According to the selection, what lasting effect did Webster have on language in America?

He simplified the way that many words were spelled.

According to the selection, what was one result of The American Spelling Book being used in...?

Many people started taking part in spelling bees.

Why was Noah Webster able to work on his dictionary without any help from other people?

He knew a lot of information about many different subjects.

Why did Noah Webster decide to write a spelling book?

He thought that America needed its own language and books.

Why was Noah Webster called the "schoolmaster to America"?

He wrote books that were used all over the country.

Which facts about Webster's early life helps to explain his later attitude about spelling?

He thought America should be independent.

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According to the selection, what lasting effect did Webster have on language in America?
He removed many outdated words from the language.
He invented new pronunciations for words.
He simplified the way that many words were spelled.
He started the practice of dividing words into syllables.
2
Which of the following relationships is most similar to the relationship below?
football player : helmet
swimmer : exercise
fish : ocean
gardener : plants
3
According to the selection, what was one result of The American Spelling Book being used in...?
Students became more interested in owning dictionaries.
Americans started to read many more books.
English became the most popular language in the US.
Many people started taking part in spelling bees.
4
Why was Noah Webster able to work on his dictionary without any help from other people?
He included definitions for a very limited number of words.
He count invent his own rules about spelling and...
He looked up a lot of information from other dictionaries.
He knew a lot of information about many different subjects.
5
Why did Noah Webster decide to write a spelling book?
He was upset that Americans were such bad spellers.
He thought that America needed its own language and books.
He had never been very good at spelling as a child.
He knew it was too expensive to keep getting books from...
6
The selection states that "Noah Webster had traits more important than his interest in words...
opinions
topics
qualities
difficulties
7
Which of the following belongs in the empty box of the graphic organizer below?
dictionary of British English
The American Spelling Book
Blue-Backed Speller
dictionary of American English
8
Why was Noah Webster called the "schoolmaster to America"?
He knew so much about so many different subjects.
He came up with many new ideas about education.
He wrote books that were used all over the country.
He taught in many different places around the United States.
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Which facts about Webster's early life helps to explain his later attitude about spelling?
He met George Washington at Yale College.
He entered college at an early age.
He grew up on a small farm.
He thought America should be independent.

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