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 Using Different
Kinds of Resources
To find the meaning of the words
Resources
Dictionary
It is a reference book that
lists words in alphabetical
order. It give meaning and
other of the listed word.
 Thesaurus
It is a book of words and
their synonyms.
 Synonyms
These are words that have the same
meaning.
Example:
BIG - LARGE
Online Sources
www.dictionary.com
www.thesaurus.com
Seatwork
Resources
https://wordwall.net/play/20131/534/957
 Let’s Play!

FIND ME!
enchant
blister
argue
brain
gasp
 Dictionary
PARTS OF THE HOW TO FIND
DICTIONARY A WORD
ENTRY
It is a reference book that lists
words in alphabetical order. It
give meaning and other of the
listed word.
 HOW TO USE
A DICTIONARY?
 PARTS
OF THE
DICTIONARY ENTRY
awful - backer Guide Words

Entry Word
Parts of Speech
ba- Pronunciation
Definition
ba- n, pl
by
2.be babies
the youngest
1. a very young child :
INFANT
or smallest of a 3. a childish
group person
Guide Words
It tells you the first and last words that appears
on the page. It is located at top right or top left
corner.
Entry Word
The word you want to find. It is also
separated with “-” to know how many
syllables there are. It is arrange in
alphabetical order.
Alphabetical Order
amber apple buy bake angel
1 3 5 4 2
Pronunciation
It tells you how to pronounce the word.
Parts of Speech
It tells what part of speech the word is.
noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition,
conjunction, and interjection
Definition
It tells us the meaning of the word (entry
word). If there are more than 1 meaning,
the definition is divided by numbers.
 Seat work! Identify the parts of the dictionary. Answer it on your number 3
notebook. Answer only. Choices:

count - courage Guide words

2. ____________________

Entry word
1. ____________________

countr Pronunciation
4. ____________________
Parts of Speech
3. ____________________

Definition
5. ____________________

y coun-try ‘kən-tre n, pl 1. REGION,

countries
2. : the land of a person’s DISTRICT
birth, residence, or
citizenship :3.FATHERLAND
a nation or its 4. rural regions as
opposed towns and
territory 5. COUNTRY MUSIC
cities
HOW TO FIND
A WORD
1. Open your dictionary to the
section for first letter of your
word.
2. Use your guide words to look for words
with the first two letter of your word.
3. Once you find the second letter,
look alphabetically by the third
letter.
Germ
gentile - get
Chin
childproof - chloroform
brawn
boutique - brain brainchild - break
Board
work!
 brawn
boutique - brain brainchild - break
 goon
good - gourmand gourmet - grand
 call
calf- camel cacti - calf
 river
rocketry - room rite - rocket
 imagine
ill-advise - imbecilic imperfect- importation
 Let’s Play!

FIND ME!
 crow
eagle
follow
read
fly
n
Seatwork!
Choose which entry word belongs between the pair of guide words.
Answers only.
GUIDE WORDS: ENTRY WORDS
1. lettuce - lost lamp lint lump last
2. baseball - bind brick bye bucket
bound
3. zebra - zoo zany
zap zucchini zinc
4. apple - ask ant
arrange attack awesom
e
5. octopus - oven oar open owe
orange A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R
Thesaurus!
It is a book of words and
their synonyms.
Big - large beautiful -
Small - tiny pretty
Seatwork!
 Give one synonym for each word, use your
thesaurus on your phone.
Words Synonym Word Synonym
1. big 6.cold
2. dirty 7.hard
3. soft 8.sad
4.quiet 9.happ
y
5.nice 10.goo
Assignment:
Be ready on a quiz on Monday.
August 23, 2021
Topic: Dictionary(Parts and use
of guide words), Thesaurus and
Online Sources