2006-08-20 04:52:07 · 15 answers · asked by billy b 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Read books and look up evey word that you dont know.
2006-08-20 05:10:56 · answer #1 · answered by The Chief 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have said, the absolute best way is to read. Read a variety of material - newspapers, magazines, fiction, and non-fiction.
Write a lot and frequently and use a dictionary and thesaurus when you write. Keep a daily journal. Send lots of e-mails and be very strict with yourself about using good English.
Do crossword puzzles - buy crossword books at a level appropraite for you if the newspaper puzzles are too difficult. Play various word games - do a search for word games - there are many at all levels.
Practice writing paragraphs and essays about things that interest you and ask someone to edit them and make suggestions about your vocabulary.
Sign up at a couple of the sites that will send you a new word everyday in your e-mail. Go to the Reader's Digest website and sign up for their word power activity.
I hope these thoughts help. You may find these links interesting. Best of luck with it.
2006-08-20 12:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read everything. Not just what you "like" and "know" but all styles of book and other forms of literature. That's how I learned my current new favorite word, "susurrous". Most of the time I've picked up new words from reading books that the definition is clear through the context of the sentence but whenever I hit upon one I'm not 100% sure on I get out the trusty dictionary.
2006-08-20 12:02:24 · answer #3 · answered by metzlaureate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reading is a wonderful way to increase
your vocabulary. Any book that is more
of a challenge is even better.
2006-08-20 14:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by tychi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read as much as you can, play word games, and do word puzzles. Also, if you see or hear a word you don't know, look it up in the dictionary and then try to incorporate that word into one of your own conversations.
2006-08-20 12:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by jobug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read the SAT words from a list that you can get from the internet, just go over 5 words per week or maybe more if you can, go over those words everyday in your mind and by the time you'll have a higher vocab.
2006-08-20 11:59:25 · answer #6 · answered by Harshil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
recent educational research shows that reading and more reading increases vocabulary...variety of genres, styles, etc.
2006-08-20 11:58:20 · answer #7 · answered by Library Eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read, and look up words you don't know in a dictionary and try to comprehend their meaning from the context.
2006-08-20 11:57:34 · answer #8 · answered by Sterling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a new word 7 times in a sentence and it's yours!!!
2006-08-20 11:58:19 · answer #9 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are writing documents in Word, use the Thesaurus feature frequently.
2006-08-20 12:01:39 · answer #10 · answered by Nefarious Eyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋