Collins First Dictionary

Collins First Dictionary
Collins Dictionaries

Optimised for colour tablets. The images in this e-book are not suitable for viewing on black and white e-ink devices.An ideal introduction to dictionaries for children aged 4 and above.The definitions use simple, full sentences that reflect the child's experience of the world, and the colourful illustrations help to make learning easy, memorable and fun.This dictionary helps children in learning the alphabet, English spelling, and the basic meanings of everyday words. With its clear, accessible layout, this dictionary makes it easy for for children to learn how to recognise different letters, look up words and find out how to spell them.The illustrations make the dictionary fun and appealing, allowing children to understand what words mean, while example sentences show how the words can be used. The simple grammatical labels provided introduce children to different word groups.Simple, fun and easy-to-use, this is the perfect for any child’s first school dictionary.

Contents

Cover (#ue08de971-41ff-5b26-8a32-94712f9154f1)

Title Page (#ueead0e42-6dc5-55ab-95fb-715cbd1ff52b)

How to find a word in this dictionary (#ulink_049469a8-6c04-5cfd-8cc8-de4efe40bd5f)

Features of this dictionary (#ulink_208f9ab2-7574-55bc-a5d8-dc24fbcf13ab)

How words work (#ulink_97c86e80-f9c0-570d-8b61-cf0952c651c9)

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About the Publisher

How to find a word in this dictionary (#ulink_8ef0b793-509e-5693-a720-90692304d035)

Think of the first letter in the word you want to look up. Once you know this, there is more than one way to find your word in the dictionary:

• You can use the Index (#litres_trial_promo) at the back of the ebook which lists all of the dictionary words in alphabetical order. Scroll through the Index until you find the letter your word begins with, then look down the words until you find the one you are looking for. You can then follow the link to the entry in the dictionary.

• You can use the Contents (#uf2fdba12-d19a-5e47-927d-d8db684fcde5) page at the front of the book, which has a link to every letter in the dictionary. Follow the link to the letter your word begins with, then look through the entries in this letter until you find the word you are looking for. The entries are in alphabetical order.

Features of this dictionary (#ulink_f8305f07-a473-5880-b9aa-98e1fef71d5e)

1. You can check how to spell words.

2. You can see how the word changes when it is used in different ways.

3. You can see what the word means.

4. You can see how the word is used in a sentence.

5. You can see if a word has more than one meaning.

6. You can see if a word is a noun, verb or adjective. Some words can be used in more than one way.

How words work (#ulink_e9de4846-d3b6-5191-8e20-7a9f4d8c309a)

Nouns