Transcript Dictionary2ppt

Dictionary
Skills
Why do you use a
dictionary?
1. To find our how to
spell a word
2. Whether to
capitalized or not
3. How to pronounce
the word
4. How to break
the word into
syllables
5. Definition of a
word
6. The part of
speech of a
word
7. History of a
word
8. Different
meanings of the
word,(
and

synonyms
antonyms)
9. Other words derived from the main
word
How to find a word
1. ABC
orderWhat does
the word
start with?
2. Front /Middle/ Back – Is the
word in the front/ middle or
back of the Dictionary
3. Guide words ( words at the
top of each page)
Entry Word
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Word you want
to look up
Bold letters
Arranged in
ABC in the
Dictionary
ABC Order
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Our alphabet has
26 letters. The
letters of the
alphabet go in
order from A to
Z.
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What letter does
your entry word
begin with?
Do you have to
look at the
second letter in
the word?
Front Middle Back
You can divide your
dictionary into 3 parts
 The front, middle,
 and back.
 Look at your
Entry Word where would it be in:

Front
Middle
Back
A-G
H-R
S-Z
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Guide
Words
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Guide words are
found at the
top of the page
Some dictionaries
place them on the
far left and right
of two facing pages
They tell the first
and last words
found on that page.
•Sometimes they are in a different color
than the entry words on the page
Review
1. ABC order- What
letter does the
entry begin with?
2. Is your entry word
in the
Front, Middle,
or Back of the
Dictionary
3. Use the Guide
Words to find out
where your entry
word is in the
Dictionary
The End
Of your
problems with
using the
Dictionary