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Dictionary Skills: What You Need to Know to Help You Learn
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What is a Dictionary? a book that lists words with their spellings, pronunciations (how to say it), and meanings (what it means) a reference book that focuses on defining words and phrases includes the majority of frequently used words in a language
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Why Use a Dictionary? to learn meanings of unfamiliar words to find correct spellings to find out how to correctly use a word – as what part of speech to find the pronunciation for a word to find the derivation of a word (the origins of the word )
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Key Terms You Should Know Alphabetical Order the order of letters from A to Z words in a dictionary are arranged in alphabetical order by the first letter of each word *When words begin with the same letter, the second letter is used. daydogduck *When words begin with the same first two letters, the third letter is used. If the first three letters are the same, the fourth letter is used, and so on.
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Key Terms You Should Know Entry Word each word listed in a dictionary syllables are separated with dots (mov ● ie) entry words are usually found in bold print
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Key Terms You Should Know Guide Words words at the top of each dictionary page to help you find a word the guide word on the top left is the first word on the page and the guide word on the top right is the last word on the page
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Key Terms You Should Know Definition the meaning of the word if a word has more than one meaning, each is numbered *The part of speech is also listed before each definition (n=noun, v=verb, adj=adjective)
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Key Terms You Should Know Pronunciation how to say each word is usually enclosed inside of [brackets] pronunciations will contain some strange symbols which we will talk about later
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Don’t Forget It is not enough to know only what a word means, but one must be able to use it in conversation and writing
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Time Saving Tips all letters have a general location in the dictionary a-e frontf-p middleq-z back know and use proper alphabetical order use guide words to save time don’t give up if you cannot find a word on the first try--you might need to check several possible spellings before finding the word try saying the word aloud after you look at the pronunciation key.
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