Shurley GrammarUnit 7

6th Grade

Dictionary Usage

• Sometimes studying involves looking words up in a dictionary.

• You many need to see if you have spelled a word correctly.

• You may want to check a word meaning.• A dictionary provides four important pieces of

information: 1) the correct spelling, 2)pronunciation, 3) meanings, and 4) usage of words.

Review

• What four important things are found in the dictionary?

• 1) the correct spelling, 2)pronunciation, 3) meanings, and 4) usage of words

Alphabetizing

• Alphabetizing, or recognizing the alphabetical order of things, is an essential skill necessary to better utilize the dictionary.

• When the first letter of a group of words is different, alphabetizing is simple; you only have to look at that first letter.