Guide Words Assessment

							Guide Words Assessment                                  Name _______________
Directions: For each set of guide words, decide if the numbered words would be between them
on a dictionary page. Circle “yes” if they would be or “no” if they would not.

              ball-bell
1. bull              yes    no
2. belt              yes    no

          horse-house
3. hose           yes       no
4. hospital       yes       no

           care-carry
5. car             yes      no
6. careful         yes      no

              self-send
7. sell              yes    no
8. sent              yes    no

           early-earn
9. earnings       yes       no
10. ear           yes       no

Directions: Locate each word below in your dictionary. Write the guide words and page
number for each word in the correct space.

                            Guide Word #1 - Guide Word #2              Page #
1. play                     _____________ - _____________              _____
2. school                   _____________ - _____________              _____
3. desk                     _____________ - _____________              _____
4. bus                      _____________ - _____________              _____
5. class                    _____________ - _____________              _____
6. office                   _____________ - _____________              _____
7. pencil                   _____________ - _____________              _____
8. study                    _____________ - _____________              _____
9. book                     _____________ - _____________              _____
10. ruler                   _____________ - _____________              _____