Dictionary Terms

Question 0

Guide words

Answer 0

Located at top of dictionary page with first word indicating the first entry word on page while the second is the last entry word on page

Question 1

Dictionary

Answer 1

A book in which words are listed alphabetically with their meanings, pronunciations, and other information; colored tabs often indicate the beginning, middle, and end of the book

Question 2

Entry words

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Boldface type word listed alphabetically along with its definition and other information; the simple form of the word is listed (e.g. walk insect e.t.c.) while special forms of the word are listed at the end of the definition (e.g., walked, insects, e.t.c.)

Question 3

Syllabication

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Entry where divided into syllables, indicated by a dog or apostrophe

Question 4

Pronunciation

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Listed in boldface type, parentheses, or brackets, provides information on how to say an entry word

Question 5

Parts of speech

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Usually listed as an abbreviation (e.g. for noun, v for verb, e.t.c.) they identify how word can be used in a sentence

Question 6

Change in form

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Identifies the plural form of a noun (cat to cats), The tenants change of a verb (run to ran), for the change in form of an adjective or adverb time to show the degree of comparison.

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Definition

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List the various meanings of the entry word.

Question 8

Word origin

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Lists where language in which the word originated (Greek, Latin, Germanic, Spanish etc.)

Question 9

Synonym

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Word(s) with the same or similar meaning to the entry word (e.g., big and large, save and rescue etc.)

Question 10

Antonym

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Word(s) with the opposite meaning to the entry word (big and small, noisy and quiet, etc.)

Question 11

Homophone

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Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings; each homophone is listed as a separate entry word (e.g., see and sea, etc)

Question 12

Contraction

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A short form of a word that leaves out certain letters and replaces them with an apostrophe; they’re is a contraction for they are

Question 13

Prefix

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A word part (group of letters) added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning (e.g. mis in the word misunderstand); a prefix never changes the spelling of the base word

Question 14

Suffix

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A word part (group of letters) added to the end of the word to change its meaning (e.g., less in the word homeless); sometimes the spelling of a base word changes when a suffix is added