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English Class
Mrs. Kristell N. San Miguel
Word Detective
Challenge
Mystery Word
Clues:
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• 1️⃣ This word describes
something very bright or intelligent.
• It starts with B.
• It rhymes with "resilient."
• People often use it to describe creative
ideas.
• Answer: Brilliant
Mystery Word
Clues:
2
•2️⃣ This word is the
opposite of cowardice.
•It starts with C.
•It contains seven letters.
•Heroes have this quality in stories.
•Answer: Courage
Mystery Word
Clues:
• 3️⃣ This word
means to move quickly on foot.
• It starts with S.
• It has six letters.
• It is often associated with athletes or
escaping danger.
• Answer: Sprint
Mystery Word
Clues:
• 4️⃣ This word is a
type of weather that involves heavy
rain and strong winds.
• It starts with S.
• It has five letters.
• It is common during typhoon season.
• Answer: Storm
Mystery Word
Clues:
5
• 5️⃣ This word means
a place where books are kept.
• It starts with L.
• It has seven letters.
• It is a quiet place for reading and
studying.
• Answer: Library
Mystery Word
Clues:
• 6️⃣ This word
means a person who writes books.
• It starts with A.
• It has six letters.
• Famous examples include J.K. Rowling
and Shakespeare.
• Answer: Author
Mystery Word
Clues:
• 7️⃣ This word means
to repair or restore something.
• It starts with F.
• It has three letters.
• It is often used when talking about
broken objects.
• Answer: Fix
Mystery Word
Clues:
• 8️⃣ This word
describes someone who gives financial
or other support to a person or cause.
• It starts with B.
• It has nine letters.
• Many artists and charities rely on them.
• Answer: Benefactor
Mystery Word
Clues:
9
• 9️⃣ This word refers to the
highest point of development or
achievement.
• It starts with P.
• It has eight letters.
• It is often used to describe the peak of
success or mountains.
• Answer: Pinnacle
Mystery Word
Clues:
• 🔟 This word means something that is
very old.
• It starts with A.
• It has seven letters.
• It refers to things from the past, like
ruins or artifacts.
• Answer: Ancient
Determining the
Meaning of
Terminologies using
Dictionary, Thesaurus
and Online Sources
What is a Dictionary?
•📖 Definition: A dictionary is a
reference book or online
resource that provides the
meanings, pronunciation,
spelling, and other details of
words.
USING DICTIONARY
• Look at the preface and notes in your
dictionary.
• Good dictionaries include all
definitions of the word. When you
are looking up a word, do not stop
after you have read the first
meaning!
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GUIDE WORDS
The words listed in a dictionary are listed in
alphabetical order, letter by letter. Pairs of
guide words are usually at the top of each set
of facing pages. Guide words list the first and
last defined word to appear on a page (or
facing pages).Using guide words help you
quickly locate the word you seek.
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MAIN OR WORD ENTRY

DEFINITIONS
the meanings of the word
OTHER IMPORTANT ENTRY ELEMENTS

PARTS OF SPEECH
The dictionary uses nine abbreviations for the parts
of speech.
n. interj.
v.t. conj.
adj. adv.
pron. prep.
v.i.
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RELATED FORMS
They refer to different grammatical variations
of a word.
Plural forms (e.g., baby → babies)
Verb conjugations (e.g., run → running, ran)
Adjective/adverb variations (e.g., happy →
happily, happier)
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
RESTRICTIVE LABELS
Subject labels tell you that a word has a special
meaning when used in a particular field ( mus. for
music, med. for medicine, zool. for zoology, etc. )
Usage labels tell you how a word is used (slang,
colloq, for colloquial, dial. for dialect, etc.)
Geographic labels tell you in which region of the
country (N.E. for New England, West, South, etc.) the
definition applies.
OTHER IMPORTANT ENTRY ELEMENTS

PRONUNCIATION
How the word is being said
OTHER IMPORTANT ENTRY ELEMENTS

ILLUSTRATIVE SENTENCE
It shows how the word is used
in context.
OTHER IMPORTANT ENTRY ELEMENTS

ETYMOLOGY
It is the study of the origin and
history of words
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ANSWERS
1. GUIDE WORDS
2. WORD ENTRY
3. PRONUNCIATION
4. RESTRICTIVE LABEL
5. PART OF SPEECH
6. WORD MEANING/DEFINITION
7. ILLUSTRATIVE SENTENCE
8. ETYMOLOGY
9. RELATED FORM
What is a Thesaurus?
•📖 Definition: It is a book or
electronic resource that lists
words in groups of synonyms and
related concepts.
•A thesaurus is, in a sense, the
opposite of a dictionary.
What is Online Source?
•📖 Definition: It refers to any
material you find online.
The following are all parts of a
thesaurus except ______________.
a. Word Meaning
b. Part of Speech
c. Guide Words
d. Illustrative Sentence
What is a book or electronic resource that lists the
words of a language (typically in alphabetical
order) and gives their meaning, or gives the
equivalent words in a different language, often
also providing information about pronunciation,
origin, and usage?
a. Thesaurus
b. Online Sources
c. Dictionary
d. Encyclopedia
____________ are the words in bold at
the top of each page that help to locate an
entry word.
a. Pronunciation
b. Guide Words
c. Related Forms
d. d. Meaning
What is the most famous and widely
used dictionary in the world?
a. Merriam-Webster
b. Oxford English Dictionary
c. Phyton
d. Harvard
The following are all parts of a
dictionary except ___________.
a. Synonyms & Antonyms
b. Etymology
c. Pronunciation
d. Word Entry