Dictionary Skills

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How many syllables are in the word "education"?

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4

Front

How many definitions does the word "knot" have?

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4

Front

How are words in dictionaries organized?

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Alphabetically

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What does a dictionary NOT have?

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Recipies

Front

What is being described: guide word, pronunciation guide, definition, synonym?

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guide word

Front

What does a dictionary help us do?

Back

It tells us what a word means.

Front

What word comes first in the dictionary? Options: Cucumber, Jogging, Zebra, Elephant

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Cucumber

Front

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

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Part of speech

Front

What part of a dictionary entry is circled?

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Definition

Front

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

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entry word