Monday Friday Reference Books:

The
Meet the Dictionary
“Hello, I am the
dictionary, you can find
words that you do not
understand, if you just
look inside of me,” said
the dictionary.
“Remember, all my words
are in ABC order.”
Let’s Practice!
Put the words listed below in
alphabetical order.
rainbow sailor trainer
peasant heading jealous
sustain refrain terrain
Putting it all Together
Using a Dictionary Dictionar
Group Response: Working with
your group, answer the questions
below.
y
A. List 5 ways to use a
dictionary.
1._____________________________________
__2.___________________________________
___
3______________________________________
_4.____________________________________
__5.___________________________________
___
B. How does a dictionary help
you to understand words?

1. 6.
C. How are words listed in a Name ________________
dictionary?
2. 7.
Date _________
D. What are guide words? # ____
3. 8. Standards: LA4ELAR3.d
Determines meaning of word and
word choices using a dictionary or
4. 9. thesaurus.
E. How does using the ELAR3.H Recognizes and uses
Dictionary help me to make
5. 10.
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Multiple Meanings Organize it!

Guide Words
Use what you’ve learned.
1. Look at the guide words
from a dictionary page.
2. Then look at words to list.
3. Put the words in the right
order under the guide
words.
Remember, the guide word on the
on the left is the first word on the
page. The guide word on the right
is the last word on the page.
pound
practical
pound
Define This!
Once you find a word in the
dictionary, you can read its
meaning, or definition.
Sometimes a word has
more than one meaning.
1. Using a dictionary find
the correct meaning of
each underlined words
in the sentence below.
2. Read each sentence.
3. Write the correct
meaning.
Sentences:
_________________
1. The student had a grip on
subjects and predicates.
1. Write a tier 2 word from
your reading this week in
the word box.
2. Use clues from the text
and what you already
know to write what you
think the word means.
3. Write the dictionary
definition.
4. How does this activity
help you make sense of
the text?
Word: What I think it means:

Dictionary Definition: How does this finding

help me make sense of
The rainy day made the boy this text?
practical feel blue.
Word to List
prohibit progress
profuse program
progeny profusion