Dictionary use

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4-6

When I do not know a word, I .... use a dictionary

never

hardly ever

sometimes

often

very often

I know how to look up words in a dictionary

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Now translate with the help of the picture (or your dictionary)

1. Her remark packed a punch.

2. Pack one bag for the trip.

3. We are hunting with a pack.

4. The printer has packed up again.

Answers:

1. IHer remark packed a punch (maakte veel indruk)

2. Pack one bag for the trip. (pak één tas in)

3. We are hunting with a pack of hounds. (meute jachthonden)

4. The printer has packed up again. (is er weer mee opgehouden)

Controlevragen bij woordenboekgebruik

1. zoek ik een werkwoord (OV WW of ONOV WW) / zelfstandig naamwoord (ZN) / bijvoegelijk naamwoord (BNW), enz.
2. past de eerste betekenis het beste bij mijn zin, of moet ik verder lezen, kijk ook naar de voorbeelden!!!
3. is er een combinatie van ww + voorzetsel? Die staan op alfabetische volgorde in het lemma 

Put into alphabetical order:
1. photography 2. photographic 3. photograph 4. photographer 5. photogenic

1. 3 - 5 - 1 - 4 - 2
2. 5 - 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
3. 3 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 5
4. 5 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 2

Put into alphabetical order:
1. gorgeous 2. gorilla 3. grand 4. great 5. group

1. 2 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 4
2. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 5
3. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
4. 1 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 4

All of these words are parts of the body. Which of these words are also verbs? Look them up in the dictionary and drag them to verb!

Verb

arm

head

leg

eye

stomach

hand

toe

What is the meaning of the verbs:
arm / stomach / leg? (choose the first VERB meaning from the dictionary)

Who uses an easel?

1. painter
2. farmer
3. mountain climber
4. trader

Which is the odd one out?
cod - sardine - hake - fern

1. cod
2. sardine
3. hake
4. fern

Which is the odd one out?
elm - daffodil - pine - beech

1. elm
2. daffodil
3. pine
4. beech

What does "slaver" mean?

1. kwijl
2. slavenhandelaar
3. slavenschip
4. onzin

What does game mean?

1. spel
2. kreupel
3. wild
4. deel van een tenniswedstrijd

What does "boil" mean

1. steenpuist
2. koken
3. grondsoort
4. ei

What does "bank" mean?

1. sofa
2. blank
3. oever
4. rekening

After this explanation I think I can use a dictionary even more efficiently

no

maybe

yes