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Experts believe that most English-speaking adults use between 25,000 and 50,000 words. That seems like a large number, yet the English language has over a million words.

Experts believe that most English-speaking adults use between 25,000 and 50,000 words. That seems like a large number, yet the English language has over a million words. Effective readers use a dictionary to understand new or difficult words.

Most dictionaries provide the following information: Guide words (the words at the top of each page) Spelling (how the word and its different forms are spelled) Pronunciation (how to say the word) Part of speech (the function of the word) Definition (the meaning of the word) Synonyms (words that have similar meanings) Syllables (parts of a word that are said as a single sound)

Guide words (the words at the top of each page)

These words help us figure out what words will be on the page we are looking at.

Spelling (how the word and its different forms are spelled) big adjective 1. Of great size; large. 2. Of great importance : Graduation was a big event in my life. big (big) adjective bigger, biggest

Pronunciation (how to say the word) \ \ abut \ \ kitten, F table \ r\ further \a\ ash \ ¯a\ ace \ä\ mop, mar \a˙u\ out \ch\ chin \e\ bet \¯e\easy \g\ go \i\ hit \¯i\ ice \ j\ job \ \ si ng \¯o\ go \ ˙o\ law \ ˙oi\ boy \ th\ thin \ th\ the \ü\ loot \˙u\ foot \ y\ yet \zh\ vision \a˙, k, n, oe, oe¯¯, ue, u¯¯e, y\ Pronunciation Key b ə twin = between fyu ch ə r = future me ni = many si z ə n = season

Part of speech (the function of the word) big adjective 1. Of great size; large. 2. Of great importance : Graduation was a big event in my life. big (big) adjective bigger, biggest Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, or preposition

Definition (the meaning of the word) big adjective 1. Of great size; large. 2. Of great importance : Graduation was a big event in my life. big (big) adjective bigger, biggest

Synonyms (words that have similar meanings) big adjective 1. Of great size; large. 2. Of great importance : Graduation was a big event in my life. big (big) adjective bigger, biggest syn; large, great, important

Syllables (parts of a word that are said as a single sound) syllable = syl-la-ble mammal = mam-mal interesting = in-ter-est-ing follow = fol-low between = be-tween best = best argument = ar-gu-ment location = lo-ca-tion