How To Enrich Your Vocabulary

How To Enrich Your Vocabulary

The most important thing about learning vocabulary is to use new words and just reading a list of new words would not help. It is essential to remember the new word learnt so here are some tips that will help you to do so.

Use the new word in a sentence
 After you have read the word and understood its meaning, use the new word in your own sentence. Try to create sentences in context with your daily life.

      Listen to Music in English and learn the lyrics

     Listening to music in English is great but do you struggle to understand all of the words that they are singing? Struggle no longer! You can find the lyrics of many songs on these two websites: A to Z Lyrics Universe, Lyrics.com or you could search for the lyrics on google or your preferred search browser.

  
Make Flash Cards

      Make little flash cards with each new word on one side and the meaning on the other. Put them on the ground and if the meaning is face up try to think of the word or vice versa.

           Learn the word again before you forget

      Don't just learn or practice a word a day and then forget about it. It’s important to remember it. Therefore to remember it reuse the word keep practicing it till it sticks in your long term memory.

     Watch children’s cartoons

     Watching cartoons is a great activity for learning English. You will hear simple English and be able to see illustrations or animation of what they are talking about at the same time. Cartoons are often repetitive so you may hear some things more than once to help you improve you listening comprehension.

         Speak in English with someone

    Try to find someone to speak English with; whether it be a friend, family member or colleague from your work. The more you practice talking in English the better you will get at it. It will become more natural for you and you will start to feel less nervous when you have to speak English.

These six tips would help you to learn and remember new words and therefore increase your vocabulary which eventually would excel your communication skills.