Dictionary Skills and Guide Words Worksheets - Free Printable

To solve this problem, we need to look at the "guide words" at the top of each dictionary page section. These words tell us the first and last word on that page. Any word that comes alphabetically between these two guide words belongs on that page.

First Section: Hamster to Hippopotamus

- Guide Words: Hamster (first word) and Hippopotamus (last word).
- Words to Check:
- hurry
- healthy
- heart
- hunt
- humor
- horse
- helicopter
- honest
- help
- hummingbird
- hand
- harmless
- heavy
- healing

We need to find words that come alphabetically between "Hamster" and "Hippopotamus".

1. hurry: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
2. healthy: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
3. heart: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
4. hunt: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
5. humor: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
6. horse: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
7. helicopter: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
8. honest: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
9. help: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
10. hummingbird: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
11. hand: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
12. harmless: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
13. heavy: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".
14. healing: Comes after "Hamster" but before "Hippopotamus".

All these words fit between "Hamster" and "Hippopotamus".

Second Section: Seeds to Soap

- Guide Words: Seeds (first word) and Soap (last word).
- Words to Check:
- skunk
- spotty
- slippery
- sunshine
- simple
- sandy
- square
- sharp
- smooth
- sticky
- sweep
- skateboard
- snack
- sidewalk

We need to find words that come alphabetically between "Seeds" and "Soap".

1. skunk: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
2. spotty: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
3. slippery: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
4. sunshine: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
5. simple: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
6. sandy: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
7. square: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
8. sharp: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
9. smooth: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
10. sticky: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
11. sweep: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
12. skateboard: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
13. snack: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".
14. sidewalk: Comes after "Seeds" but before "Soap".

All these words fit between "Seeds" and "Soap".

Final Answer

Circle the following words:

- First Section (Hamster to Hippopotamus): hurry, healthy, heart, hunt, humor, horse, helicopter, honest, help, hummingbird, hand, harmless, heavy, healing.
- Second Section (Seeds to Soap): skunk, spotty, slippery, sunshine, simple, sandy, square, sharp, smooth, sticky, sweep, skateboard, snack, sidewalk.

Final Answer:
Circle all the words listed in the sections above.