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• Using dictionary


  Understand unfamiliar words using context clues
• Preface


  Contains explanations about symbols and abbreviations
• Prefixes


  Affix in linguistics
• Added to the beginning of base word to modify or change its meaning


  Prefixes
• Un- and dis-


  Not, opposite
• Re-


  Back and again
• Guide words are listen in what

  Alphabetical order, letter by letter
• Top of each set of facing pages

  Pairs of guide words are at the
• Guide words list the

  First and last defined word
• Using guide words help


  To quicky located the word u seek
• Main entries/word entries is what


  Words explained in a dictionary and appears boldfaced or dark type
• Restrictive labels are also called

  Subject labels
• Restrictive or subject labels


  Tells you a word has a special meaning when used in particular
• Usage labels


  Tells u how a word is used (slang, colloquial, dialect)
• Geographic labels


  Which region of the country
• Using thesaurus


  Synonyms and antonyms
• To look for the word

  Thesaurus
• To look for definition

  Dictionary
• Two forms of thesaurus

  Dictionary and traditional form
• Dictionary form


  Look up the word like dictionary
• Traditional form


  Look up the word in alphabetical index at the back of thesaurus