08. Study TIPS

HOW TO INCREASE

YOUR VOCABULARY

By. Dra. Noor Hayati

In this global era, English is very important. Many people are trying to study English. They hope they can speak English fluently. But to speak English well, it isn’t only needed to be master in grammar but also have as many as possible the English vocabulary. So, vocabulary building is very important in any language learning. But how to increase the new vocabulary? Here the writer will show you several effective ways of enriching the vocabulary:

1. Study the meaning of every word, the spelling of which you are trying to learn. It is useless to know how to spell a word if you do not know how to define it. Look up every word about whose meaning you have the slightest doubt. This will give you a good starting list for foundation

2. Study the meaning of every word the pronunciation of which you are trying to learn. The pronunciation of a word is like the sound of the person’s voice; learn to know the thoughts of your friends as well as the sound of their voices. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the meaning of every word.

3. Learn to classify your words into those groups that have the same meaning and those have opposite meanings. You have had an opportunity not only this classification, but also to widen materially the circle of your word-acquaintances.

4. It is important for you to listen to good speakers or speeches with a note book in your hand, take down not only what is new to you but also what is unfamiliar one. You can also listen to them on TV or radio.

5. Reading and translating any news or stories from any books, either books of science or novels, poems, song lyrics, etc. It can support your vocabulary building.

6. Read the dictionary as often as you can. If you use the dictionary intelligently you will find it not only an aid to education but also a source of pleasure. The study of words, the derivation, their meanings and their relationship can be made as exhilarating as the reading of story. By reading the dictionary will supply yourself for building vocabulary.

7. After you have acquired a sufficiently large vocabulary, now learn to use it by making as many sentences as you can. You will find that the very same words produce different effects in different settings or meanings. Through the methods of trial and error, you don’t need to be afraid of making mistakes. Try and try.