Using a DictionaryGuide words, alphabetical order, and everything an entry…3rd GradeA dictionary is only slow if you flick page by page.1USE THE FIRST LETTEROpen roughly where that letter lives — a at the front, w nearthe back.2READ THE GUIDE WORDSTop of the page: first word and last word. Is yours betweenthem?3COMPARE LETTER BY LETTERcat before cot, because a comes before o.4READ THE WHOLE ENTRYSpelling, how to say it, word class, and every meaning.AN ENTRY GIVES YOUhow it is spelled · how it is saidnoun or verb · each different meaning · an exampleMost words have more than one meaning. Pick the one that fits yoursentence.Using a Dictionarywww.littleactivity.com

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Literacy · 3rd Grade

Using a Dictionary

Guide words, alphabetical order, and everything an entry actually tells you.

How to use it

Race to find a word. Guide words are what make it fast.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
3rd Grade
Ages
8–9
Subject
Literacy
Pages
1

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