Dictionary

Which definition best defines how the word SECURE is used in the sentence above?  

• free from danger

• assured in opinion or expectation :  having no doubt

• affording safety 

• to fasten; to connect

Which dictionary entry best defines the way in which SAMPLE is used above?

• an entire piece of something

• statistics; a subset

  of a population: to

  study a sample of

  the total population.

• a sound of short duration, as a musical tone or a drum beat, digitally stored in a synthesizer for playback.

• an example

  serving as a speci-

  men: a sample piece

What is this called?

• guide words

• pronunciation guide

• part of speech

• synonyms

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

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

• Definition

• Example

• Part of speech

• Pronunciation

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

• Definition

• Example

• Part of speech

• Pronunciation

What does a dictionary NOT have?

• Pronunciation guide

• Guide words

• Recipies

• Parts of Speech

What word comes first in the dictionary?

• Cucumber

• Jogging

• Zebra

• Elephant

How are words organized in a dictionary?

• alphabetical, by letter.

• in the order they were created.

• with larger words in the front of the book and smaller words at the end.

• smallest to largest words.

What are "guide words" in a dictionary?

• words that are in bold before each definition

• words at the top corners of each page

• root words that you will find on the page

• they tell you the first and last word on the page

• words that are listed as adjectives to the words on the page