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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.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Three: Practice, practice, practice.
Learning a word won't help very much if you promptly forget it.
Research shows that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions to really make a
word part of your vocabulary. It helps to write the word - both the
definition and a sentence you make up using the word - perhaps on an
index card that can later be reviewed. As soon as you learn a new word,
start using it. Review your index cards periodically to see if you have
forgotten any of your new words. Also, do a search on a word using
dejanews.com (for searching newsgroups) to get many examples of how the
word is actually used.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Four: Make up as many associations and connections as possible.
Say the word aloud to activate your auditory memory. Relate the word to
words you already know. For example, the word GARGANTUAN (very large)
has a similar meaning to the words gigantic, huge, large, etc. You
could make a sequence: small, medium, large, very large, GARGANTUAN.
List as many things as you can that could be considered GARGANTUAN:
Godzilla, the circus fat lady, the zit on your nose, etc. Create
pictures of the word's meaning that involve strong emotions. Think "the
GARGANTUAN creature was going to rip me apart and then eat me!"
Vocabulary Learning Tip Five: Use mnemonics ( memory tricks).
For example, consider the word EGREGIOUS (extremely bad). Think EGG
REACH US - imagine we've made a mistake so bad that they are throwing
eggs at us and a rotten EGG REACHes US. Such funny little word pictures
will help you remember what words mean, AND they are fun to make up.
Also, find out which learning style suits you best. Everyone learns
differently!
Vocabulary Learning Tip Six: Get in the habit of looking up words you don't know.
If you have a dictionary program on your computer, keep it open and
handy. America Online and other internet services have dictionaries and
thesauruses on their tool bars. Find them and look up any word you are
not absolutely sure of. Use a thesaurus when you write to find the word
that fits best.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Seven: Play with words. Play
Scrabble, Boggle, and do crossword puzzles. These and other word games
are available for the computer, so you are not dependent on a partner
to play. Also, try out the Franklin Electronic Dictionary that features
built-in word games.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Eight: Use vocabulary lists.
For the serious vocabulary student, there are many books that focus on
the words most commonly found in standardized tests, such as the SAT
and GRE. There are also many interesting word sites on the Internet,
many of which will send you a word a day by email.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Nine: Take vocabulary tests. Playing games, such as the ones on this site, that test your knowledge will help you learn new words and also let you know how much progress you're making. Offline sources for vocabulary tests include SAT prep books (we recommend "10 Real SATs" by ETS), and the Reader's Digest Wordpower section. For more, check out Amazon.com or your local bookseller.
