Dictionary Skills

How many syllables are in the word "education"?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.II

TEKS.ELA.4.2B.I

TEKS.ELA.4.2B.III

TEKS.ELA.4.2B.IV

TEKS.ELA.5.2B.I

How many definitions does the word "knot" have?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 6

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Dictionaries have thousands of words that are organized ____.

• by length

• geographically

• alphabetically

• phonetically

Tags

CCSS.RF.K.1B

What does a dictionary NOT have?

• Pronunciation guide

• Guide words

• Recipies

• Parts of Speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.RI.3.1

This is a:

• guide word

• pronunciation guide

• definition

• synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does a dictionary help us do?

• It tells us how to add numbers.

• It tells us what a word means.

• It tells us how many letters are in the alphabet

Tags

TEKS.ELA.CR.2E

TEKS.ELA.R.1B

TEKS.ELA.R.2D

TEKS.ELA.RI.2E

What word comes first in the dictionary?

• Cucumber

• Jogging

• Zebra

• Elephant

Tags

CCSS.RF.K.1B

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

• Definition

• Example

• Part of speech

• Pronunciation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.RI.3.7

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

• Definition

• Example

• Part of speech

• Pronunciation

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

This is what we call the word being defined. It is in bold letters.

• guide word

• entry word

• pronunciation

• irregular forms

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C