DC34 Dictionary Use Rqs

DC34 Dictionary Use RQs

1. What are guidewords?

2. Give four types of information that may be provided by a dictionary entry...

3. What are “parts of speech”? Give examples and define them.

4. What’s the difference between synonyms and antonyms?

5. What’s are homonyms?

6. What website dictionary does the textbook recommend?

7. What are the benefits of owning two dictionaries?

8. What do the accent marks look like, and what do they represent?

9. What are pronunciation symbols? Will you be able to use them when you see them on the test?

10. How can you find a word if you don’t know how to spell it?

11. What is a “schwa”? What does it look like?

12. What is a thesaurus?

13. What do the pair of words at the top of the pages tell you?

14. Are consonants sometimes doubled in a word?

15. If you can’t find a word, what can you do?

16. What does the information in parentheses show?

17. What are some differences between desk-sized dictionary and a paperback one?

18. What are irregular forms of words?

19. What’s the difference between an encyclopedia and a dictionary?

20. What do the “dots” separate?