How to learn vocabulary effectively in English

Vocabulary is very important for your writing and reading. If you know many formal and new vocabularies, you may have good writing and get the main points easily while reading.

Here are a few tips to learn vocabulary effectively.

  • Having a vocabulary list

You can create the vocabulary list either in your notebook or your computer file. In the list, you should have part of speeches, definition of each word. It would be better if you could include your own examples in the list. Also, for definition part, you could write in your own words in order to make you remember easier than to copy from dictionary.

  • Trying to understand

If you want to learn new vocabulary and to use it in writing accurately, you should always try to understand the meaning of the words rather than to try to recite. To understand the word clearly, you can think of some examples that the word can be used with.

  • Reviewing

After noting down some words in the list, you should review those words at least once a day. By doing so, you will not forget new vocabularies in your list easily. You should spend a few minutes in the morning or at night to review each word.

  • Sharing





Sharing words you learn to your friend is also an effective way to learn vocabulary. When you share those new words to your friend, you can recall your memory. Plus, you will know clearly how much you can remember, and what you should improve more.

  • Using English to English Dictionary

Well, most of the time, at the beginning it maybe not easy to use English to English dictionary since you are familiar with the word; however; E to E dictionary provides a huge benefit since the meaning is more accurate and it explains you in away of English native speaker because some words could really have the same meaning in your own language.

By using E to E dictionary you can be able to see the sample how the use the word in the sencetes.

Article by Ty Kanha,

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