Dictionaries And Scrapes Helpful

Decent Essays
Why are Dictionaries and Thesauruses Helpful? Beatrice Laberge
Dictionaries and thesauruses are extremely helpful for everyone. whether its to find how to spell a misspelled word to wanting to sound formal with high "quality" words. They are found almost everywhere. There are many ways a dictionary/thesaurus can be used. Examples are they help people use words correctly, improve vocabulary, and correct misspelled words.
First, Dictionaries and Thesauruses help people use words correctly. If, for example, someone isn't sure if a word means what they think, they can use a dictionary to get the definition(s). Or if they think the word doesn't fit well with the rest of the text, they can look in a thesaurus to get another word with the same

Related Documents

  • Great Essays

    Hiding Place Test

    • 1504 Words
    • 7 Pages

    The Hiding Place Test Matching (1-10) F Where did Corrie go when leaving her prison cell, at Scheveningen, the first time? C Where did Corrie go when leaving her prison cell the second time (3 months aftering being in prison)? A After leaving Scheveningen, where were Betsie and Corrie transported to?…

    • 1504 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    This is something I will do with my students to encourage them to productively struggle with their vocabulary and spelling, for it will promote greater learning and retention. If I simply looked the definition up in the dictionary, my chances of remembering that definition are slim. However, by struggling on my own to figure out what the word means, I am experiencing a…

    • 1180 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Matching (1-10) - Write the letter of the best choice to each each question on the blank. What is the name the letter that was sent to Wargrave? Who did Vera Claythorne love? What is the name of the woman who is married to the owner of the island?…

    • 653 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    They have helped many students do revisions oh their paper and become better writing and…

    • 827 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Spelling is very important, but it has seemed to disappear from modern day education across the United States. In the article “The Country is Going Through a Rough Spell” Bob Greene writes about the horrible decline in spelling he has seen over the last couple years. This article was written in 1981 and spelling has only gotten worse since then. Mr. Greene has a very different experience with spelling in the public world because he constantly receives letters from a lot of different people per day.…

    • 495 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Great Essays

    HS Students. Two classrooms were used for the treatment with music and two classrooms were used for the control groups. A test on vocabulary consisting of 10 words was given to two of these classrooms where the vocabulary words are provided prior to the test to see if music will affect the student’s memory. No name was required to be written on the tests, of course. Classical music was played during the entirety of the experiment.…

    • 1094 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Decent Essays

    How did slavery effect African Americans back when it occurred and now? Why did the people of the United States use African Americans as slaves? Lesson Summary and Rationale 1. Students will come to class knowing we are about to start a new unit.…

    • 418 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Ways To Get Rid Of Words

    • 374 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The study of Newspeak is very interesting, and it has it’s benefits and drawbacks. Getting rid of words from our human vocabulary can be helpful in that it makes speaking more efficient, easier to learn and to converse with, and removes bad words that are not okay in our society. But getting rid of excess words can also be a setback if it takes away words that help us describe stuff better and more vividly, If we were to start taking away unnecessary words from our vocabulary, that would be good because that means we would be taking away words that we do not crucially need. This would benefit society because it would give us a shorter list of words to use when describe things and talk to people without sacrificing words that we use consistently.…

    • 374 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    We would need to adapt the way we communicate with children and young people as they may not completely understand what we are saying. For example, the younger the person is the more simpler and clearer we should communicate. If the child is very young, we would need to talk in a way they would understand. This can include talking in a generally more simple way. We may need to talk with a different tone of voice than we usually would to keep the child engaged, as the may get distracted easily and not fully listen to what we are saying.…

    • 1698 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Speak American Language

    • 874 Words
    • 4 Pages

    1. What is the central idea of each text? Answer in complete sentences!!! (3 pts each) “Use It or Lose It: Why Language Changes over Time” Words more commonly used in everyday life are far less likely to evolve compared to less frequently used words, seen across multiple Indo-European languages.…

    • 874 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Edu 392 Week 2 Assignment

    • 928 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Caroline Schafer EDU 392- Research Paper October 7, 2015 The student will employ methods for pre-reading schema activation, guided silent reading, and post-reading schema building. MoSPE 1 I am able to employ methods for pre-reading schema activation, guided silent reading, and post reading schema building because of the activities I learned to perform and the ideas I read about that can help me in the future.…

    • 928 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hrm/531 Week 2 Assignment

    • 490 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Telling them to circle or underline any unfamiliar word. The instructor asks also about taking notes during the reading process. In the last stage, after reading, the instructor tells the students to write a list of all new vocabularies. Additionally, asking if there is any vague or difficult word hindering the understanding. Moreover, students also can sort out words in to two groups; thing and people, for instance thing: single room, people: guest.…

    • 490 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Word study instruction is an important spelling approach that educators are incorporating into their classrooms as it helps determine each students level of spelling development while providing instruction techniques to support the students development. Additionally, the approach is a way for educators to instruct students in other concepts such as phonics, spelling, and vocabulary that will allow the student to continue to improve or move forward in their reading and writing. In chapter three of the textbook, Word’s Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction, the text provides insightful information and digs deeper into how educators can utilize multiple forms of word study or sorts in their classroom that is suitable…

    • 955 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    ESL Reflective Essay

    • 970 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Along with textbooks, using other literature can help support their learning. Using additional literature will increase their knowledge on the topic and the vocabulary being…

    • 970 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Academic English: Necessary for success Even though other variety of English are more expressive, Only Academic English should be allowed in universities because it makes writings to the point and does not stray from the original purpose of the writing as Academic English consists of a specific vocabulary and grammar. Academic English provides a set of ground rules which enables the individual to make their ideas accurate and precise. The range of students in a university includes local and international students, many having English as their second language. As a result some students may have difficulties in expressing their opinions. This is where Academic English comes in and rectifies the problem by providing a standard platform to all students enabling them to convey their ideas eliminating any forms of misinterpretation which other varieties of English could cause.…

    • 700 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays