Vocabulary Building can be done in several ways. Here are some ideas on how you can develop your vocabulary. 1. Read a lot:
Reading is the most effective way to get new vocabulary. When you read, you see words being used in context with context information surrounding each new word, there’s a good chance you can guess its meaning just by understanding the overall text. Finding out the meaning of words in such a way is the natural way of learning language – and reading provides the best opportunity to get exposed to this natural way of learning.
2. Use the Dictionary:
A dictionary is the first indispensible resource to improve your vocabulary. It’s only by looking up a word in a dictionary that you will learn its precise meaning, spelling, alternate definitions, and find much more useful information about it. A thesaurus is also a valuable resource for learning by finding connections between words, such as their synonyms and antonyms.
3. Make your own sentences:
Don’t settle after you learn a new word by reading it or looking it up in the dictionary: these are good starts, but start using the word in your active vocabulary so that it stays with you. Create your own sentences with them, mentally or in writing, and use them in conversations.
It’s also important to be aware of your own language style: every time you catch yourself saying common or nonspecific words such as “nice”, try coming up with richer and more precise expressions instead.
4. Learn One New Word a Day:
If you learn just one new word every day, you’ll soon notice they add up pretty quickly. Remember vocabulary building is a continuous process, and there is no limit to the number of words you can learn. The most important thing in vocabulary building is focus. Pick and choose the words which are related to your business, profession or activity. Those are the words you are most likely to use. For example an IT professional will hardly use verbs like cut, peel, mash, boil and fry. Those are the verbs used by a chef!
5. Develop and Maintain Word Lists:
By keeping a personalized list of learned words, you’ll have a handy reference you can use to review these words later. It’s very likely you’ll want to go back and refresh your memory on recent words, so keeping them in your own list is much more efficient than going back to the dictionary every time.
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