Spell Bee Word: Dictionary

What does dictionary mean?

Word: Dictionary

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Dictionary means a book or app that lists words in alphabetical order and tells you what they mean and how to spell and say them.

Synonyms: wordbook

How do you spell dictionary?

Syllables: dic - tion - ar - y

Tricky part: The end sounds like ree, but it is spelt ary, not ery.

Watch out for: dictionery, dictionry

Memory tip: A dictionary is a library of words: dictionARY and librARY both end in ary.

Idioms and Phrases

1. walking dictionary: A person who knows the meanings of a great many words. Example: "Ask Kavya what it means; she is a walking dictionary."

Dictionary in a sentence

Example 1: Look up the word in the dictionary before you guess.

Example 2: My Hindi-English dictionary has a red cover.

Example 3: Dadi still uses the dictionary she had in school.

Fun Fact

Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of the English language was published in 1755.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) grammer
b) sentance
c) alphabit
d) dictionary

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tcaryindio

a) dictoinary
b) dicitonary
c) dictionary
d) idctionary

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

d_ct_onary

a) e, i
b) i, e
c) e, e
d) i, i

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

dictionnary

a) i
b) o
c) a
d) n

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these can a dictionary NOT tell you?

a) how a word is spelt
b) what a word means
c) yesterday's match score
d) how a word is said

2. Which word would come first in a dictionary?

a) digit
b) dice
c) diary
d) dictionary