Effective Strategies for Enhancing Vocabulary and Language Skills

Please send information on how to improve your vocabulary.

Hi,

Extensive reading, using the new words learned in conversations, and if possible, in your writing, holds the key to improving your vocabulary. Make liberal use of dictionaries and thesaurus, and ask more knowledgeable people about the exact use of new words.

If interested, I would suggest you also read my blogs listed below, where I try to use a variety of words to express myself. The learning can be an additional input for you.
- www.actspot.wordpress.com - Daily Blog
- www.poweract.blogspot.com - Weekly Blog

Best Wishes

Hi,

I agree with Mr. Jacob; the best way to improve or increase is to read a lot of newspapers and magazines, write down new words and phrases, and use them in daily conversations. This not only improves your knowledge as a speaker but also adds value to your personality. Try to learn five new words with meanings daily and incorporate them into your conversations. You will see tremendous results in a few days.

I have tried this approach and succeeded.

Happy learning!

Hello Deepesh,

Whatever Yunus said is absolutely right. I only add, practice reading at home loudly. It will improve your pronunciation and help you in your spoken English.

Also, there are few roots in English. If you can study them, you will multiply your vocabulary like anything. You can build words like prefix plus root, root plus suffix, prefix plus root plus suffix; you will build a word bank in a short while.

Remember, simply gathering vocabulary will not help you. You must try to use all the words you learn every day. OK, good luck.

Hi Deepesh,

I will give you my experience of expanding vocabulary. Remember, one thing: it is not the number of words you know that is important, but how many words you use. Do you know an average communicator does not use more than 50-60 words (not counting words like "is," "was," etc.)? When someone uses 100 words, he is great.

So, the best way to enhance your vocabulary is from the kitchen. Just scan the kitchen and try describing it. Move to the wardrobe, try again. Move to the garden. If you are sitting in a bus stand, start describing it. It's a wonderful experience that increases your attention and awareness of vocabulary.

Daily, pick one word from any good reading you do and use it about ten times in the day. Just create situations, fake context, but use the word. You will be surprised; you are rich by 30 words in just four weeks, and slowly it multiplies. Try, try, try. It costs nothing.

V. S. Sudhaker

One needs to read a lot and learn a lot from various good resources in order to improve vocabulary.