Dictionary Skills Lesson

Dictionary Skills Part 2

Dictionary pages, definition format, definition in context

Dictionary Page

Guide Words

These words help us to know which words are on that page. We must use Alphabetical Order to help us find the correct page and the words.

Multiple Select

Which word would be on the page with the guide words {chastity - cheek}

• cheap

• chirp

Multiple Select

Which word would be on the page with the GUIDE WORDS {christen - churn}

• churn

• cheese

Multiple Select

Which word would be on the page with the guide word {chastity - cheek}?

• chauffeur

• chin

Definition

The definition of a word has MANY parts!

"Root" word

The original word WITHOUT the suffix (i.e. ed, er, est, ly)

Pronunciation

This shows us how the word should SOUND when we say it.

(You can find the Pronunciation Key at the front of the dictionary)

Part of Speech

This tells us if the word is a: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective

Multiple Choice

To which part of speech does this work {check} belong?

• n - noun

• adj - adjective

• adv - adverb

• vb - verb

Multiple Meanings

These numbers represent the AMOUNT of definitions that can be applied to this word.

Multiple Choice

How many definitions does the word {check} have?

• 1

• 5

• 11

• 13

Open Ended

Write the {4} definition for {check} EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS

Open Ended

Choose ANY definition for {check} and write it EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS