Vocabulary Skills - Dictionary Definitions

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Objectives and Standards Objectives: 1. Recognize definitions in a dictionary. 2. Understand how to use the different definitions provided. 3. Learn academic language: Definition California Content Standards: R 1.5 and R 1.7

Vocabulary Skills: Dictionary Deﬁnitions Definitions A definition is the meaning of a word. In a dictionary entry, definitions are listed in order of use. The most common definition is listed first. The less common Vocabulary Skill Definitions definitions follow. Definition 1 (main definition) Definition 2 age noun 1. The period of time that a person or thing has existed; lifetime. 2. A specified time in life: She learned to read at Definition 3 the age of five. 3. The later part of life. 4. A period of time in history: the Stone Definition 4 Age; the Space Age. 5. A long period of Definition 5

Vocabulary Skills: Dictionary Deﬁnitions Definitions A definition is the meaning of a word. In a dictionary entry, definitions are listed in order of use. The most common definition is listed first. The less common Vocabulary Skill Definitions definitions follow. Definition 1 (main definition) Definition 2 Things to remember: age noun 1. The period of time that a person or thing has existed; lifetime. 2. A specified time in life: She learned to read at Definition 3 the age of five. 3. The later part of life. 4. A period of time in history: the Stone Definition 4 Age; the Space Age. 5. A long period of Definition 5

Vocabulary Skills: Dictionary Definitions Definitions A definition is the meaning of a word. In a dictionary entry, definitions are listed in order of use. The most common definition is listed first. The less common Vocabulary Skill Definitions definitions follow. Definition 1 (main definition) Definition 2 Things to remember: age noun 1. The period of time that a 1. person or may have just one definition or many a word thing has existed; lifetime. 2. A definitions. specified time in life: She learned to read at Definition 3 the age of five. 3. The later part of life. 4. A period of time in history: the Stone Definition 4 Age; the Space Age. 5. A long period of Definition 5

Vocabulary Skills: Dictionary Definitions Definitions A definition is the meaning of a word. In a dictionary entry, definitions are listed in order of use. The most common definition is listed first. The less common Vocabulary Skill Definitions definitions follow. Definition 1 (main definition) Definition 2 Things to remember: age noun 1. The period of time that a 1. person or may have just one definition or many a word thing has existed; lifetime. 2. A definitions. specified time in life: She learned to read at Definition 3 2. the age of five. 3. are later part of life. of frequency the definitions The listed in order 4.of periodmost common to least common. A use, of time in history: the Stone Definition 4 Age; the Space Age. 5. A long period of Definition 5

CELEBRATING TRADITIONS Dancing Rainbows Definitions Vocabulary Skills: Dictionary Deﬁnitions dictionary A definition is the meaning of a word. In a entry, definitions are listed in order of use. The most common definition is listed first. The less common Vocabulary Skill Definitions definitions follow. Definition 1 (main definition) Definition 2 age noun 1. The period of time that a person or thing has existed; lifetime. 2. A specified time in life: She learned to read at Definition 3 the age of five. 3. The later part of life. 4. A period of time in history: the Stone Definition 4 Age; the Space Age. 5. A long period of Definition 5 time. age (a ◊ noun, plural ages ¯j) foul adjective 1. Having a bad taste, smell, or appearance: a foul odor. 2. Unpleasant: foul weather. 3. Unfair. 4. Outside the foul lines: a foul ball.

the age of five. 3. The later parttime in life: She learned to read at specified of life. Definition 3 Vo CE Definition 4 4. A period of time in history: thefive. 3. The later part of life. the age of Stone Age; the Space Age. 5. 4. long periodtime in history: the Stone A A period of of Definition 4 Definition 5 Vocabulary Skills: Dictionary Deﬁnitions time. Age; the Space Age. 5. A long period of time. age (aj) ◊ noun, plural ages ¯ Definition 5 age (a ◊ noun, plural ages ¯j) foul adjective 1. Having a bad taste, smell, or appearance: a foul odor. 2. Unpleasant:Having a bad taste, smell, or foul adjective 1. foul weather. 3. Unfair. 4. Outside the foul lines: a foul odor. 2. Unpleasant: foul weather. appearance: a foul ball. 3. Unfair. 4. Outside the foul lines: a foul ball. ◊ noun An act that breaks the rules. ◊ noun An act that breaks the rules. ◊ verb 1. To make foul: Smoke fouled the air. 2. To ◊ verb 1. To make foul: Smoke fouled the air. 2. To make a foul in a sport. make a foul in a sport. foul (foul) ◊ adjective fouler, foulest ◊ noun,fouler, foulest ◊ noun, plural foul (foul) ◊ adjective plural fouls ◊ verb fouled, fouling ◊ verb fouled, fouling fouls 1. How many ways can 1. How many ways can foul be used as an adjective? foul be used as an adjective? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. TEACHER’S EDITION PAGE T231I TEACHER’S EDITION PAGE T231I TRANSPARENCY 2–31 2. How many ways can 2. How many ways noun? be used as a noun? foul be used as a can foul 3. How many ways can 3. How many ways verb? be used as a verb? foul be used as a can foul 4. Which is the most common definition ofcommon definition of foul? 4. Which is the most foul? 5. Which is the least common definition ofcommon definition of foul? 5. Which is the least foul?

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