Which spelling is correct: dependant or dependent? Do you know the meaning of diverse? Where does the word derrick come from? With headwords in colour, straighforward definitions, pronunciation guides, and grammar and language tips, the Oxford Elementary School Dictionary will support you inyour reading and writing and help you to acquire essential dictionary skills.

Includes a Persian translation of each meaning of each word and also of idioms and phrasal verbs at the foot of the page. Study pages provide reference material and activities - for example, Writing Letters and Emails, Telephoning, Times and dates. Illustrations help students understand more difficult words. Explanations are easy to understand, and use a 2,000-word defining vocabulary. A key symbol shows students the 2,000 most important words to know in English. 500 notes help learners build vocabulary and avoid making mistakes.

This is a new edition of the Oxford Primary School Dictionary. It is a core OUP dictionary for children aged 8 and over and specially written for home and school use. Now fully revised and updated, with a new design, this dictionary is clearer and easier to use. New additions include a large number of headwords for the first time and many derivatives defined for the first time, such as naturally, strongly and squarely. Usage notes have been expanded, for example on sew/sow, and spaceman and spacewoman, and American equivalents are given for high-profile words such as sidewalk and hood (of a car). New vocabulary includes words such as byte, mad cow disease, road rage and millenium, and all plurals, verb and adjective forms are written out in full. Pictures are specially drawn in whole sentences to show how words are used in context and idioms have also been added, for example, neck and neck, in dire straits and pipe dream. Information boxes give the origins of words and give advice about usage.