How to use a dictionary

 

How to check the spelling of a word
The best way to learn how to spell a word is to find it in theDictionary. To find words in the Dictionary it is important to know the alphabetwell. You will need to be able to judge quickly whether any word comes before orafter another one, this is called alphabetical order. If the first letters oftwo words are the same, look at the next letters to decide the correctorder
Example:dare, dart, darn - in the case of these three words, 'dare' comesfirst, 'darn' second, and 'dart' last. The first three letters 'd', 'a', and 'r' are the same in all three words so the correct alphabetical order is based onthe fourth letter
How to find a word in the Dictionary
Words are printed inlarge bold typeat the upper top left-handand right-hand corner of any page to help you quickly find a word in theDictionary. The first of these two words show you which is the first word onthat page, the second shows you which is the last words to be found on thatpage
Example:You are looking for the word 'signal'. You can find 'signal' on thepage which has the two wordsSignac and silage (example taken fromtheCollins English Dictionary) printed at the upper top left-hand andright-handcorner
Understanding definitions
Once you have found the word you are looking for you need to understanda few common conventions to make best use of your dictionary. Here is an exampleentry in a dictionary
feat (fi:t) n.a remarkable, skillful, or daring action; exploit; achievement: feats of (strength... (example taken from theCollinsEnglish Dictionary
feat - the defined word
fi:t/ - a phonological transcription of the word (the correctpronunciation), usually using the International PhoneticAlphabet
n. - the part of speech, in this case 'n.' means noun (look for a list ofabbreviations used (in your Dictionary usually included on one of the first fewpages
a remarkable, skillful, or daring action; exploit; achievement: definitions of the word. Different meanings of a word will be separated bynumbers
feats of strength - an example sentence using the defined word


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