Dictionary Skills (6th Grade)

Poll

How confident do you feel in your dictionary skills?

• 1- horrible

• 2- bad

• 3- mid

• 4- good

• 5- great

Lesson Objective

 effectively use a dictionary to determine the meanings, pronunciations, and parts of speech of words encountered in texts, demonstrating proficiency in using alphabetical order and guide words.

Part of Speech

Defintion:

a category that describes the role a word plays in the sentence.

- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adverb
- Adjective
- Verb

Multiple Choice

What does a noun mean?

• An action

• A description

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A state of being

Multiple Choice

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.
• A word that takes the place of verbs.
• A word that takes the place of adjectives.
• A word that takes the place of adverbs.

Multiple Select

What is an ADVERB?

*Choose 3 answers*

• it describes a noun

• it describes an action (verb)

• many ends in -ly

• it tells how an action occurs.

• it describes a person or animal

Multiple Choice

What is an adjective?

• words that indicate person,places, things

• a word or phase that describes a noun or pronoun

• used to indicate actions

• a word

Multiple Choice

What is a verb?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A describing word

• An action word

• A word that connects two ideas or sentences

Entry Word

Defintion:

the form of a word that is alphabetized in the dictionary.

Guide Words

Defintion:

either of the terms at the head of a page of a dictionary, indicating the alphabetically first and last entries on the page.

Multiple Choice

Which word would you find on the same page as the following guide words; 
kiwi---knit

• king
• kitty
• knob
• knife

Multiple Choice

Which word would you find on the same page as the following guide words;

gold--good

• gong

• goal

• godparent

• gorilla

Multiple Choice

This is an example of:

• guide words

• pronunciation guide

• definition

• synonym

Multiple Choice

This tells you the first and last word defined on the page.

• guide word

• entry word

• pronunciation

• part of speech

Definition

Defintion:

a statement of the meaning of word/phrase

Multiple Choice

A ruler decided that the country would have fair laws. What is the meaning of the word ruler?

• measuring tool

• unit

• leader

• subject

Multiple Choice

The grocery bag was light because it was packed with bread and hotdog buns. What is the meaning of the word light?

• lamp

• not heavy

• sunshine

• bright

Multiple Choice

What does the word boast mean in the sentence below?

Susie does boast about her good grades too much.

• to chat

• to brag

• to study

• to complain

Synonym

Defintion:

a word that has the same meaning as another word

Multiple Choice

Which word is the best synonym for kind?

• nice

• wild

• funny

• best

Multiple Choice

Which word is the best synonym for shiny?

• extra

• careful

• bright

• angry

Multiple Choice

Which word is the best synonym for glad?

• broken

• happy

• open

• round

Etymology

Defintion:

the study of the origin and history of words

The early stage of Modern English (the kind spoken by William Shakespeare in the 1500s), borrows heavily from Latin and Ancient Greek, as well as other nearby languages such as French, German and Dutch. This means that the English that we use today is a unique blend of many kinds of influences. It’s only when we look closely that we can see the roots.

Abbreviation

Defintion:

a shortened form of a word

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for miles?

• m.
• mi.
• mil.
• k.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for cups?

• c.
• cu.
• cp.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for quarts?

• q.
• qs.
• qt.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for NOUN?

• adj.

• adv.

• v.

• pron

• n.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for VERB?

• adj.

• adv.

• v.

• pron

• n.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for ADVERB?

• adj.

• adv.

• v.

• pron

• n.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for ADJECTIVE?

• adj.

• adv.

• v.

• pron

• n.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for PRONOUN?

• adj.

• adv.

• v.

• pron

• n.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for Greek?

• L. or Lat.

• Gk.

• Ger.

• Fr.

• Sp.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for Latin?

• L. or Lat.

• Gk.

• Ger.

• Fr.

• Sp.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for Spanish?

• L. or Lat.

• Gk.

• Ger.

• Fr.

• Sp.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for French?

• L. or Lat.

• Gk.

• Ger.

• Fr.

• Sp.

Multiple Choice

What is the abbreviation for German?

• L. or Lat.

• Gk.

• Ger.

• Fr.

• Sp.

Context

Defintion:

the setting of a word

Multiple Choice

Use the context clues to determine the word in red.

If we leave immediately, we'll make it to the movie theatre on time. I hate missing the previews, so let's go now!

• now

• time

• go

• hate

Multiple Choice

Use the context clues to determine the word in red.

The autumn weather was turning chilly, so Hailey got out her heavy coat. It was lined with fleece and had a high collar to keep out the glacial wind.

• heavy

• very cold

• hard

• warm

Multiple Choice

Use the context clues to determine meaning of take something with a grain of salt?

The man claimed he could do three hundred push-ups, but we took it with a grain of salt.

• to doubt something

• to add seasoning to food

Pronunciation

Defintion:

the act, instance, or manner of pronouncing sounds

Multiple Choice

What is this called?

• guide words

• pronunciation guide

• part of speech

• synonyms

Syllable

Defintion:

a unit of sound that creates meaning in language

Multiple Choice

How would you break this word into syllables?
acorn

• a/corn
• ac/orn
• acor/n

Multiple Choice

How would you break this word into syllables?
palace

• pa/lace
• pala/ce
• pal/ace

Multiple Choice

How would you break this word into syllables?
damage

• dam/age
• da/mage
• dama/ge

Reference

Defintion:

a book or other source of useful facts or information

Multiple Choice

The majority of words in the English language come from which two languages?

• Latin and Greek

• French and Spanish

• Latin and Italian

• German and French

Multiple Choice

How many TOTAL definitions are there for the word intent?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many definitions are nouns?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How do you correctly write the plural form of intent?

• intents

• intentus

• intendere

• intentes

Multiple Choice

The word intent can be used as which two parts of speech?

• noun and adjective

• noun and verb

• verb and adjective

• conjunction and interjection

Multiple Choice

The adjective form of intent comes from a word that means ...

• a stretching out

• attentive, eager, waiting

• going to college

• purpose

Multiple Choice

The noun form of intent comes from a word that means ...

• a stretching out

• attentive, eager, waiting

• going to college

• purpose

Multiple Choice

From what language does the word intent originate?

• Latin

• Greek

• French

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

Which definition of the word intent is represented in the sentence below?

It was Julie's intent to do her chores, but she was distracted by her phone.

• Noun 1

• Noun 2

• Adjective

Multiple Choice

Which definition of the word intent is represented in the sentence below?

Justin suspected the intent of the teacher's words was less than positive.

• Noun 1

• Noun 2

• Adjective

Multiple Choice

Which definition of the word intent is represented in the sentence below?

The toddler was intent on reaching the top shelf.

• Noun 1

• Noun 2

• Adjective

Poll

How confident do you feel about your dictionary skills?

• 1- horrible

• 2- bad

• 3- mid

• 4- good

• 5- great