Reference skill (4 marks)
Arrange the following words in dictionary order. ( 2 marks)
1. Charm, Churn, Choke, Chase.
2. Quaint, Quality, Quantum, Quarter
3. Prosper, Proper, Propel, Property.
4. Sympathy, System, Symptom, Symmetry.
5. Technical, Technician, Technology,
Technique.
6. Adore, Address, Admire, Admit.
7. Bench, Beach, Beauty, Beast.
8. Garland, Gallow, Gamble, Gambit
9. debut, debit, debris, debate
10. reason, ranson, revenge, repair
11. advocate, advice, advert, adverb
12. accept, accord, access, account
13. benzene, bend, benefit, bench
14. comrade, complaint, complex, cancel
15. certify, cerebral, certain, cereal
16. decompose, december, declaim,
decorate
17. early, earnest, earth, earn
18. genius, gentle, general, genuine
19. hero, hermit, herself, herbs
20. king, kinetic, kindly, kinder
21. laminate, lamp, lamb, lament
22. india, indeed, index, indent
23. insect, insure, insult, insert
24. maintain, mains, maiden, mail
25. notice, notch, notary, note
26. offer, officer, offend, offense
27. polite, polish, police, pole.
28. Rather, ration, rating, ratio
29. Vender, venture, vent, vendee
Answers:
1. charm, chase, choke, churn.
2. Quaint, Quality, Quantum, Quarter
3. Propel, proper, property, prosper
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