The Use of Dictionary

Use of Dictionary

Reinforcement

​A dictionary is a book that has most of the words in a language.

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The words in this book are organized in alphabetical order (from A to z).​

​What is a dictionary?

To find a word in the dictionary

We can use the following:​

• ​They are located at the top of both pages.

• They show you the first and last entry word of ​each page.

​Guide words

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​You can see it at the top or bottom of the page.

Page number

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Once you found the entry word, you will see other information about it. They are the following:

​Entry word	​Part of speech
​Pronunciation	​Definition or Word meaning

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Multiple Choice

How are dictionaries organized?

• chronologically

• by word type

• by word category

• alphabetically

Multiple Choice

The words written on the top of every page are called ...........

• happy words

• guide words

• main words

• good words

Multiple Choice

Guide words tell the first and the last entries on those pages. True or false?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What are some parts of the dictionary?

• guide words

  entry word

  page number

  part of speech

• phrase

  run-on sentences

  fragment

  view words

• bold print

  speech balloon

  symbol

  diagram

Multiple Choice

True or false?

A synonym is a word that is spelled the same as another.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In a dictionary, the abbreviation ‘n.’ is likely to stand for...

• no

• noun

• never

• nothing

Multiple Choice

Can a word have more than one meaning?

• yes

• no

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Multiple Choice

Is this the pronunciation of the entry word?

• True

• False

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

What is the definiton of this word?

Multiple Choice

What is NOT TRUE about "import"?

• "import" can be both noun and verb.

• "import" can be only verb

• Another definition of "import" is bringing in.

• "import" has two part of speech.

Multiple Choice

How many parts of speech of 'inhale' are there?

• 'inhale' has one part of speech. It is verb.

• 'inhale' has two part of speech. They are verb and intransitive verb.

• 'inhale' has three part of speech. They are 'inhale', 'inhaled', 'inhaling'.

• There is no correct answer.

Multiple Choice

Look at the dictionary entry for the word entrance.

entrance

1. permission to come into a place 2. the act of coming in 3. the location or point for coming in 4. the first appearance of an actor in a scene

Which definition best fits the way entrance is used in line 25?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4