Unit 13
Word work: using a dictionary
Remember, a dictionary is used to find: 1 the meaning of a word
3 what part of speech it is 4 how a word is used
2 how to spell a word
Guide words help us to find words quickly, by telling us the first and the last words on the page.
part of speech
headword
definition
the word used in a sentence
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1 Find the answers to these questions on the dictionary page above. 1 What are the guide words on this page? 2 Which word comes before ‘pizza’? 3 How many meanings of the word ‘place’ are there? 4 What part of speech is the word ‘plain’? 5 Which part of speech is the word ‘pitch’ in this sentence? The pitch was flooded. 6 Can ‘placid’ be used as a verb? 2 The words below on the left are guide words. Which two words on the right will you find between those guide words? Write out the list and underline the correct answers. Example: fancy – fright è fake focus funny fence 1 left – lost like land lucky limit 2 naughty – nurse nail need nut nothing 3 sand – stone silver support string sense 4 basket – boost blanket bargain burglar body 5 pencil – pest petal perch pelican people 6 capture – cater café cave cart cast
• Remind students that if words begin with the same letter or letters, we look at the next letter to put them in alphabetical order. • Exercise 2, extension: Ask students to put the words on the left in alphabetical order.
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