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

Extension Activities

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