Using a dictionary

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Using a dictionary

At the end of this lesson you know when and how to use your dictionary.

Have you ever used a dictionary? 

Was it easy to find the word/phrase you were looking for?

Put the letters in the correct alphabetical order

• W
• F
• O
• L
• D
• V 

correct answer

D F L O V W

Put the words in the correct alphabetical order

• consult
• construct
• consider
• consumer
• constrain
• connect

Correct answer

Connect

Consider

Constrain

Construct

Consult

Consumer

Put the words in the correct alphabetical order

• treat
  
• together
  
• threat
  
• thong
  
• throat
  
• tight

Correct answer

Thong

Threat

Throat

Tight

Together

Treat

Look up the meaning of these words using the DICTIONARY!

• mischief
  
• vacancy
  
• affirmation
• congenital
  
• usually 

On the next five slides you'll be shown English sentences. 

One of the words in the sentence can't be found in the dictionary in the form it is in.  Tell me which one and why?

She walks to work every day.

She walks to work every day.

• Walks
  
  
•  This is a VERB
• The base form of the verb is in the dictionary
• In this case you should look for:  ''walk''

The soup is colder than usual.

The soup is colder than usual.

• Colder
  
  
• It is the  COMPARATIVE form.
• These word are in the dictionary with their base form. 
• Always look for the base form ADJECTIVE ("cold") when looking it up in a dictionary.

What were you waiting for?

What were you waiting for?

• Waiting
  
  
• This is a VERB
  
• The base form of the verb is in the dictionary
  
• In this case you should look for: ''wait''

A thousand yellow cars.

A thousand yellow cars.

• Cars 
  
  
• This is the PLURAL form.
• NOUNS are in the dictionary in the base (singular) form. 
• In this case: ''car''

They are the friendliest people on earth.

They are the friendliest people on earth.

• Friendliest
  
  
• This is the SUPERLATIVE form.
• Comparatives are in the dictionary with their base form. 
• Always look for the base form ADJECTIVE ("Friendly") when looking it up in a dictionary.

What do these words refer to?

1. are
2. had
3. done
4. threw
5. grown
6. won't 

Example:

Did verwijst naar do