When you come across a word
If you use a new word
Just look up the first letter
So get yourself a dictionary
There are special dictionaries for children and young people, such as pocket dictionaries. They contain fewer words and so it is easier to find the word you want. At home, you may use a larger with more words and explanations.
There are other types of dictionaries that you may use as you get older. For example a French-English dictionary lists French words alphabetically and gives you the English meaning. It also lists English words alphabetically and gives you the French meaning. A dictionary of science lists only scientific terms and their meanings.
If you look in a dictionary, the words are printed in bold and the explanations follow the words. For example:
spaceman: a person who travels in space
To find a word you must:
Using a Dictionary
A dictionary is a book of words
A dictionary is a book that lists words in alphabetical order. It also explains the meaning of words and sometimes gives you an example of how to use the word.
Arranged from A to Z
It helps you understand a word
And how it should be read.
That you don't understand
A dictionary is there to help
So keep it close at hand.
You're not sure how to spell
You may be quite surprised to know
A dictionary can help as well.
Then the second, then the third
And soon, before your very eyes
You'll see the whole word.
The best you can afford
Then you will know the difference between
Baud and bored and board!
space ship: a spacecraft, one controlled by a crew
For example if we looked for spaceship, sun and Saturn we would find they are listed in this order:
Sa comes first in alphabetical order, then sp and then su.
Would space shuttle come before or after spaceship?
Would space flight come before or after spaceship?
