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A. What information does a dictionary give me?
1. Match the descriptions on the right with the dictionary terms on the left.
2. Now find an example of each type of information in the page below and write the number of the
correct term in the box.
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B. Spelling and pronunciation
How do you spell .........? / I’m sorry, could you spell that, please?
Knowing how to pronounce and understand the letters of the alphabet can be very important.
1. Look at the words below and match the sounds with the sounds of the letters of the alphabet. Some
have already been done for you.
okay deep see visa piece are eye end why effort
easy jail you zed queue jeans essay empty be open expert
A day J S
B K T tea
C L elephant U
D M V
E N W “double you”
F O X
G P Y
H “aytch” Q Z “……” (UK)
I R “ zee” (USA)
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2. Silent letters
2.1. In the word island / ˈailənd /, the letter ‘s’ is silent (=not pronounced). Use the pronunciation
guide in your dictionary to find the silent letters in each of these words. (Do not include the letter ‘e’
at the end of a word).
C. Alphabetical order
1. In order to find words in the dictionary, you need to know alphabetical order. Put the words below
into alphabetical order.
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D. Finding the right meaning
1. In the sentences below, the underlined word has a number of different meanings. Choose the word
which best fits the meaning in the sentence. In the dictionary words with several different meanings
have GUIDEWORDS to help you find the right meaning.
1. Which top do you think I should wear - the red one or the blue one?
3. I’m quite fair like my Mum, so I try to keep out of the sun.
4. Why not have a second line put in so that the kids can surf the Internet?
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E. Abbreviations
1. Look at the abbreviations below. How do you pronounce them and what do they mean?
F. Parts of speech
1. Some words, for example LIGHT, keep the same form as a noun, verb and adjective:
We will know their decision next week. NOUN They carried out a detailed chemical
analysis.
They have to decide by Thursday. VERB We need to analyse the figures.
It was a decisive 5-1 victory. ADJECTIVE He has a very analytical approach.
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3. In the following sentences choose the correct label for the word in CAPITALS. Look up the words in
the dictionary and look for the labels noun, verb and adj if you are not sure.
G. Word formation
Many words belong to ‘word families’: they are formed from a core word, and their meaning
is related to its meaning (for example, the words disagree, agreeable, agreed and
disagreement, are all formed from the word agree, and their meanings are related to its
meaning).
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1. Put the following words into groups of related words. Then decide what the core word is for each
group.
2. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using words that come from the core words in brackets.
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H. Idioms
Idioms can be found within the individual dictionary entries, generally after the symbol IDM.
1. The following sentences all contain idioms. In each case, the missing word is a part of the body. Fill
in the blanks. Looking up the underlined word in the dictionary will help if you do not know the answers.
a) Have I done something wrong? They all seem to be giving me the cold _________.
b) You need a thick _________ in order to be a politician.
c) He sat there looking all innocent – as if butter wouldn’t melt in his _________.
d) I’m sure she’ll help if you twist her _________.
e) I’m not very impressed with their behaviour but I’ll turn a blind _________ this time.
f) What’s got into him? He’s like a bear with a sore _________ this morning.
I. Grammar
The dictionary helps you with many aspects related to grammar and if you make good use
of all the information in it, you should easily be able to improve your written skills.
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2. What is the plural of...?
a) crisis? ___________
b) veto? ___________
c) criterion? ___________
4. Read the job application letter below. Which underlined preposition is correct?
Dear Ms Downing
I am writing to apply for / to the job of sales assistant advertised in last week’s Messenger. I think I
would be suitable to / for this post for a number of reasons. Firstly, my present job involves helping
customers, so I am good at / in dealing with people. Although I do not have much experience of sales
work, I learn quickly. I also have a good knowledge in / of the range of products that you sell. I would be
available to attend an interview at any time.
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J. Final dictionary quiz
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f) Which of these sentences is correct?
She scolded them that they had arrived so late.
She scolded them for arriving so late.
g) You are in an important business meeting. Would it be appropriate to say : I’ll scoot now. I’m late for
my next meeting.? Justify your answer.
h) Where in the dictionary can you find a picture of a scooter? __________________
i) What does a newspaper do when it scoops its rivals? ________________________
j) Add the correct preposition: They scoffed __________ all my suggestions .
SOURCES:
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FORMATIVE TEST
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II. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using words that come from the core words in brackets.
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