MANI INTERNATIONAL INNOVATIVE SCHOOL

NAME: STD:4TH SUBJECT: ENGLISH

DATE: LESSON NO:10. Be a craftsman

11. In the world of Dictionaries. (STATE BOARD)

Q.1. list the different types of paper you know

Ans: Writing paper, drawing paper, tissue paper, brown paper, craft paper ,etc.

2. Mention the different types of dictionaries?

Ans: children dictionaries, pronouncing dictionaries, dictionaries of synonyms, visual

dictionaries, encyclopedic dictionaries, online dictionaries.

3. Make a list of things you find in a dictionary.

Ans: (1) A dictionary tells us what a word means.

(2) A dictionary shows us how a word is spelt.

(3) A dictionary tells us how a word is pronounced.

(4) A dictionary shows us the different forms of the same word.

(5) A dictionary tells us with the help of examples ,how a word is used.

(6) A dictionary lists many other words /phrases related to that word.

(7) A dictionary points out the different meaning of words which have the same
spelling.

(8) A dictionary also tells us the grammatical class to which a word belongs.

Q.3. How will you use an ‘online’ dictionary?

Ans: We just type the word we want to look up and the computer instantly gives us the
meaning ,use, pronunciation ,etc .of the word.

Q.4.Write from the lesson words which have a similar meaning (synonyms):

Ans: (1) unknown-unfamiliar (2) obtainable –available (3) designed –intended

(4) complicated -difficult.

 Grammar

1. Underline the verb.

1. Encyclopedic dictionaries are books that give a lot of information.

2. One can also listen to the proper pronunciation.

3. They do not have to explain the meaning in words.

4. Pronouncing dictionaries show words with the special symbols for its

pronunciation.

5. A dictionary also tells us the grammatical class to which a word belongs