Page 2 - Dictionary & Thesaurus Spelling 3rd grade
P. 2
Using the
Tips for Finding a Word
in a Dictionary
Guide Words • Practice using guide words in a
The guide words at the top of each dictionary. Think of words to spell.
dictionary page can help you find the Then use the guide words to find each
word you want quickly. The first guide word’s entry. Do this again and again
word tells you the first word on that until you can use guide words easily.
page. The second guide word tells you • Some spellings are listed with the
the last word on that page. The entries base word. To find easiest, you would
on the page fall in alphabetical order look up easy. To find remaining, you
between these two guide words. would look up remain. To find
histories, you would look up history.
Entries • If you do not know how to spell a
Words in the dictionary are called entries. word, guess the spelling before
Entries provide a lot of information looking it up. Try to find the first
besides the correct spelling. Look at three letters of the word. (If you use
just the first letter, it will probably
the sample entry below. take too long to find the word.)
• If you can’t find a word, think of how
else it might be spelled. For example,
if a word starts with the /k/ sound, the
spelling might begin with k, c, or
even ch.
entry the correct
spelling, sometimes
broken into syllables other spellings other word
forms, including plurals that change
pronunciation the spelling of the base word
pup•py /pŭp′ ē/ n. (pup•pies pl.) a definition to
young dog; a pup. The silly puppy tried be sure you
to chase its own tail. have the correct
entry word
sample sentence to
make the definition clearer
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