Is reading a book with dictionary better?

Question

I have heard that reading can help to impove english.I have been reading without using a dictionary for words i dont know.Is it better to read with a dictionary or without it?

Answer 1

how about u try it out...ppl have diff opinions and tastes..come up with ur own

Answer 2

Are you a native English speaker? If so, then reading with a dictionary is recommended. Try to guess what the word means before you look it up so you can see if you can use the context clues to help you. Then, after making a guess, look it up to see if your guess was right.

If you are reading something that has a lot of words you don't know (like if you are not a native English speaker and you are reading in English), then looking up every word will be extremely frustrating and keep you from wanting to read anything. In this case, only use the dictionary to look up the main words that reappear over and over.

You need to read on a variety of subjects because this will help to expand your vocabulary as you come across new words in the reading. Each type of subject you read will have a different type of vocabulary. For instance, if you read about NASA and the space program, you will learn words such as the names of the planets, solar system, lunar module, and other space terms. If you read a book about horses, you will learn saddle, riding terms, the parts of the bridle, etc. If you read about cars, you will learn the names of parts of the motor, car parts, speed, horsepower, etc.

The research most certainly supports that if you read more, you will increase your vocabulary and your understanding of the grammar of a language. Also, listen to spoken English in a variety of subjects, and especially listen to people who have good grammar. This is another way of effectively increasing your vocabulary and improving your grammar.

Answer 3

It definitely doesn't hurt to use a dictionary while you read. If anything, learning new words while you're reading them in the context of a story will help you remember them better! To remember them even BETTER, when you come across a word you don't know, try to see if you can figure it out just by reading the context it's in. Then check the dictionary to see if you were right.

Answer 4

Read it with a dictionary. If you make a list and come back later, you will have completely forgotten the context of the word and so will not remember its meaning. Just using the context to try to get a word's meaning works sometimes, but what if the word changes the context?

Answer 5

I feel that it is better to read with a dictionary. I feel that reading can be beneficial only if you comprehend your text. One way to comprehend what you are reading is to use a dictionary to look up words you don't understand. I am a high school social studies teacher, and I always keep a dictionary at my side when I am reading. I, also, encourage my students to do the same thing.

Answer 6

Read the book first and list all the words you dont know, then look them up in the dictionary. If you read the story over again you might understand more things throughout the book.

Hope this helps

Answer 7

I think it is a better to have a dictionary if you are encountering many words with meanings that are unknown to you. If understanding what you are reading hinges on the necessity of knowning particular words, be sure to refer to the dictionary. Other than that, just by reading frequently will improver your English skills. Remember, it doesn't mean you are intelligent if you can use a lot of big words. A truly intelligent person understands them when they are spoken to them.

Answer 8

I would still use a dictionary. It is possible that just context clues will confuse you.

I did a report on camels in 3rd grade. I thought that millimeters was just a French way of saying inches. I didn't know that it was a different system of measurement. I should have used a dictionary. I was totally confused by how long their hair was.

Answer 9

"The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz, 2008´s Pullitzer winner and an excellent, challenging and sometimes very funny book with a deep plot. No dragons, no vampires, I promise. Well almost :)

Answer 10

reading with a dictionary is pretty boring!!!
just read the book ... if there is a hard word ... from looking at the sentence you can figure out wt that means!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 11

as long as it doesent drive you crazy it is helpfull to check on unknown words right away becasue it allows you to view them in multiple context (both the dictionaly usage and the the context pf the book you are reading) ......... you can also just jot donw unknown words on a pad and note the page #