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Dictionary Practice

What do you want trom a dictionary? And how good is yours? Below is a list
ot things you tind out in dictionaries. In column A, next to each item tirst put
a number trom 1 to 10 according to how important it is to you . 1 = most
important; 10 = least important. Then look at your dictionary and see
whether ali these items can be tound in it. In column B, write a number trom
1 to 10 according to how good you think your dictionary iso1 = very good;
10 = poor. A B
illustrations

useful introduction at the front
list
elear of useful abbreviations
explanations
and of how the wordsand
examples
American
spellingare usedappendices at the back
key
list of irregular verbsof word meanings (especially verbs)information symbols
help with the pronunciation and stress of each word
British to phonetic
useful

Use a good dictionary to do the tollowing exercises. It you like, you can try to
do them without help tirst, but check your answers in a dictionary
afterwards.
Pronunciation

1 Divide the tollowing words into three groups according to whether the
vowel sound is pronounced lU I as in 'pull', lu:1 as in 'June' or lAI as in 'shut'.
wood good food book soon
school flood look blood foot
2 Divide the tollowing words into three groups according to whether the
vowel sound is pronounced /3:1 as in 'term', 'bum', la:1 as in 'start', 'tather' or
1':):1 as in 'short', 'course'.
first world heart fast lord
warm taught learn hard calm
court laugh turn sort word

3 In each three-word group below circle the two words which have the
same-sounding underlined parts.
e.g. wgtch <:fri~c]:>~gtc6)
E:v honest CliDD
self wolf half
happy rely catastrophg
follow show allow
system mystery psychology
ynde ynion yniversity though rough tough
chemical character channel
receive reign seize
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