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Dictionary
Thesaurus (Thesauri)
-reference tool that
provides an
alphabetical listing
of words and their
meanings.
- useful to find the
proper spelling of a
word and some will
show you how the
word is phonetically
pronounced
- they provide you with
a list of possible
synonyms and
antonyms which can
be a helpful reference
when you are writing
- is a tool that is found
mostly on paperbacks, that
lists synonyms of words
you are using.
- helpful reference tools
when you are writing or
creating sentences.
- be found arranged in a
dictionary style or concept
driven arrangements. The
dictionary style is the
most common form you
can find.
Direction:
State the meaning or give
another term for each underlined
item below. Write your answers in
your notebook.
_____1. Last night I saw a great movie.
_____2. The wind is blowing outside.
_____3. I think those two girls are
friends.
_____4. Jane is afraid of making a big
mistake.
_____5. The drive to get to the lake was
really long.
_____6. I am working on getting good
grades.
_____7. May feels like wearing
something different.
_____8. Our breakfast today was terrific.
_____9. I was my hands because
it felt dirty.
_____10. The new English teacher
is very kind.
Answer to LT 1
1.Great – grand, impressive
2.Blowing- puffing, gusting
3.Friends – supports, helpers
4.Mistake – blunder,
slip-up
Answer to LT 1
5. Drive- force, transport
6. Working- performing,
7. Different – unlike,
8. Terrific - great
Answer to LT 1
9. Dirty- muddy, unclean
10.Kind- nice, gentle
- helpful tools
and platforms
in finding
meaning of an
unknown or
unfamiliar
word.
- consists of 1.4 million words, includes
synonyms, antonyms, hyponyms,
metonyms, it also translate the words to
any other language using this app.
-It has an OCR tool which helps you to
scan the word by using the camera instead
of typing. It offers a random word daily to
learn something new.
offline database consists of more
than 165000 words, as well as
definitions and synonyms for use.
one of the most popular dictionary
apps. Its features are audio
pronunciations, word of the day,
and the word origins.
it provides definitions, synonyms,
antonyms, word of the day, word
puzzle, it provides definitions,
synonyms, antonyms, word of the
day, word puzzle,
Direction:
Read the story. Create a
more interesting story by using a
thesaurus in finding the synonym
for each word in parentheses. Be
sure to choose a correct word in
making sense of the story. Write
your answers in your notebook.
Direction: Identify the which
resources provides information on the
following: Write P if information can
be acquired from print resources or
NP if the information can be taken
from online resources. Write P, NP if
both.
1. Synonyms
2. Antonyms
3. Meaning of words
4. Correct pronunciation of words
5. Audio pronunciations of words
1. P, NP
2. P, NP
3. P, NP
4. P, NP
5. P, NP
Direction: Find the answer to the
questions below by searching the
net using the links below. Write
your answers in your notebook.
Assignment:
1. What are the eight parts of speech and their definitions?
http://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/grammar/parts
_of_speech.html

2. What was the first book ever written?


https://andyrossagency.wordpress.com/tag/first-book-ever-writt
en/

3. What are the 10 oldest schools in the world?


https://www.oldest.org/culture/schools

4. What are the 10 most popular online games in the


Philippines?
https://www.yugatech.com/feature/10-most-popular-online-gam
es-in-the-philippines/#sthash.ze4duvMs.dpbs
Thank you for listening,
Stay Safe and God Bless!

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