Phonics and PA Chapter 9

To use a dictionary, a child must know how to ______ by at least the first letter of the word.

To use a dictionary, students must be able to use _____ to select the correct word meaning from alternatives.

________ marks are symbols that help indicate pronunciation of entry words in a dictionary.

In a dictionary, guide words are located at the _____ of the page and entries are located at the _____ of the page.

Regardless of the dictionary used, the pronunciation directly follows the entry word.

All types of dictionaries specify pronunciation, parts of speech, syllabication, and a word's _______.

When there is more than one definition, readers must ____ one of the definitions to the context the word is found in.

A word sometimes has more than one pronunciation that is acceptable.

A _____ is a diacritical mark that denotes a short (unglided) vowel sound. It looks like an upward arc.

With the given guide words microphone and mime, where would the word mimic appear?

For each entry word, the definitions usually appear after the word's part of speech is given.

Regardless of the dictionary, the part of speech is never written out. It is always abbreviated (example for noun: n).

______ are located at the top of dictionary pages to help make finding a word quicker.

A _____ is a diacritical mark noting a long (glided) pronunciation. It is a bar located at the top of a letter.

With the given guide words fantasy and fare, where would the word fair appear?

Dictionaries are usually only used when pronunciation, structural analysis, and context clues are not effective.

With the given guide words dog and dome, where would the word dart appear?

Entry word information contains, syllables, syllable accents, and the word's part of speech.