theme: Landforms

Focus Question: How do we use our expression to show our understanding of land formations and their impact on the environment?


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Activities

Tier 3
Match each land formation term with the correct definition. Use your dictionary if needed.
Term                             Definition
1. Mountain                     a) A flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.
2. Valley                             b) A naturally raised area of the Earth’s surface.
3. Plateau                     c) A low area of land between hills or mountains.
4. Canyon                     d) A deep gorge, often with a river flowing through it.

Tiers 1 and 2
Use the dictionary entry to answer the questions.

 
1. The word neigh is pronounced so that it rhymes with:
A. rough
B. play
C. plug

2. The word Hinduism has how many syllables?
A. five
B. three
C. four

3. The word mortal can mean all of the below except:
A. very intense or extreme
B. not able to live forever
C. the rate at which people die of a particular cause
D. lasting until death
 
4. Which of the following words is a synonym for morph?
A. transform
B. die
C. retreat
D. begin

5. Which of the following words is a synonym for handwriting?
A. scratch
B. scrawl
C. screech

6. Which word means “a short introduction to a book?”
A. forward
B. foreword

 
7. Which of the following words is a unit of measure?
A. mesh
B. meter
C. meteor

8. Which of the following is a microscopic animal?
A. protoplasm
B. protozoan
C. protractor
D. prototype

9. Which of the words below is a synonym for decompose?
A. dethrone
B. rot
C. fade

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