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FINDING A SYNONYM

The LITERACY WORD BANK includes a thesaurus to
help children find synonyms. Synonyms are words that
have the same or similar meanings, for example, gem,
jewelprecious stone. Synonyms for a word can be
found by typing the word at the thesaurus Word Entry
screen and pressing 

. Thesaurus entries (when

available) can also be looked up from the definition of a
word, and the definition of a word (when available) can
also be found from a thesaurus entry.

Each thesaurus entry consists of: a) The headword (the
word being looked up), in bold b) The part of speech, in
italics, c) An example sentence using the headword, in ital-
ics, d) Synonyms or words of similar meaning and e) A
word that has the opposite meaning to the word that is
looked up. For example, the entry for admire, has “

AN

OPPOSITE IS

: despise.”

When a word can be used in more than one sense, each
new sense is numbered and comes with its own example
sentence or phrase and list of synonyms. Informal words
are called out in brackets; for example, the entry for guts
has [informal] before the example sentence.

Some words may have cross-references, or suggestions to
look up other entries. For example, the thesaurus entry for
brass, has “

FOR OTHER METALS

SEE

metal.”

To find synonyms, follow the example below.

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Страница 1: ... Literacy Word Bank The OXFORD Primary Dictionary Thesaurus LWB 216 ...

Страница 2: ...sive license to use this ELEC TRONIC REFERENCE You may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create deriv ative works of or in any way reverse engineer the ELEC TRONIC REFERENCE You may not exp...

Страница 3: ...on 13 Finding a Synonym 16 Spell Correction 20 Finding Letters in Words 21 Viewing the Word Bank Lists 23 Finding Countries and Peoples 26 Saving Words for Study 28 Playing the Games 33 Using the Calculator 40 Battery Information 41 Product Information 42 Limited Warranty EU and Switzerland 43 Limited Warranty outside EU and Switzerland 44 2 ...

Страница 4: ...on NLA has put together in partnership with Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc It has automatic phonetic spell correc tion so that children almost always find the word they re looking for It has seven educational games including an Arithmatic Tutor It also has a calculator to help children with their homework This guide explains how the LITERACY WORD BANK works and lists some of its beneficial and...

Страница 5: ...s and the sorts of words and topics children would require for each We also looked at the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy and the vocabulary that children are required to know to meet the Strategy s aims Most importantly we tried to think of the sorts of subjects and words which chil dren themselves would choose and indeed consulted children wherever possible Each subject is divided...

Страница 6: ...nd themes such as Persuasion Pirates and Smugglers Poetry Popstars and Showbiz Prehistoric Animals etc If the child enters the first two letters such as pr all the words starting with pr such as Prehistoric Animals and Professions will come up You will see there is a poster showing all the lists in alphabetical order You can display this on the wall and make individual copies for children to help ...

Страница 7: ...t Most of us when we go shopping make a list and then ignore it filling our trolleys with impulse buys and then just before the cashpoint check to see what essentials we may have left out The list does not save us from the impulse buys and nor should these word lists restrict the pupil s flights of fancy WAYS OF WORKING WITH THE WORDLISTS One of the advantages of presenting children with lists of ...

Страница 8: ...h other and how apparently different words have sim ilar stems or Latin derivations Although the lists have not been devised for this particular purpose they may give teachers a starting point for this sort of class dis cussion or study The National Curriculum requires that pupils vocabular ies be extended through activities that encourage their interest in words including exploration of word game...

Страница 9: ...will be helped by having words on a particular subject grouped in this way They may also find the arrangement into three dif ferent levels of difficulty sets them a useful target or at least stimulates a bit of competitive endeavour They can enjoy making up spelling tricks by which to remember the more difficult words and then swapping them with each other It is important that they can return to t...

Страница 10: ...e instructions below to install the batteries and adjust the screen contrast 1 Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the unit 2 Install four AAA batteries 3 Press 4 Press or to make the screen darker or lighter Note The screen can be made darker or lighter only in the dictionary and thesaurus Word Entry screens This is the dictionary Word Entry screen This is the thesaurus Word Entry...

Страница 11: ...s to stop the demonstration Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows to the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can use to see more Automatic Shutofff If you forget to turn off your LITERACY WORD BANK don t worry It will automatically turn off in two minutes to conserve battery power Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at almost any screen by pressing To go back to the previo...

Страница 12: ...to the List menu You can add a word to Your Word List select a level for Word Bank see a list of countries and peoples use the calculator or view a demonstration Goes to the Games menu You can select a skill level the source of game words to play with and any of seven games Shows help messages for the screen being viewed Shifts the keys to type capital letters Erases a letter goes back one step or...

Страница 13: ...r more letters in a word Moves the cursor up Makes the screen darker at the dictionary and thesaurus Word Entry screens In the calculator does an addition Moves the cursor down Makes the screen lighter at the dictionary and thesaurus Word Entry screens In the calculator does a sub traction Moves the cursor to the left In the calcula tor does a multiplication Moves the cursor to the right Inserts a...

Страница 14: ...ets and d The definition Some words which may be pronounced differently from the way they are spelled or whose pronun ciation changes depending on the part of speech have pronunciation information in brackets In some definitions phrases and idioms that use the headword are listed at the bottom of the definition Very often the phrase is used in a sentence to demonstrate it s usage In some definitio...

Страница 15: ...e example below 1 Press 2 Type a word to look up For example type ether 3 Press 4 Press repeatedly to read more At the end of the dictionary entry the message No more appears 5 Press to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen 14 ...

Страница 16: ...low 1 Press to start a highlight 2 Press again to jump to the definition of the highlighted word 3 Press to read the definition 4 Press to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen To learn how to look up definitions of game words please see Playing the Games on page 33 15 ...

Страница 17: ...looked up in bold b The part of speech in italics c An example sentence using the headword in ital ics d Synonyms or words of similar meaning and e A word that has the opposite meaning to the word that is looked up For example the entry for admire has AN OPPOSITE IS despise When a word can be used in more than one sense each new sense is numbered and comes with its own example sentence or phrase a...

Страница 18: ...type admire 3 Press 4 Press repeatedly to read more At the end of the thesaurus entry the message No more appears To look up a cross referenced word follow the steps above and type the word that is cross referenced at the thesaurus Word Entry screen ...

Страница 19: ...own is from the dictionary entry for hieroglyphics 1 In a definition press to start the highlight 2 Use or to move the highlight to the word you want 3 Press You jump to the thesaurus entry for symbols 4 Press repeatedly to read more 5 Press to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen 18 ...

Страница 20: ...he example shown is from the thesaurus entry for admire 1 Press to start the highlight 2 Use or to move the highlight to the word you want 3 Press You jump to the dictionary entry for esteem 4 Press repeatedly to read more 5 Press to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen 19 ...

Страница 21: ...e 1 Press to go to the dictionary Word Entry screen 2 Type a misspelled word for example pepel 3 Press A list of possible corrections appears If the word high lighted is the one you want go to Step 4 If it is not use to move the highlight down the list When the word you want is highlighted go to Step 4 4 Press to see the definition 5 Press to return to the spell correction list 6 Press to return t...

Страница 22: ...Suffixes prefixes and other parts of words can be found by using the asterisk key Use the asterisk to replace a series of letters To type an hold and press Note If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word the LITERACY WORD BANK may take a little while to find a matching word Follow the example below to learn how to use and when looking up a word 1 Press to go to the dictionary Word Entry sc...

Страница 23: ...ess If the pattern typed has matches in the dictionary a list is displayed If it it doesn t have any matches the message Sorry can t help appears 4 Press repeatedly to go down the list and view more matches 5 Press to return to the dictionary Word entry screen 22 ...

Страница 24: ...ewing the lists To learn how follow the steps below 1 Press 2 Press until Word Bank Level is on the screen 3 Press or to move the check mark to the desired level The arrow to the right of the check mark box indi cates which way to move 4 Press to go to the Word Bank topics list ...

Страница 25: ... list or type the first let ter of the desired topic The highlight moves to the first topic starting with that letter For example type S You may also start typing the letters of a topic to go to it directly If the topic name is cut off press to see the full name 3 Press when the desired topic is highlighted ...

Страница 26: ...ord appears press to look up its definition If the word has a matching diction ary entry the definition appears If there is no matching dictionary entry the message Not in dictionary appears To see synonyms of the highlighted word press If the word has a matching thesaurus entry it appears If there is no matching thesaurus entry the message Not in thesaurus appears 25 ...

Страница 27: ... a country are called For example a child can learn that while the peo ple of Iceland are Icelanders the people of Switzerland are the Swiss To view the information on countries and peoples follow the example below 1 Press 2 Press until Countries is on the screen 3 Press The Countries list appears 4 Press to scroll down the list or type the first letter of the desired country ...

Страница 28: ...r example type I You may also start typing the letters of a country to go to it directly 5 Press to move the highlight to a country you want For example move the highlight to Israel 6 Press 7 Press to return to the Countries list Press to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen 27 ...

Страница 29: ... added to the list Words that are not in the dictionary or thesaurus can also be added but those words take up more room in the list Words can be added to the list in several ways To learn how to add a word to Your Word List follow the example below 1 Press 2 Press and then press if necessary until Add a Word is on the screen 3 Press again 4 Type the word to add and press ...

Страница 30: ...ntry press Your Word List appears on the screen 2 Press to select it The headword of the dictionary entry appears on the Add This Word screen 3 Press to add the word A word in a definition can be added to Your Word List To learn how follow the example below 1 In a dictionary entry press to start the highlight The headword is highlighted 2 Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the desired wor...

Страница 31: ...y or thesaurus Word Entry screens can also be added to Your Word List To learn how follow the example below 1 Press to go to the dictionary Word Entry screen or press to go to the thesaurus Word Entry screen 2 Type the word to add 3 Press Your Word List appears on the screen 4 Press to select it The highlighted word appears on the Add This Word screen 5 Press to add the word 30 ...

Страница 32: ...e screen 2 Press to select it See Your Words appears on the screen 3 Press to select it The list of added words appears 4 Use to scroll the list 5 Press to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen To erase one word from the list do the following 1 Press Your Word List appears on the screen 2 Press to select it 31 ...

Страница 33: ...ight to the word you want to remove from the list and press To erase the entire list do the following 1 Press Your Word List appears on the screen 2 Press to select it 3 Use until Erase List appears on the screen 4 Press to select it The message Erase list Y N appears 5 Press Y to erase the list or N to exit without erasing 32 ...

Страница 34: ...he difficulty of the problems in Arithmetic Tutor There are no levels for Fun with Spanish and Fun with French For the four verbal skill games the source of words can be selected There are three choices Dictionary Word Bank Your List Dictionary is the default and uses all the words in the dictionary in the games Word Bank uses the words in the Word Bank topics Your List uses words entered in Your ...

Страница 35: ...s the default setting 4 Use or to move the check mark to the desired source 5 Press to scroll down the list of games 6 When the desired game is highlighted press to select it Hangman challenges a child to guess a mystery word in which each letter is hidden by a To learn how to play follow the steps below 1 Select Hangman on the Games menu 34 ...

Страница 36: ...ame press When the man is fully revealed the game is over 5 To see the definition of the word press If the source of game words is Your Word List and it contains words not in the dictionary the message Not in Dictionary appears 6 To play another round press To return to the Games menu press In Word Train a child and the train take turns typing let ters to form a word To learn how to play follow th...

Страница 37: ...f the word press 5 To play another round press To return to the Games menu press Jumble scrambles the letters of a mystery word The child must unscramble the letters to form a word To learn how to play follow the steps below 1 Select Jumble on the Games menu 2 Type a guess and press 3 To shuffle the letters press 4 To give up and end the game press 36 ...

Страница 38: ...e a specified mini mum length This number flashes on the screen before each round The number of possible anagrams is shown on the right side of the screen To learn how to play fol low the steps below 1 Select Anagrams on the Games menu The minimum length for this round is three 2 Type a word using the letters on the screen and press If it is a correct word the number on the right goes down by one ...

Страница 39: ...he or she solves 10 problems correctly the game goes up by one level There are five levels of diffi culty To learn how to play follow the steps below 1 Select Arithmetic Tutor on the Games menu 2 Type the answer In the higher levels a flashing question mark indi cates which digit to type To type a different digit use or to move the flashing question mark 3 To give up and end the game press 4 To pl...

Страница 40: ...rn how to view these lists 1 Select Fun with French or Fun with Spanish on the Games menu 2 Press to move the highlight to the desired phrase and press The English phrase or word will be shown followed by either the French or Spanish translation depend ing on the list chosen 3 Press to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen 39 ...

Страница 41: ...n 2 Press to select it 3 Type a number Press D to type a decimal In the calculator the letters Q P will automatically type the numbers 1 0 The numbers are marked above the letters on the LITERACY WORD BANK 4 Press to add press to subtract press to multiply or press to divide 5 Type another number 6 Press to do the calculation 7 Press C to clear the calculator Press to return to the dictionary Word...

Страница 42: ...Exhausted batteries should be removed 5 Supply terminals are not to be short circuited 41 This unit may change operating modes due to Electro static Discharge Normal operation of this unit can be re established by pressing the reset key ON OFF or by removing replacing batteries Some screen illustrations in this guide may differ from what you see on the screen This does not mean that your LITERACY ...

Страница 43: ...spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe the screen Do not spray liquids directly on this product Do not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat cold humidity or other adverse conditions Copyrights Patents and Trademarks 2002 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlington N J 08016 4907 USA All rights reserved The Oxford Primary Dictionary 3rd edition ISBN 019 910720 3 Oxford...

Страница 44: ...f charge for any defect due to faulty work manship or materials Products purchased outside the European Union that are returned under warranty should be returned to the original vendor with proof of purchase and description of fault Charges will be made for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is provided This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse accidental damage or wear and t...

Страница 45: ...defect due to faulty work manship or materials Products purchased outside the United States and the European Union that are returned under warranty should be returned to the original vendor with proof of purchase and description of fault Charges will be made for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is provided This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse accidental damage or wear ...

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