Using Dictionary Entries

Warm up your class at the start of the year by checking their ability to read and unpack dictionary entries. This worksheet asks pupils to pick apart a sentence that uses some pretty advanced vocabulary by using three dictionary...

In this dictionary definitions worksheet, learners analyze a sample dictionary page and answer 5 questions about the definitions, syllables and pronunciation.

Your class can use this worksheet to better understand the pronunciation key found in the dictionary. They read information about pronunciation and syllables, and then circle the words that match the proper marks. This would be a good...

Examining idioms is a peace of cake when using this graphic organizer! Here, grammarians identify an idiom and use it in a sentence. Then they investigate its literal meaning versus its figurative meaning, and accompany each one with a...

Prep your class for any upcoming standardized language test with this resource. Use the sample dictionary page included to answer the reference questions provided. Great practice is provided here!

Use this resource to discuss various ways to dictionaries can be used. What a terrific presentation to display when exploring how dictionaries are used to define words, check spellings, identify parts of speech, and more. The PowerPoint...

Third graders practice dictionary skills. They use a digital camera and insert pictures from a floppy disk into a document. They play a game in which they are handed an anonymous definition of each other and must find each other in class.

In this vocabulary and word study worksheet, students practice using a dictionary as they respond to 6 questions that require them to examine the parts of a sample dictionary entry.

"Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle?" Inspired by this quote from the award-winning novel written by Andrew Celements, this lesson allows children to invent their own terms for common classroom objects,...

Elementary schoolers use the Word Wizard Dictionary to reinforce dictionary skills. For this dictionary skills lesson plan, everyone learns about the entry words, syllables, pronunciation, parts of speech, and definitions.