Dictionary skills
Dictionary skills
have your dictionary at the ready!
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Dictionary skills
have your dictionary at the ready!
On what part of your body would you wear galoshes?
Which word comes first in the dictionary?
contraband
boycott
boy-band
contradict
American or British English: vacation
AE
BE
Bonus question: what is the British word for vacation?
How are an emu and a grouse alike?
Which word comes first in the dictionary?
gorilla
gorgeous
group
great
American or British English: pavement
AE
BE
Bonus question: what is the American word for pavement?
In which order do you find these words in a dictionary?
spy-glass
squadron
spinach
sparkling
sporty
stability
square
staircase
What color is an emerald?
Which word comes first in the dictionary?
strange
study
student
stranger
American or British English: biscuit
AE
BE
Bonus question: what is the American word for biscuit?
Does a jackal look like a dog, a horse, or a walrus?
Which word comes first in the dictionary?
shoulder
school
scholar
solid
Is an impala a mammal, bird, a sea creature or a dinosaur?
What would you keep in a larder?
Which word comes first in the dictionary?
photography
photographic
photograph
photographer
If you were on a brig, what type of vehicle would you be riding?
Woorden staan niet altijd hetzelfde in het woordenboek zoals ze in de teksten staan. Zie jij het verschil?
Wel zo in het woordenboek
Niet zo in het woordenboek
took
predictable
applied
tipically
cargo
necessary
injuries
cattle
Which word comes first in the dictionary?
handy
hard
heat
hand
A zither is a musical instrument. Would you pluck it or blow into it?
What type of animal is a wren?
On which page do you find: nevertheless?
What is the Dutch translation of: nevertheless?
All of these words are parts of the body. Which of these words are also verbs (werkwoorden)? Look them up in the dictionary and drag them to Verb!
Verb
arm
head
leg
eye
stomach
hand
toe