THE DICTIONARY

 

 

Dictionary Skills

Task One

 

 

Here is a list of words that are spelt incorrectly. You must correct them

using a dictionary to check if you have the spelling correct.

1. beutiful

2. atractive

3. unyusuwal

4. examinashion

5. teecher

6. stuwdant

7. elektrisitie

8. undagrownd

 

Task Two

 

 

Now you have corrected the words, in  your book, write down the number

of the page it is on in the dictionary and write down the dictionary

definition of the word.

For example: - Growl is on page 45. It means to make a deep, rough

sound.

 

Task Three

 

 

Put these lists into alphabetical order.

List  One              List Two         List Three

Flute                   butterfly            digger

Trumpet              bóxer               dimmer

Piano                   bird                  differ

Guitar                   bat                   dither

Violin                   bear               diver

Cello                   bloodhound

drum

Task Four

  

Some words have very similar meanings. You can use a dictionary to

discover how they differ.

Look up these words that are similar in the dictionary, then write down

what is slightly different about them.

1. hill           mountain              peak            fell

2. Street        path                     road           lane

3. fear          fright                   terror         horror

 

Task Five

  

A dictionary tells you what type of a word you have looked up. It tells

you whether it is a noun, adjective, verb, adverb etc.

Look up these words in the lists. Copy down the lists and write down

what kind of words they are.

List One          List Two        List Three      List Four

Lorry               monkey         long                 quickly

Hill                 bear                tall             smoothly

Heavy          mongoose         flat              awkwardly

Up                                      short                backwards

Slowly