Dictionary skills

What do we use to look for meanings?

• Dictionary

• Classroom

• Pictures

• Thesaurus

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.RI.2.4

Which word goes first in a dictionary?

- Acorn

- April

- Adventure

• adventure

• April

• acorn

Which letter follows the "f" in the alphabet?

• g

• h

• e

• a

Which is an online dictionary?

• Cambridge

• Longman

• Oxford

• The three have an online dictionary.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

Order the words according to the dictionary:

- hay

- make

- tray

- bake

• 1. tray, 2. make, 3. hay, 4. bake

• 1. make, 2. bake, 3. tray, 4. hay

• 1. bake, 2. hay, 3. make 4. tray

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CCSS.L.2.2E

CCSS.L.2.4E

Which of the following words is the last one in the dictionary?

* Spain

* Norway

* betray

* pancake

• Spain

• Norway

• betray

• pancake

If you want to look for a similar word, where do you look?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

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CCSS.L.2.5B

What kind of word is "boy"

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• adverb

Which is the meaning of "clay"?

• A substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and in deserts:

• Thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containers

• To put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose.

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

What can you do if you want to know the meaning of a word?

• Look for it in an encyclopedia.

• Look for it in a comic book.

• Look for it in a dictionary.

• Don't do anything.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.RI.2.4