Learning English Vocabulary

What are the best vocabulary builders? Do vocabulary games help? How important is building vocabulary words to mastering reading skills? What is the role of interactive and electronic media in building vocabulary words and skills?

How to Study Vocabulary

Are you stuck at home studying (or at least trying), but there are soo mannyy distractions!! Well, you've come to; the right article.

Instructions

01.First off.... eat, drink, wee, do whatever you have to do BEFORE you start. There shouldn't be any interruptions.

02.Ok. So you have your Vocab words infront of you. Now... close the door.

Tips for Practicing Vocabulary

What do I study?

New words

From conversation
From reading
From movies and television
From situations

How do I study vocabulary?

Get words from contexts

Reading materials

Associated words

By topic
Related words

Learn meaning

Observe the situation
Check written context
Look at pictures
Avoid translation if possible

Understand Word Parts

Suffixes, prefixes, roots

Understand multiple definitions

Usage and word choice
Example: Play (noun) vs. Play (verb)

Understand different shades of meaning

Example: slender, slim, thin, skinny, emaciated

Review words

Write down new words

Meanings
Use in sentences

The Ten Best Vocabulary Learning Tips

• Vocabulary Learning Tip One: Read, Read, Read! Most vocabulary words are learned from context. The more words you're exposed to, the better vocabulary you will have. While you read, pay close attention to words you don't know. First, try to figure out their meanings from context. Then look the words up. Read and listen to challenging material so that you'll be exposed to many new words.

• Vocabulary Learning Tip Two: Improve your context skills. Research shows that the vast majority of words are learned from context. To improve your context skills pay close attention to how words are used. Doing a search on a word using dejanews.com (for searching newsgroups) will give you many examples of how that word is used in context. Play our Daily Context Vocabulary Quiz.
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