Dictionary Work

What parts of speech are shown in the definition for the word conduct?

• noun

  n.

• verb

  v.

• verb and noun

  v. & n.

• adjectives

  adj.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

2. What does the information between the slashes tell you?

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

How many definitions are given for conduct when it is used as a *NOUN (only)?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Write two sentences. Use conduct as a verb in one sentence. Use conduct as a noun in the other sentence.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined

• dictionary

• dictum

• diction

• edict

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

Select the correct definition for the word dugout. 

We had the chance to float down the river in an old dugout canoe.

• A boat, as in a canoe, made by hollowing out a log.

• A rough shelter dug in the ground or in a hillside, as one used by soldiers for protection.

• A long, low shelter at the side of a baseball field in which team members sit when they are not playing.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Select the correct definition for the word dugout. 

We had the chance to float down the river in an old dugout canoe.

• A boat, as in a canoe, made by hollowing out a log.

• A rough shelter dug in the ground or in a hillside, as one used by soldiers for protection.

• A long, low shelter at the side of a baseball field in which team members sit when they are not playing.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Word Meaning

• The language of the Romans

• Definitions of words as they are us in a text.

• Words with Germanic Origins

• Words with Greek Origins

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The dictionary definition of a word.

• connotation

• glossary

• denotation

• character

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

A dictionary lists words and their definitions.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A