Using a Dictionary -- Answers to Quiz Questions

1.  22


2. 11
Four syllables
     counterclockwise    coun-ter-clock-wise
Three Syllables 
     cot-ton-tail
     coun-sel-or
     coun-ter-feit
     coun-ter-part
     coun-try-side
     coun-ter-act


3.  hard c


4.  both nouns and verbs:
     cough
     counsel
     count
     counterfeit


       adjective and adverb
     counter
     counterclockwise


5.  homophones: council and counsel

6.  other word forms: counteracted      counteracting 

7.  Sentences:
My mom counseled me on how to study for the test.

Your opinion is counter to mine.

(There are none for "count" as a noun.)  
 For count as a verb:  
I counted the planes as they took off.
In our family, everyone's opinion counts. 
We count ourselves lucky to have survived the earthquake.