Dictionary Skills
Objective: I can understand meanings, parts
of speech and pronunciations using a
dictionary
Sycamore 5th Grade
Mikelle Cronk
What’s the Big Idea?
What’s the Big Idea?
• What is a dictionary? How can I use it to determine
the meanings of words I don’t know?
What’s the Big Idea?
• What is a dictionary? How can I use it to determine
the meanings of words I don’t know?
• What are guide words? How can they help in while
using a dictionary?
What’s the Big Idea?
• What is a dictionary? How can I use it to determine
the meanings of words I don’t know?
• What are guide words? How can they help in while
using a dictionary?
• What is part of speech? How can a dictionary help
me identify the part of speech?
What’s the Big Idea?
• What is a dictionary? How can I use it to determine
the meanings of words I don’t know?
• What are guide words? How can they help in while
using a dictionary?
• What is part of speech? How can a dictionary help
me identify the part of speech?
• What are syllables? How can a dictionary help me
identify how many syllables a word has?
Let’s Get Rollin’
Let’s see what Tim and Moby
have to say about dictionaries!
• Tim & Moby on the Dictionary
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• Dictionary: A book that
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• Also found in a
dictionary...parts of speech,
syllabication, pronunciation
and spelling!
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lists words and their
meanings in alphabetical
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Also found in a
dictionary...parts of speech,
syllabication, pronunciation
and spelling!
A Closer Look
A Closer Look
• The word you are looking for will always be
bolded.
A Closer Look
• The word you are looking for will always be
bolded.
• Part of speech: Noun (n.), Verb (v.),
Adjective (adj.), Adverb (adv.)
A Closer Look
• The word you are looking for will always be
bolded.
• Part of speech: Noun (n.), Verb (v.),
Adjective (adj.), Adverb (adv.)
• Syl-lab-i-ca-tion: Shows how many
syllables a word has. The word will be
separated into groups by dots.
A Closer Look
• The word you are looking for will always be
bolded.
• Part of speech: Noun (n.), Verb (v.),
Adjective (adj.), Adverb (adv.)
• Syl-lab-i-ca-tion: Shows how many
syllables a word has. The word will be
separated into groups by dots.
However many GROUPS there are, that’s how many syllable
the word has!!
Let’s Break it Down!
Let’s Break it Down!
Let’s Break it Down!
Let’s Break it Down!
The word!
Let’s Break it Down!
The word!
Let’s Break it Down!
The word!
Let’s Break it Down!
The word!
Syllabication
Let’s Break it Down!
The word!
Syllabication
Let’s Break it Down!
The word!
Part of Speech
Syllabication
Let’s Break it Down!
The word!
Part of Speech
Syllabication
Let’s Break it Down!
The word!
Syllabication
The Meanings and Examples
Part of Speech
Your Turn
Your Turn
• You are going to see a dictionary entry!
Your job is to identify the different parts of
that entry.
Your Turn
• You are going to see a dictionary entry!
Your job is to identify the different parts of
that entry.
• Please have your slates out in 10...9...8...7...
How many syllables does “dictionary” have?
How many syllables does “dictionary” have?
How many syllables does “dictionary” have?
How many syllables does “dictionary” have?
How many syllables does “dictionary” have?
How many syllables does “dictionary” have?
4
How many syllables does “dictionary” have?
What part of speech is “dictionary?”
4
How many syllables does “dictionary” have?
What part of speech is “dictionary?”
4
How many syllables does “dictionary” have?
What part of speech is “dictionary?”
4
Noun
How many syllables does “student” have?
How many syllables does “student” have?
What part of speech is “student?”
How many syllables does “student” have?
What part of speech is “student?”
What is one meaning of “student?”
How many syllables does “teacher” have?
How many syllables does “teacher” have?
What part of speech is “teacher?”
How many syllables does “teacher” have?
What part of speech is “teacher?”
What is the definition of “teacher?”
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5
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2
3
4
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6
How many definitions does the word “quiet”
have?
1
2
3
4
5
6
How many definitions does the word “quiet”
have?
6
Guide Words
Guide Words
• On each page of the dictionary, you will
find two GUIDE WORDS.
Guide Words
• On each page of the dictionary, you will
find two GUIDE WORDS.
• GUIDE WORDS: The first and last
word on that dictionary page.
Guide Words
• On each page of the dictionary, you will
find two GUIDE WORDS.
• GUIDE WORDS: The first and last
word on that dictionary page.
• All the other words on the page will
alphabetically fall between those two
words.
Guide Words
• On each page of the dictionary, you will
find two GUIDE WORDS.
• GUIDE WORDS: The first and last
word on that dictionary page.
• All the other words on the page will
alphabetically fall between those two
words.
We are going to
talk more about guide
words tomorrow!
On Your Own
On Your Own
DICTION
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On Your Own
On Your Own
• A five syllable word
• An adjective
• A word with multiple
definitions
• A verb
• A word with an
illustration by it
• A pair of guide words
that begin with “P”
• A two-syllable word
that begins with “M”
• A two-letter word
• A noun that starts
with “C”
• A word with only one
definition.
Closure
• On your slates, write five things that a
dictionary tells us about words.
Closure
• On your slates, write five things that a
dictionary tells us about words.
Meaning/Definition
Closure
• On your slates, write five things that a
dictionary tells us about words.
Meaning/Definition
Pronunciation
Closure
• On your slates, write five things that a
dictionary tells us about words.
Meaning/Definition
Pronunciation
Syllabication
Closure
• On your slates, write five things that a
dictionary tells us about words.
Meaning/Definition
Pronunciation
Part of Speech
Syllabication
Closure
• On your slates, write five things that a
dictionary tells us about words.
Meaning/Definition
Pronunciation
Part of Speech
Syllabication
Spelling