Question

introduction a dictionary tells a word’s definition, or what the word means. some words have more than one meaning. how do you find the correct meaning of a word? read each meaning to figure out which definition makes sense. some dictionaries have sentences to help you understand the words. block 1. a piece of wood or hard plastic used as a toy my little sister lost the red block she was playing with. 2. an area of a city with streets on four sides my best friend and i live in the same block. guided practice use the dictionary page above to find the correct meaning of each underlined word. write the meaning on the line. hint reread the sentence using the definition you chose. does the sentence make sense? 1 our class used blocks to make a model of our school. 2 we walked around the block to look at the building. 3 our school takes up a whole city block! 4 we used every block we had to build our model.

Explanation:

For each sentence, match the context - clues in the sentence with the definitions provided for the word "block". In sentence 1 and 4, the context is about using blocks for building a model, which aligns with the toy - like definition. In sentence 2 and 3, the context is about an area in the city, which aligns with the city - area definition.

Answer:

1. a piece of wood or hard plastic used as a toy
2. an area of a city with streets on four sides
3. an area of a city with streets on four sides
4. a piece of wood or hard plastic used as a toy