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hel/met – two
de/mon – two
Ar/ab – two
bis/muth – two
ar/a/ble – three
len/til – two

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helmet – VCCV
demon – VCV
Arab – VᵣV
bismuth – VCCV
arable – VᵣV, ble
lentil – VCCV

r (r controlled vowel)

ble (consant +le)

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find – long i
soften – short ŏ
gain – long ā
journey – r-controlled û
sparkle – r-controlled ɑ
dance – short ă
token – long ō

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Whether online or in traditional form, a dictionary can be a helpful word analysis tool. Usually, however, dictionaries are used only when pronunciation generalizations, structural ______________, and context clues are not effective.

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analysis

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To use a dictionary, a child must know how to alphabetize by at least the ______________ letter of a word and must be able to use ______________ to select one meaning from alternatives.

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first
context

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Guide words appear at the top of each page in the body of a dictionary and help readers locate particular words. The ______________ word on the left side of the page indicates the first word on that page. The guide word on the right side of the page indicates the ______________ word on that page.

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guide
last

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Try the following activity. Given the set of boldface guide words in a hard copy dictionary, indicate whether the word to be located is on that page, before that page, or after that page.
citizen • clamp
Words to be located:
car ______________
circle ______________
clam ______________
city ______________
clap ______________

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before
before
on
on
after

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Online dictionaries, dictionaries used within word processing software, as well as traditional dictionaries provide several types of information. They specify pronunciation, parts of speech, syllabication, and a word’s ______________.

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meaning(s)

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Regardless of the dictionary used, the ______________ key follows the main entry word. For example, if the entry word is mimic, you would see
mim•ic (mįim′ik) n.
The “n.” following the pronunciation entry indicates a word’s part of speech. In this case, mimic is defined as a ______________. Sometimes, the part of speech is written out completely, as in “noun” or “verb.”

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pronunciation
noun

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The information provided for a main entry word includes how to pronounce the entry word, how it should be divided into ______________, which syllable should be accented, and the word’s part of ______________.

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syllables
speech