USING A DICTIONARY_TOPIC 3_ENGLISH FORM 1
USING A DICTIONARY
Dictionary
It is a kind of a book or
reference that containing words of a language, arranged alphabetically and
showing class and uses. We often use a dictionary to look up a word. We do this
when we do not know what the word means. Dictionaries are organised to help us
look up word easily
Importance of Dictionary
book
1. Gives meaning of words
2. Shows words of the same meaning
3. Shows words which mean
the opposite
4. Show the classes of word
(verb, nouns, objectives)
5. Show how words are used
6. Show how words are made
7. Show how words are
pronounced.
Synonyms: words, which mean
the same, a called synonyms
Examples: -Angry - mad
Cried - shouted Huge - big Hate - dislike Clever - bright
Antonyms: A dictionary also
shows words which mean the opposite words which means the opposite are called
antonyms
Examples:
o Hate - like
o Ugly - beautiful
o Slow - fast
o Friendly - enemy
o Strong - weak
Word formation
A dictionary also shows how
words are made. This is called word formation
- A noun can be made from a
verb or from an Adjective
Example vacate (v)
–vocation (N)
Some Nouns end with
(i) …………….. ion
(examination)
(ii) …………………ty (beauty)
(iii) ………………….ness
(politeness)
(iv) ……………………ce
(importance)
Some of the objectives end
with
(i) ………... ous (poisonous)
(ii) …………. Al (trial)
(iii) …………..ic (electric)
(iv) ………….. an (African)
(v) ………….. ful (helpful)
Pronunciation: A dictionary
shows how words are pronounced English words are pronounced differently from
Kiswahili. The way the English words are written is different from the way they
pronounced.
Example: see –pronounced as
/si/ and not see
Exercise
Write the following words
as they are pronounced in the dictionary
Example: King –/KiÅ‹/
(i) Sing =
(ii) Cheek =
(iii) Cart =
(iv) Chest =
(v) Dish =
Exercise
Show differences of
pronunciation of the underlined words.
1. Please sit on the seat
2. I left my hat in the hut
3. Pull the boy from the pool
4. Do not hurt my
heart
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