Dictionary Skills 1

When using the dictionary in your reading exam, be sure you know what you are looking up.

Is it a noun? (it will have un/une, le/la/l'/les, du/de la/de l'/des in front of it)

Is it a verb? (there will be a pronoun je/tu/il/elle/on/nous/vous/ils/elles or a name in front of it)

Is it an adjective? (it will be next to a noun)

Is it an adverb? (it will usually end in ~ment and be next to a verb)

Don't always take the first definition - many words have more than one meaning. If you're not sure, look up the word in both sides of the dictionary to check you have the right meaning. You can work out lots of words you don't know from the context or because they are similar to English words.