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B. Arrange the words in their alphabetical order.
| poach | plunder | pneumatic | p.m. | plume |
Now answer the questions.
1. What does a dictionary use to explain the meaning of a word?
The dictionary uses symbols and abbreviations for explaining the meaning of a word.
2. Which parts of speech is the word ‘plumber’?
The word ‘plumber’ is a noun.
3. What does ‘infml’ mean?
‘infml’ is the short form for ‘informal’.
4. What does ‘abbr’ mean?
‘abbr’ is the short form for ‘abbreviation’.
5. What does the symbol of a key before a word tell you about it?
The symbol of a key before an entry tells us that it is a keyword.
D. Look at the dictionary page and discuss in pairs the following information about the words, ‘plume’, ‘plump’ and ‘PO’.
| plume | poach | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. parts of speech | |||
| 2. countable/uncountable | |||
| 3. abbreviation | |||
| 4. formal/informal | |||
| 5. definition | |||
| 6. number of definitions |
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