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Guidebook

noun

A guidebook is a book that explains or helps guide you.

9 letters 2 syllables

What does Guidebook mean?

A guidebook is a book that explains or helps guide you.

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Dictionary definition

A book that gives helpful information about a place, activity, or subject.

Example sentences

Guidebook in a sentence

easy

The guidebook helped us find the museum.

medium

A travel guidebook can explain maps, routes, and local customs.

hard

Guidebooks organize practical information so readers can make better choices.

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Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.

Practice 1

What does guidebook mean?

Practice 2

Which sentence uses guidebook correctly?

Practice 3

Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to guidebook?

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Guidebook

Voice settings
Sounds like

gyde · book · strongest beat: gyde

Synonyms

Words like Guidebook

handbookA useful book of information.
manualA book of instructions.
travel bookA guidebook about places.
Antonyms

Opposite words

novelA storybook rather than an information guide.
Synonym practice

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Word family

Guidebook word family

Base word

guidebook

noun

guidebooks

Plural form.

Related words
Student support

Understand Guidebook

Hint for students

A guidebook is a book that gives information, tips, or directions about a place or topic.

Common mix-up

A guidebook is not the same as a diary. A guidebook helps readers learn where to go or what to do; a diary records personal thoughts.

Try it in class or at home

Write one sentence that shows guidebook without using the word guidebook. Model sentence: "The travel book listed maps, restaurants, and museum hours." Clue words: travel book, maps, restaurants, museum hours. Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show a book that helps someone learn about a place or topic?

Teacher prompt

Ask students to explain this model sentence: "We used a guidebook to find museums in the city." Why does guidebook fit better than notebook?