2006-10-14 04:47:56 · 9 answers · asked by Y-7-Y 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Watch the daily news . . . Read a lot! . . .look for words that you don't understand and search for the meaning in the dictionary . . .Learn a new word each day and find opportunities to inject those words in your daily conversation.
A thesaurus also helps . . . .
The more you do it, the more it becomes second nature to you. Remember, practice makes perfect. Good Luck!
2006-10-14 04:55:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jomaxee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An excellent way to improve vocabulary is to play Scrabble! You can enjoy the game and pick up new words as well, so it won't seem like you are doing 'work', it will be a breeze :)
I play Scrabble online for free at Scrabulous - http://www.scrabulous.com
Over there, you should play the dictionary option which let's users play only valid words in the dictionary. Thus you can observe games or play games yourself to improve your vocabulary. Scrabulous will soon be giving you the option to play Scrabble with robots, so that's an added advantage.
And if you really want to sharpen your skills, you can download the entire Scrabble word lists from Scrabulous - http://www.scrabulous.com/scrabble_dictionary.php
That is a huge text file with all the words. So if you can start on that, you can be a pro within 6-8 months.
2006-10-15 20:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by rajatag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too many people will say "read". and that's because it's the only way to do it in your own. you can actually do some kind of course, study english and english literature, but if you want to do it in daily life, reading is the best.
however, if you're not used to it, and if you think your vocabulary is not so good, or if you think books are boring, this is going to be difficult. in this case reading "easy" books first help, because they'll teach you to start liking it, and prepare you for harder works.
the right kind of books to start depends on what your interests are, but i'd say comedy can never be wrong. check out a guy called Gideon Defoe, he wrote 2 (going to be 3 soon) books about Pirates in adventures that are funny in a nonsense way, and has been compared to the style of Monty Python's tv shows.
and of course, there is Terry Pratchett. his Discworld books are great in many many ways. they're funny and a good laugh, if that's all you're looking for, and if you're into that kind of mood, they're also satirical and, in a disguised way, talk about all kinds of issues from real life and make you think and learn from the experience.
either way, the fact that you want to improve is already a sign that you're going to. it takes some ammount of inteligence to notice the need to improve; ignorant people are the ones who think they're already ok.
2006-10-14 05:04:00 · answer #3 · answered by colorlessblueideas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read everything you can. Keep a dictionary handy and look up words you aren't sure of. Words are power. Even doing the "increase your vocabulary" section of Reader's Digest helps.
2006-10-14 04:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by Aunt Biwi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read a lot. Use a dictionary and practice your spelling on your free time.
2006-10-14 05:20:02 · answer #5 · answered by SANDRA Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can improve it my reading an english book in front of a mirror or conversating in english with people around you.This will definately work.All The Best..
2006-10-14 04:54:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
read a lot of classic novels,newspapers and try conversing in english as much as you can.
2006-10-14 04:58:16 · answer #7 · answered by saint j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read
2006-10-14 04:49:25 · answer #8 · answered by Just Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go back to school
2006-10-14 04:55:02 · answer #9 · answered by michelle b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋