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.
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