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Dictionary Skills

Dictionary Skills. Dictionary Skills. Experts believe that most English-speaking adults use between 25,000 and 50,000 words . That seems like a large number, yet the English language has over a million words . Dictionary Skills.

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Dictionary Skills

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  1. Dictionary Skills

  2. Dictionary Skills Experts believe that most English-speaking adults use between 25,000 and 50,000 words. That seems like a large number, yet the English language has over a million words.

  3. Dictionary Skills Experts believe that most English-speaking adults use between 25,000 and 50,000 words. That seems like a large number, yet the English language has over a million words. Effective readers use a dictionary to understand new or difficult words.

  4. Dictionary Skills Most dictionaries provide the following information: • Guide words (the words at the top of each page) • Spelling (how the word and its different forms are spelled) • Pronunciation (how to say the word) • Part of speech (the function of the word) • Definition (the meaning of the word) • Synonyms (words that have similar meanings) • Syllables (parts of a word that are said as a single sound)

  5. Dictionary Skills Guide words (the words at the top of each page)

  6. Dictionary Skills Guide words (the words at the top of each page) These words help us figure out what words will be on the page we are looking at.

  7. Dictionary Skills Spelling (how the word and its different forms are spelled) big adjective 1. Of great size; large. 2. Of great importance: Graduation was a big event in my life. big (big) adjective bigger, biggest

  8. Dictionary Skills Pronunciation (how to say the word) fyuchər = future bə twin = between me ni = many sizən = season Pronunciation Key \ \ abut \ \ kitten, F table \ r\ further \a\ ash \ ¯a\ ace \ä\ mop, mar \a˙u\ out \ch\ chin \e\ bet \¯e\easy \g\ go \i\ hit \¯i\ ice \ j\ job \ \ sing \¯o\ go \ ˙o\ law \ ˙oi\ boy \ th\ thin \ th\ the \ü\ loot \˙u\ foot \ y\ yet \zh\ vision \a˙, k, n, oe, oe¯¯ , ue, u¯¯e, y\

  9. Dictionary Skills Part of speech (the function of the word) Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, or preposition big adjective1. Of great size; large. 2. Of great importance: Graduation was a big event in my life. big (big) adjective bigger, biggest

  10. Dictionary Skills Definition (the meaning of the word) big adjective1.Of great size; large. 2. Of great importance: Graduation was a big event in my life. big (big) adjective bigger, biggest

  11. Dictionary Skills Synonyms (words that have similar meanings) big adjective1. Of great size; large. 2. Of great importance: Graduation was a big event in my life. big (big) adjective bigger, biggest syn; large, great, important

  12. Dictionary Skills Syllables (parts of a word that are said as a single sound) syllable = syl-la-ble mammal = mam-mal interesting = in-ter-est-ing follow = fol-low between = be-tween best = best argument = ar-gu-ment location = lo-ca-tion

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