Dictionary Notes - Denton Independent School District



Dictionary Notes

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Guidewords

1. A dictionary is listed in __________________________________,

starting with _____ and ending with _____.

2. _________________________ are the words at the top of each page; they show the

______________ and ______________ entry on that page.

The Entry Word

3. _____________ Words are the words or phrases you look up in the dictionary. They are also

called ____________ or sometime a _________________________.

Superscript Numbers

4. Some words have _____________ spellings but different meanings and histories. These

words are called _______________. They are entered separately and are identified

by a superscript or _____________ number printed after the entry word.

Syllabification

5. Entry words of more than one syllable are divided into syllables. They are divided by

______________________.

Variants

6. Some words have two or more different ________________. The variant spellings are

show in ____________ after the entry word. The word ____ indicates

that both spellings are used with equal frequency.

Parts of Speech

7. List the abbreviations for each part of speech:

_______________ _________________ _______________ _________________

_______________ _________________ _______________ _________________

_______________ _________________

Parts of Speech in Combined Entries

8. Many words can be used as more than one part of speech. The dictionary gives each part of

speech it own label. Each part of speech that follows the first part of speech is

______________ by the symbol.

Order of Senses (or meanings)

9. Entries that have more than one definition are arranged with the central meanings first. The

central meaning of a word will most often be the meaning you are

_______________.

Division of Senses (or meanings)

10. Letters that appear in boldface before senses indicate that _________________ senses

are closely related in meaning.

Etymology

The etymology of a word shows when the word was _________________ down in English and

what language or languages it came from. The etymology appears in brackets

near the ________ of the entry.

The etymology begins by giving the ____________ when the word was first written down in

English. Most words are used in ________________ before someone writes them

down. The etymology also provides the form of the word as it appeared when it

was first written down. This original spelling is given so you can see how the word

has _____________ since it was first used.

Homophones

11. Some words – such as cent, scent and sent – sound the same but have different spellings

and meanings. These words are called ____________________. They are listed

at the end of the word’s entry.

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