Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary Activities

Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary Scavenger Hunt

Help elementary students learn how to use a dictionary with this scavenger hunt activity based on Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary. This printable worksheet contains 20 questions, each of which asks students to explore the Elementary Dictionary to find the correct responses. An answer sheet is included.

Merriam-Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary Scavenger Hunt

Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary features nearly 70,000 words middle school students are likely to encounter. This free worksheet takes your students on a scavenger hunt through the Intermediate Dictionary’s vast number of entries to solve 20 different questions related to word definitions and reading comprehension skills. An answer sheet is included.

Merriam-Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary Vocabulary Skill Builder

Based on entries found in Merriam-Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary, this worksheet asks students to match a variety of words to their correct definitions by using the dictionary. After completing this activity, your students will have added 20 new words to their growing vocabulary! An answer sheet is included.

Merriam-Webster’s School Dictionary Vocabulary Skill Builder

Created for the high school classroom, Merriam-Webster’s School Dictionary features more than 100,000 words and definitions sourced from a number of fields. This vocabulary-building activity introduces 20 high-level words found in the School Dictionary through definition matching. An answer sheet is included.