Grade 6 · Reading · Lesson 6

Use dictionaries and corpora effectively

A dictionary is more than a list of meanings. Each entry is a carefully structured record that gives you multiple types of information about a word. Skilled readers know how to navigate an entry quickly — jumping to the etymology when they need a meaning clue, or checking the usage note when they are unsure whether a word fits a formal context.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the key features of a dictionary entry and explain the purpose of each
2Use a corpus to understand how frequently a word appears in real written texts
3Select the most appropriate dictionary feature to answer a specific vocabulary question
4Apply knowledge of entry parts to write a complete dictionary entry for an unfamiliar word

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