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Start of Chapter : Increase your vocabulary
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More tips for improving vocabulary
Here are some more tips to help you improve your vocabulary:
- Increase your reading range. This is a great way to find new words, develop your reading skills and have fun doing it. Read more widely on different topics. Read material that's higher than your current reading and vocabulary level. Don't worry if it's slow going -treat it as a development exercise.
- Follow word trails. Often when you look up a word, you find new words in the definition you don't understand. Mark them and then look them up as well. How far can you go?
- Use online dictionaries. If you are near a computer while reading, it's sometimes faster to find a word using an online dictionary, such as dictionary.com or Microsoft Encarta. A great feature of these tools is they often have a sound recording of the word. This can help you get the pronunciation right.
- Try software, word a day services, vocabulary tests, courses and other tools. Yes, these can help, but only do these after you've developed the discipline of looking up words you find in your normal reading. This is still more effective because the new words you come across relate more to your areas of interest or study. I suggest you only use software, courses, etc. if you have a keen interest in improving your vocabulary, and be wary how you spend your money. Many good materials cost less than $15.
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