Grade -09

My dear children,

I hope you’re fine.

Today I’m going to do a lesson which

helps you to improve your vocabulary

or word power. In this lesson you will

learn to refer a dictionary properly.

Study the lesson well.

What

is a

Dictionary

?

A dictionary is a book

of words. When we

consider an English

dictionary, the words

are listed in the

alphabetical order of

English language.

This is how

the words in a

dictionary are

listed in the

alphabetical

order.

The words

listed in a

dictionary are

called entries.

The entries

are printed in

dark black

print.

Each entry word in the

dictionary gives you the

spelling, pronunciation,

word class (part of

speech), meaning. It also

gives examples of how

each word is used. Now

learn those parts

respectively.

spelling

pronunciation

nouns

interjections

adverbs

pronounsconjunctions

prepositions

verbsword classes

adjectives

Now learn what the word classes are.

word classes (parts of speech)

Definition(meanings of words)

Main definitionFirst part of the main

definition

Second part of the

main definition

Alternative definition

definition (meaning of the word)

Now learn how the words are

used in sentences or phrases.

In addition you can learn other

grammatical information about

the word such as singular and

plural forms, countable or

uncountable noun, verb forms,

synonyms and antonyms, other

formations of the word.

Now learn those parts

respectively.

Singular and Plural forms of nouns

Singular and Plural forms of nouns

~ es means the plural of tomato

tomato + es = tomatoes

singular

plural

Countable and Uncountable nouns

Countable noun

Uncountable noun

Forms of the verbs

Synonyms and Antonyms (Opposite words)

Antonym

Other formations of the word

Now learn some of the abbreviations

used in a dictionary

abbr. - abbreviation adj. - adjective

adv. - adverb C - countable noun

conj. - conjunction det. - determiner

I - intransitive verb pl. - plural

pp. - past participle prep. - preposition

pron. - pronoun pt. - past tense

sing. - singular symb. - symbol

T - transitive verb U - uncountable noun

v. - verb

You can also find the following symbols

You have already learnt how to

use a dictionary properly. Now

take your English dictionary,

turn to a few pages and study

what you learnt toady .

Do the task -1 and 2 on the worksheet.

Take the ‘English Pupil’s Book’ and do

Activity 3 on page 64. (Unit-6)

Take the ‘English Work Book’ and do

Activity 2 on page 35 (Unit-6)

Now do the following activities.

I hope you will study the lesson happily and

complete the activities easily. Study this lesson

again during your free time.

Study this note to understand the lesson well.

My dear children,