How to augment my vocabulary gradually? Without taking enrollment in some additional courses
2006-09-10 04:31:26 · 20 answers · asked by ciomlol 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
read novels, the articles intrest you
2006-09-10 04:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by rav 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to read a book you are interested in. The book must have good grammar, though, like a literary masterpiece. Otherwise, you'll be worse off. The key is that it be interesting TO YOU.
Don't disregard this answer so fast. There are all sorts of topics in masterpiece literature, and they may have a junior version. This means the English is watered down. For example, Jurassic Park has a simpler version. All the classics do. Look up Signet Books, Penguin Books. These are just two that carry that type of book.
I hope this really helps you. Reading is the painless method of learning vocabulary, grammar, rhetoric, etc., etc.
By the way, I learned English reading/translating Beatle magazines!! way back in 1964!! because I will die a true Beatle fan!!
2006-09-11 16:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by tfjea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a matter of vocabulary study, but a technique called guessing....read something and guess the meaning of new words....you can't know every word, so you have to try to realize the idea or meaning from the sentence or the topic. It takes a little practice but you will get it quickly (the first few times, check against a dictionary to see how right or wrong you were).
2006-09-10 11:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read. As much as you can, anything you can. If you don't understand the meaning of a word, look it up. Learn a new word every day. As time progresses, so will your vocabulary. And you might just find yourself learning a lot more than just new words and improved vocabulary and grammar!
2006-09-10 11:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by Emm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear a lot of new words from watching the news. Whenever you hear a word your not familiar with look it up in the dictionary. Set a goal--Try to learn 5 new words each day or 35 new words each week. If you reach your goal..reward yourself [or learning the new words can be a reward all on it's own!!] haha.
2006-09-10 11:34:11 · answer #5 · answered by C M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read whatever books you think look interesting, as much as possible. You'll get better at recognizing the meaning of words through context clues. Whenever you see a word that you have no clue about, go get a dictionary and look it up.
2006-09-10 11:33:34 · answer #6 · answered by medellia1984 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to read different types of books, reading always improves vocabulary.
2006-09-10 11:33:39 · answer #7 · answered by SpiffyDew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not very sure. Going to check for you. Coming right back.
By the way tell you some jokes, and the jokes goes:
-Doctor! I have a serious problem, I can never remember what i just said.
-When did you first notice this problem?
-What problem?
One more joke:
A guy calls his vet and says "What should I do with my cat?Vet says "What do you mean? Guy says "I had a leak in my lawnmowers gas tank and the cat drank the gas. Then the cat began to run around and around the yard, climbed a tree. then fell out of the tree stiff. Vet says "Is the cat dead? Guy replies "nope he ran out of gas.
2006-09-10 11:32:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tennessee Chick, I think Michael meant lots as a plural word and improperly used the apostrophe.
2006-09-10 15:02:05 · answer #9 · answered by mailatac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read books and newspapers. When you come across a word you do not understand look it up in the dictionary.
2006-09-10 11:33:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lot's of ways, they make a small 6inch by 6 inch day by day calendar, and each day it has a word and the meaning and how to pronounce it, one word a day, easy to do!
2006-09-10 11:34:43 · answer #11 · answered by Michael 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋