2006-10-04 03:57:01 · 17 answers · asked by Shubh 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
try reading the dictionary. pick a word a day. my step mom did this to me and made me use the word so many times a day in sentences (correctly). it works.
2006-10-04 04:01:34 · answer #1 · answered by Out on a limb returns 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are several ways. One of course is to read as much as possible. You can check words that you don't know but limit it to three words per page. Any more and you'll get exhausted AND bored. It's important to make the reading experience enjoyable.
Another very effective way is to learn words by association. Let me give you an example. Let's say you just found a new word 'answer'. You would write that word on a piece of paper and than try to think of other words associated with it, for example, 'question', question mark' , etc. By associating every new word with words you already know, you add the new word to your active vocabulary. Good luck.
2006-10-04 11:07:22 · answer #2 · answered by pepper 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read. Take a highlighter on the reading journey. Seek out new words and cherish them as lifelong friends. Use the words in conversation whenever you can. But reading is the only real way to boost the vocabulary, so have at it!
2006-10-04 11:40:37 · answer #3 · answered by The Mystic One 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reading is the very best way to understand new words in the right context. Read the dictionary too and look for interesting words. Try buying a calendar which gives you a new word each day for you to try to use that day.
2006-10-04 11:00:02 · answer #4 · answered by marleyfu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everybody's answers are great. And I really don't think there is a best way, just a combination of ways. Another one is to pick a word out of the dictionary and learn its meaning and spelling and try to put it into a sentence. I play this as a game with friends and family. "Word for the day" we call it. It is fun. It keeps you going.
2006-10-04 11:04:39 · answer #5 · answered by cola 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find a word of the day calender or get e-mails with words to be sent to you. Try and use the word in an every day sentence and eventually you will find you are extending your vocabulary.
2006-10-04 10:59:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read a wide diversity of materials -- magazines like Time and Newsweek, daily newspapers, Reader's Digest, and look up words in the dictionary that you're not sure of.
Also, when you find new words, use them.
2006-10-04 10:59:44 · answer #7 · answered by Rebecca 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can read books like Reader's Digest. it helps in improving your vocabulary. Also in www.dictionary.com i subscribed for that " Word of the Day". You keep getting one word daily in ur mail. this way u can try to remember them & start applying them.
this helped me. i hope it works for u.
also u can solve crossword puzzles. this is a good way of remembring words. play word games, etc
2006-10-04 13:46:18 · answer #8 · answered by rameezaali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read, write, talk. Look up in the dictionary words you are not familiar with, and use them in your writing and conversations when appropriate. All the best to you!
2006-10-04 11:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by j14456um 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read books. When you come across a word you don't understand, look it up in the dictionary. It works! Good Luck! :)
2006-10-04 10:59:15 · answer #10 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋