Tips for Learning New Words

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Tips for Learning New Words
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Introduction

• Learning new words is a fun activity -- and one
  you can even do with the people around you.
• Challenge a friend, family member, or roommate to
  learn new words with you.
• As with reading, once you hear a new word,
  remember to jot it down so that you can study it
  later -- and then slowly add the new word to your
  vocabulary.

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Read, read, and read.

• The more you read -- especially novels, but also
  magazines and newspapers -- the more words you'll
  learn.
• As you read and uncover new words, try to work
  out the meaning from the sentence as well as
  from looking up the definition in a dictionary.
• Write down new words. Your vocabulary will sky
  rocket!

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Keep a dictionary and thesaurus handy.

• Use whatever versions you prefer -- in print,
  software, or online. A good quality dictionary is
  one hundred times better than google translate,
  and electronic ones are quick! When you uncover a
  new word, look it up in the dictionary to get
  both its pronunciation and its meaning(s). Next,
  go to the thesaurus and find similar words and
  phrases -- and their opposites (synonyms and
  antonyms).

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Build your own dictionary.

• It's a very good idea to write down the new words
  you discover. Just by writing them down you will
  start to recognise the words when you read. Plus,
  keeping a dictionary of all your new words will
  give you the confidence to learn even more words
  -- especially when you can see how many new words
  you've already learnt.

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Conclusion

• Simply talking with other people can help you
  learn discover new words. As with reading, once
  you hear a new word, remember to jot it down so
  that you can study it later -- and then slowly
  add the new word to your vocabulary. Finally,
  remember that you must practice putting your new
  words into your writing and speaking so that you
  continue to remember them.