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Dictionary Skills Task One Here is a list of words that are spelt incorrectly. You must correct them using a dictionary to check if you have the spelling correct.
Task Two Now you have corrected the words, in your book, write down the number of the page it is on in the dictionary and write down the dictionary definition of the word. For example: - Growl is on page 45. It means to make a deep, rough sound. Task Three Put these lists into alphabetical order.
Task Four Some words have very similar meanings. You can use a dictionary to discover how they differ. Look up these words that are similar in the dictionary, then write down what is slightly different about them.
Task Five A dictionary tells you what type of a word you have looked up. It tells you whether it is a noun, adjective, verb, adverb etc. Look up these words in the lists. Copy down the lists and write down what kind of words they are.
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