Guide Words Assessment Answer Key					
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			_____________  - _____________	_____