How to Use The Dictionary

How to Use A Dictionary

Because the Wi-Fi can fail, and phones can run out of battery,
but the dictionary will always be there for you.

It is a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.

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What is a dictionary?

Why do we use a dictionary?

• Definition or word meaning

• Translation

• Synonyms and Antonyms

• Pronunciation

• Syllable count

• How to use word in a sentence

• Part of speech

• Origins or root

Multiple Choice

Why do we use a dictionary?

• To find a meaning.

• To see how a word is correctly spelled and pronounced.

• See what part of speech the word is.

• All of them!

It all begins with an entry word

The entry word is the word you will be looking up in the dictionary. The words in the dictionary are in alphabetical order, so remember your ABCs!

Look for pages containing the letter your entry word begins with.

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A, R, or T?

These are words at the top of the page that help guide you. There might be one, which would indicate the first definition on the page, or two, indicating the first and last definition on the page.

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Guide words

Multiple Choice

The word you are going to look up in the dictionary is known as the _________ word.

• entry

• guide

• alphabetical

• common

After finding the letter, and looking at the guide words, look for the entry word in the page.

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Look for your word!

Let's get lookin'!