User manual FRANKLIN QES-90

[. . . ] 14 A Flashcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 B Spelling Bee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 C Hangman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 E Jumble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The printed Oxford Children's Dictionary (OCD) is a good source for definitions, word endings and word building information, usage notes, and colour pictures. Press PAGE. This screen shows the number of pages on which the information about the word "tree" appears in the OCD. (If a screen says "Page 1 of 2" it means the word you chose is found on more than one page in the OCD. Try the word "bore". ) This screen shows what page the word "tree" appears on in the OCD. You can turn to page 345 in the book to see more information about the word "tree". (If a screen has a hyphen after the page number it means the information about your word stretches over more than the one page. Try the word "boss". ) 8 Spelling Accenting Words Looking up accented words is easy. Press ENTER. Spellmaster adds an accent to form the word "café". Press CLEAR when done. Contractions Spellmaster also allows you to check the spelling of contractions. It will convert words to contractions for you, but if you want to type the apostrophe yourself here's how. 1. You have now spelled "don't" correctly. 9 Spelling Abbreviations A limited number of abbreviations can also be looked up. Press ENTER. on the unit. The Spellmaster shows the capitalized correct answer. Using the Crossword Match Key Your Spellmaster can match words even if you don't know how to spell them. Say you know how many letters are in a word, but you aren't sure how to spell it correctly. Just type in the letters you know and type a question mark in place of the letters you don't. If there isn't a perfect match, Spellmaster will create a list of possible matches from which you can choose. 10 Spelling Using the WILDCARD Key The WILDCARD Key is similar to the Crossword Key in that it helps you find the correct spellings for unknown words. Spellmaster creates a list of all words in its memory that start with "pre". Press to view the list. 11 User List Creating a User List The User List is a very helpful feature of the Spellmaster. It enables your child/student to enter their own words, such as weekly spelling lists, and practise spelling them by using these words with one of the Spellmaster's many educational games. Note: If games are played with User List words, only the first 25 words in the list will be used. 1. Press ADD. The screen will say "Word added" and then return to your word. The word "go" has been added to your User List. Words that are not included in the Spellmaster's main dictionary can also be added to the User List. 1. You'll see the word you just add and a flashing "U" which means this word is part of the User List only. 12 User List Viewing Your User List 1. [. . . ] If you spell it correctly, "You Win!!", if you spell it incorrectly, "Sorry, you lost" will appear on the screen along with the word. Press INFO to see your score. C Hangman After you set the game options you will see question marks representing a mystery word. If it's in the mystery word, it will take the place of the corresponding question mark. If it's not in the word, you will see "Not in word!" The number of guesses remaining is to the right of the mystery word. [. . . ]