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____ a. The handle on my purse is broken.
____ b. There is a lot of friction between Pete and Marcus.
____ c. Rubbing your hands together quickly creates heated friction.
____ d. Please handle the antique vase carefully.
____ e. Let Tom handle the situation, he knows what to do.
____ f. The friction caused by the gears rubbing against each other
slowed down the machine.- How many syllables are in the word friction? ___
- How many syllables are in the word handle? ___
- Divide handle into syllables. __
- What is the phonetic spelling for friction? __
- What is the phonetic spelling for handle? __
- Which syllable in handle is emphasized? ___
- How many definitions are listed for friction? ____
- How many definitions are listed for handle? ____
What does a dictionary entry tell you?
friction(frik-shuhn) 1: rubbing. Friction
causes heat.2: force that slows down
objects when they rub against each other.
3: disagreement or anger. There was much
friction between the two teams.handle (han-duhl) 1: part of an object
that you use to carry, move, or hold
that object, as in a door handle. 2: pick
something up in your hands in order to
look at it carefully. The sign in the stores
said, “Please handle the china with care.”
3: deal with someone or something.
Carol is very good at handling tricky
situations.It tells you the
spelling of a word. It tells you how to
pronounce the word.It tells you the meaning of the
word. If the word has more than
one meaning, each definition
will be numbered.It tells you how the word
is divided into syllables.It tells you how the word is used in the
examples that follow the definition.