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What are the guide words for love?
Synonyms & Antonyms for love
- affection,
- attachment,
- devotedness,
- devotion,
- fondness,
- passion.
What are the words on top of a dictionary page?
Also called headword, guide word. a word printed at the top of a page in a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last entry or article on that page.
How do you teach guide words in the dictionary?
key idea
- Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page.
- To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters.
- If one word is shorter, and there are no more letters to compare, then the shorter word comes first in alphabetical order.
What are the guide words for?
The purpose of the guide words is to help them find a word more quickly. The guide words are celored red in the example below. The first and last words are highlighted in yellow. Using a dictionary, have the children find any word, this does not have to be a specific word.
What is the Order of words in a dictionary?
All words in a dictionary are listed alphabetically. Guide words at the top or bottom of each page tell what words are listed on each page. The fi rst guide word tells the fi rst word on the page, the last one tells the last one on the page. Example: Word to look up: bramble
What are the different parts of a dictionary?
The parts vary by dictionary, however, the standard parts are the pronunciation guide, the word mark-up (where the word is separated into syllables and marked-up with pronunciation marks), and the grammar abbreviations for the words and what it all means. One Way to Introduce the Dictionary
How do I explain guide words to my child?
Once your child has opened his dictionary lots of times and can find words from any letter in the alphabet it is time to explain guide words. Have your child to open his dictionary on any page near the middle. Ask him if there are two words on the very top of the page.