Looking up words in a dictionary

  Groupwork

A. Talk in groups about the text in Lesson 4 and about the questions below. Then read the text.

1. Is there any connection between the alphabet and a dictionary?

Answer Yes, there is a connection between the alphabet and a dictionary. The words are arranged in alphabetical order.

2. What do you understand by alphabetical order?

Answer Alphabetical order means something which is arranged according to the order of the alphabets.

3. 3. Do you find any order in the organization of the words on the dictionary page? What is it?

Answer Yes, I can see the organization of the words on the dictionary page. It is arranged in alphabetical order.


The words in a dictionary are presented in alphabetical order. It follows the alphabetical order of letters. It means words starting with the letter D will be before the words starting with the letter E. In the same way words starting with the letter F will come after the words starting with E.

Again the words starting with the same letter are also arranged one after another in alphabetical order in the dictionary. For example, the words dark, doctor and deep all start with the letter D. These words appear in the dictionary in the order of dark, deep and doctor.

To find the words with a letter, look at the words at the top of the page.

While doing the activities, use a dictionary or a dictionary page as much as you can.

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