Dictionary Skills

How are the words in a dictionary ordered?

• By popularity

• By alphabetical order

• By colour

• By difficulty

Which word word would come first in the dictionary?

• cat

• dog

• rabbit

• cow

Which word would come last in the dictionary?

• pumpkin

• potato

• zucchini

• broccoli

A definition is ​

• what a word means.
• two words that tell you the first and last word on the page.

• the part of speech.

• the word you are looking for.

Guide words are​

• what a word means.
• two words that tell you the first and last entry word on the page.

• the part of speech.

• the word you are looking for.

The entry word is

• what a word means.
• two words that tell you the first and last entry word on the page.

• the part of speech.

• the word you are looking for.

The letter or letters after the entry word indicates

• what a word means.
• two words that tell you the first and last entry word on the page.

• the part of speech.

• the word you are looking for.

Dictionaries can help you

• find the meaning of a word

• help you spell a word correctly

• find different forms of the word

• all of these

Which entry word would you find on the page with the guide words: leave and legend?

• leopard

• leg

• ladder

• like

Which entry word would you find on the page with the guide words: bow and brain?

• bank

• burst

• bee

• box