Checkup 3 Flashcards
The word _____________ means a collection of sayings.
dictionary
A _____________ is a dictionary of synonyms.
thesaurus
Name 3 civilizations that compiled dictionaries before the English.
Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks
List 6 diff. kinds of information that can be found in most dictionaries: s_____________; d_________; s__________; a_____________; s_____________ d______________; p________ ___ _______________.
spellings; definitions; synonyms; antonyms; syllable divisions; parts of speech
In the 17th century, _______________ compiled A Table Alphabetical of Hard Words.
Robert Cawdrey
In 1755 ____________ published A Dictionary of the English Language.
Samuel Johnson
________________ compiled the first dictionary of American English in 1806.
Noah Webster
The thesaurus was compiled in the 19th century by _______________.
Peter Roget
A voluminous dictionary that continues to grow is ___________________________________.
The Oxford English Dictionary
The meanings of entry words are grouped together according to ______________________.
parts of speech
Definitions of entry words are arranged according to __________________________.
frequency of use
The _______________ of a word shows the different spellings for principal parts of verbs and plural spellings of irregular nouns.
inflected form
