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How do we find words in a dictionary?

How do we find words in a dictionary?. Look at the first page of the dictionary in front of you. What do you notice about the words?. You should have seen that all the words start with the letter A. How many pages of words beginning with A are there in the dictionary?.

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How do we find words in a dictionary?

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  1. How do we find words in a dictionary?

  2. Look at the first page of the dictionary in front of you. What do you notice about the words? You should have seen that all the words start with the letter A

  3. How many pages of words beginning with A are there in the dictionary? Can you find the page where the words start with B ?

  4. DICTIONARY LAYOUT Discuss with the person sitting next to you how the page is set out. Be ready to share your thoughts with the rest of the class.

  5. Features of Dictionaries The words are in columns The word you want is in bold or in colour The word has it’s meaning written next to it

  6. Features of Dictionaries Look through the pages of the dictionary now. What do you notice?

  7. Features of Dictionaries You should have noticed that all the words are in alphabetical order

  8. Can you put these words into alphabetical order? Apple Elephant Apple Zebra Carrot Carrot Elephant Zebra

  9. Can you put these words into alphabetical order? Lorry Caravan Party Money Sunshine Caravan Lorry Money Party Sunshine

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