Learning About The Dictionary

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Grade Level

• Elementary School

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Subject

• Language

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Length of Time

• 1 Hour

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Description

• This lesson is about the dictionary. Students will have a worksheet of different words. There are two parts to this lesson. Part One - Students will find the word that belongs in between the two words listed. Part Two - Students will find the word that doesn't belong in between the two words listed. This lesson is for fourth to fifth grade students.

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Goals

• Students will learn:
  
  * About the dictionary
  
  * Learn to locate words
  
  

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Materials Needed

• * The worksheet I have included in this lesson
  
  * Pencils and Erasers
  

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Procedure

• First, you will copy the worksheet so that each student will have a copy.
  
  Then, you will write the following examples on the board so the students will know what to do.
  
  Students need to find the word that goes between the two words.
  
  Example: About_____________Amount
  
  Words: Among August April Assurance
  
  Which word doesn't belong between the two words?
  
  Example: Ball___________Basketball
  
  Words: Baseball Baby Bases Balloon
  
  
  
  Worksheet - Learning About The Dictionary
  
  Part I - Locating words that belong
  
  Directions: Find the word that belongs between the two words.
  
  1. Cars__________Caught
  
  Words: Cart Cot Cost Cause
  
  2. Day__________Does
  
  Words: Dance Daybreak Dozen Down
  
  3. Egg__________Elephant
  
  Words: Else Elk Eat Ego
  
  4. Farm__________February
  
  Words: Fan Fake Fun Fast
  
  5. Gage__________Goat
  
  Words: Gap Got Gun Great
  
  6. Hall__________Hello
  
  Words: How He High Hail
  
  7. Rake__________Roast
  
  Words: Ran Row Rob Rack
  
  8. Stem__________Stop
  
  Words: Stare Straw Step Strike
  
  9. Tip__________Top
  
  Words: Toe Tack Tie Think
  
  10. What__________Where
  
  Words: When Why Whose Which
  
  Part Two - Locating Words That Don't Belong?
  
  Directions: Find the word that doesn't belong in each group.
  
  1. Can__________Cot
  
  Words: Cart Caught Cab Cause
  
  2. Dance__________Does
  
  Words: Dancer Daybreak Dozen Doe
  
  3. Egg__________Else
  
  Words: Elephant Ego Eat Elm
  
  4. Fan__________Fell
  
  Words: Fast February Fun Fat
  
  5. Gab__________Goat
  
  Words: Gap Go Gasp Great
  
  6. Hall__________Hello
  
  Words: He Heal High Hallway
  
  7. Race__________Roast
  
  Words: Ran Row Rake Rack
  
  8. Stare__________Straw
  
  Words: Stop Stem Step Strike
  
  9. Thank__________Toe
  
  Words: Think Tack Tie Thin
  
  10. What__________Who
  
  Words: When Where Whose Which
  
  
  

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Grading

• Each one is worth five points for a total of 100 points.
  
  100 to 90 = A
  
  89 to 80 = B
  
  79 to 70 = C
  
  69 to 60 = D
  
  Below 60 = F
  
  

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