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7 Acts to Enrich Your Vocabulary

Date: Jul 10 2007

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How to Enrich Your English Language Vocabulary

Love; read; play; use; learn “roots; prefixes and suffixes”; find a freind and listen.Those are 7 Acts that could help you to Enrich Your Vocabulary

1. Love words. You have to really want to learn new vocabulary if you're going to succeed

2. Read. Read all genres of books. When you come across a word you don't know, read the sentences around the word and try to figure out what it means from the context. Check your guess with a dictionary. This doesn't mean you should start reading medical textbooks or other books with lots of new words on every page. Set aside time each day to sit down with your book. Enjoy yourself!

3. Play word games with friends. Try Boggle, Scrabble, or Catch-Phrase. There are so many great games out there to teach you new words. If a friend comes up with a word that you don't know, ask them what it means.

4. Use the words you learn when you're talking to people or writing letters or e-mail. Using your new vocabulary is not only fun, but a great way to remember all these new words. Try to use at least three new words a day when communicating with anyone.

5. Learn roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Many words in the English language come from Latin or Greek words. When you combine these Latin or Greek words, you get new words in English. For example: astro ("astron" meaning "star") + logy (logos meaning "speech") = astrology (meaning "telling of the stars"). Buy an etymological dictionary (meaning "a dictionary of word origins").

6. Find a friend who speaks English. It's good to practice using your new words. With a web connection, your conversation partner does not need to live near you. You can email, chat, and even phone each other using your computers. A friend who understands that you are learning can help you practice, use new words in your conversations, and offer advice. Since talking to a friend is fun, it won't feel like work! If your friend wants to learn your language, too, it will be easier for both of you to understand each other's mistakes.

7. Listen to the radio, watch television, or find a podcast that you like in English, and practice hearing the language, too.

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agna

Morocco

GOOD BUT YOU MUST TO GIVE OTHER

agna

Morocco

thank you.imane

kikam

Algeria

of course we liked your tips.some of us mey know them,me for exemple,but we forget them.making us remember them is a good step..thanks dear sister…saha ftourak