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What Does That Word Mean?
A guide to helping young children use the dictionary
What is a Dictionary?
A dictionary…
• Is a book that gives all kinds of
information about words
You can use it to find out..
• How to spell a word
?
pa p l e
What a word means..
• The definition of apple is:
a round, firm fruit with red, yellow or green skin
How to say the word
• Pronunciation
ap’ l
ap ple
How to use the word
• in a sentence
The apple fell off the tree.
Let’s use the dictionary to look up some more words:
bus
zebra
If you don’t have a dictionary you can use the computer to look up words.
Wordsmyth.net
Dictionary.com
Internet Dictionaries
Slideshow prepared by: Lisa Ligo
11/15/2010
