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| Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings. First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in a alphabetical order-a,b,c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word "poor" p,o,o,r - comes before "poverty" - p,o,v,e,r,t,y - and the word "proverty" comes before the word "power" - p,o,w,e,r. The words are always given in alphabetical order. The second thing, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most dictionary give phonetic, or sound, alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you how a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation. The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meanings of the words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word's meanings. For example, in English the common word "get" has over 20 different meanings. |
| 1. In the passage, which of the following is among the three important things? |
| A. How to write a word well. B. How to use a word. C. How to make a sentence. D. How to read a word correctly. |
| 2. Of the three words "remove", " remote" and "remount", _____ in a dictionary. |
| A. "remount" comes first and "remove" comes last B. "remove" first and "remote" last C. "remote" first and "remove" last D. "remove" first and "remount" last |
| 3. Many words have _____. |
| A. several meanings B. few meanings C. one thing D. no meaning |
| 4. A better dictionary can tell you _____. |
| A. more of the word's pronunciation B. more of the word's meanings C. more of the word's spelling D. more of grammer |
| 5. Phonetic alphabets are used to show _____. |
| A. spelling B. handwriting C. meanings D. pronunciation |