This hardback pocket-sized dictionary is full of innovations which make using a dictionary easier and more effective. A student CD-ROM accompanies the dictionary with an exciting bank of interactive activities to allow students to learn and practise the foundations of language. Features * Fully revised hedwords with many new words and definitions * Clearly structured entries with each definition numbered and on a separate line * Thesaurus entries within headword definitions * Language notes in special screened boxes * A separate section of classroom language activities * CD-ROM with self-paced interactive language activities

Table of Contents

To the teacher Pronunciation key A SCHOOL DICTIONARY OF AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH Activities: Introductiory activities Parts of speech From phrases to paragraphs The draft Writing in context Appendixes: Quick usage troubleshooting guide Fingerspelt alphabet Traditional and functional grammar terms Greek and Latin roots Prefixes anbd suffixes A guide to spelling Spelling tips Spelling demons Singular and plural forms Abbreviations Collective nouns Literary terms