Lets Race.Using Dictionaries as our Guides!

What are dictionaries used for?

To find: The meaning of a word How to spell a word How to say a word How a word is used in a sentence or the part of speech.

How are dictionaries arranged?

Lets Practice!

Put these words in alphabetical order

Now, put yourselves in alphabetical order by first name!

What other kinds of information are arranged in alphabetical order?

Guide Words
Guide words appear at the top of each page in a dictionary and show us the first word found on the page and the last word found on the page.
Lets see how this works

crisp
crisp critter crocodile crook

guide words

crow

crop cross crossword puzzle crow

Which of these words would also appear on this dictionary page?

crispy

croak crime
Where?

crush

crown

Find the following words with your partners

situation

predator

beacon

kinship

Entry Words
feat \ft\ n an act showing courage, strength, or skill
1sow

\sa\ n an adult female pig 2sow \s\ vb sowed; sown; sowing 1 to plant or scatter (as seed) for growing (We sow corn every spring.) 2 to cover with or as if with scattered seed for growing (The farmer sowed a field with oats.) 3 to set in motion : cause to exist (Both groups are sowing bad feelings.) sower n

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