The guide words on a dictionary page are market and mask. Which word is on this page?

The guide words on a page are damp and dart. Which word is on this page?

What do the guide words at the top of a dictionary page tell the reader?

Where does a dictionary print its guide words?

The guide words on a page are pencil and perfect. Which word is on this page?

Guide words let a reader find an entry without reading every word on the page.

Which of these words comes first in a dictionary?

Which of these words comes last in a dictionary?

Which word would you find between chase and cheer in a dictionary?

Two words begin with the same three letters. What do you compare next to put them in order?

A dictionary lists calm as both adj. and v. In "The nurse spoke in a calm voice," calm is which part of speech?

A dictionary lists water as n. and v. In "Please water the plants," which label points to the sense you need?

Which part-of-speech label would a dictionary give the word quickly?

Entry: light (n.) 1. brightness (v.) 2. to set burning (adj.) 3. not heavy. Which label fits light in "Carry the light box upstairs"?

Why does a dictionary entry give a part-of-speech label?

Entry: run (v.) 1. move fast on foot 2. manage something 3. flow. Which sense fits "Aunt Mia will run the new bakery"?

Entry: fair (adj.) 1. treating people equally 2. light in color 3. quite good. Which sense fits "The referee made a fair call"?

Entry: trunk (n.) 1. an elephant's long nose 2. the main stem of a tree 3. a large box for storage. Which sense fits "We packed our clothes in a trunk"?

Entry: current 1. (n.) a flow of water 2. (n.) a flow of electricity 3. (adj.) happening now. Which sense fits "The current issue of the magazine is here"?

Entry: strike (v.) 1. hit hard 2. stop work to demand change 3. sound the hour. Which sense fits "The workers will strike for higher pay"?

Entry: pitch (n.) 1. how high or low a sound is 2. a throw of a ball 3. sticky black tar. Which sense fits "Her voice rose to a high pitch"?

Entry: crown (n.) 1. a ruler's headpiece 2. the top of the head 3. the top of a hill. Which sense fits "The hikers rested on the crown of the hill"?

Entry: bank (n.) 1. a place that keeps money 2. the land beside a river 3. a row of switches. Which sense fits "We fished from the grassy bank"?

Why do some dictionary entries list numbered senses?

Entry: brief (adj.) 1. lasting a short time 2. using few words. Which sense fits "Her brief note said only thank you"?

An entry lists three senses. How should a reader choose the right one?

An entry prints volcano (vol-KAY-noh) beside the entry word. What does this part show?

An entry word is printed as vol·ca·no. What do the dots show?

A dictionary shows banana as ba·NA·na. Which syllable is said more strongly?

Entry: record (n.) REK-erd (v.) ri-KORD. How is record said in "Please record the score"?

Some entries end with a note such as [Latin] or [Spanish]. What does that note show?

Rosa is not sure whether she spelled necessary correctly. Which reference should she open?

A dictionary entry includes an example sentence. What does that part do?

Ben wrote "The tree is big." He wants a word with a closer shade of meaning. Which tool helps most?

A science book lists slope at the back with the meaning that book gives it. What is that list called?

Mia needs background facts about volcanoes for a class report. Which reference is best?

Every word listed in a dictionary has only one meaning.

How is looking up a word in an online dictionary different from using a print one?

An online dictionary shows a small speaker button beside the entry word. What does pressing it do?

An online dictionary entry can also give a part-of-speech label and numbered senses.