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Intermediate
Exercise 9

1 .
Match the term on the left to its definition on the right.
Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

1.1 entry word A. words at the top of a dictionary page; guide user to entry word

1.2 guide word B. boldface word one is looking up

1.3 pronunciation C. information about the origin of a word

1.4 etymology D. tells how to make the word mean “more than one”

1.5 plural endings E. how to say the word

2 .
Match the term on the left to its definition on the right.
Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

2.1 syllabification A. tells what the word means

2.2 definition B. words that have the same spellings but different meanings & etymologies

2.3 parts of speech C. indicate fields of knowledge to which definitions apply

2.4 subject labels D. tells how many syllables a word has and which syllables receive an accent

2.5 homographs E. tells if a word is a noun, verb, etc.

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