Use dictionary information

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Root: tele- in telescope. Highlight: pic in picnic. Dictionary need: how to say the word. Blank: ___ books, belonging to them.
• Primary check: Root: photo- in photograph. Highlight: ro in robot. Dictionary need: whether a word is a noun. Blank: over ___, a place.

Learn the idea

A dictionary entry can show how a word is pronounced, its grammatical role, its meanings and use in sentences. Use the part that answers the specific question.

Name the information needed, then locate the matching labeled entry part. Choose the context-appropriate meaning if several exist.

Example to read or listen to: Root: tele- in telescope. Highlight: pic in picnic. Dictionary need: how to say the word. Blank: ___ books, belonging to them. The answer is pronunciation. The relevant input states: Dictionary need: how to say the word. This fits pronunciation. A dictionary entry can show how a word is pronounced, its grammatical role, its meanings and use in sentences. Use the part that answers the specific question. An example shows use rather than every possible meaning.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Name the information needed, then locate the matching labeled entry part. Choose the context-appropriate meaning if several exist.
3. Check the worked solution: pronunciation. The relevant input states: Dictionary need: how to say the word. This fits pronunciation. A dictionary entry can show how a word is pronounced, its grammatical role, its meanings and use in sentences. Use the part that answers the specific question. An example shows use rather than every possible meaning.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Use these supplied entry details: telephone, noun, a device for communicating speech over a distance. Explain tele and phon, name its part of speech and write: Their telephone is over there; they’re using it. Explain each homophone. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A dictionary entry can show how a word is pronounced, its grammatical role, its meanings and use in sentences. Use the part that answers the specific question.

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