Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

The first American dictionary
Time words

This man published the first American dictionary. Who was he?

To answer the question, find the word that matches each clue below. Choose your answers from the words after the clues. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. This is a length of time equal to 10 years. What is it? _____

2. Twelve of these equal a year. What is it? _____

3. One of these equals 100 years. What is it? _____

4. This is 12 o’clock at night. What is it? _____

5. This is a period of 60 minutes. What is it? _____

6. This is a chart of the days, weeks, and months. What is it? _____

7. This is a period of 12 months or 365 days. What is it? _____

8. This is 12 o’clock in the daytime. What is it? _____

9. Sixty of these equal a minute. What is it? _____

10. Sixty of these equal an hour. What is it? _____

Answers

B. second

R. century

H. hour

A. month

T. calendar

W. minute

S. decade

E. year

N. noon

O. midnight