Best Vocabulary Learning Techniques: Experts Say

You can now master GRE Vocabulary in no time!! Learning Vocabulary for GRE is no longer an arduous task. We can now learn new words daily and commit them to our memory forever by using these simple yet very effective techniques. These Vocabulary Learning Strategies stated underneath will help you remember the high frequency words of GRE.

Predicting Meanings

<!–[if !supportLists]–>• <!–[endif]–>When you read the title of a passage try to predict at least 10 words that you might find in it. These exercises focus your attention on either new or known vocabulary and at the same time stimulate your desire to find out what is actually in the text.

Where else do they fit?

Choose a passage and list 10 words from it which can be contextualized in other fields. Some words as examples:

• Suit

• ball Hitch

• rough space

• gear reckon

• automatically

• Then prepare three-word sets of other words to indicate particular field

Give the opposites

• Whenever you read a passage underline all the words you find tough to comprehend. Try to know the meanings of those words and then provide a set of antonyms for each word underlined in the passage.

A Memory game

• Read a passage casually for a few minutes. Then recollect the number of adjectives and verbs they came across in the passage.

Once the recollected words are ready, then more synonyms and antonyms can be discussed.

Patchwork Text

• Select a passage from newspapers or magazines and delete some important verbs and then substitute the blanks.

• For example : Much awaited monsoons —- disappointed —— farmers —– water scarcity —– government —- alternatives —–

Brain storming around a given word

• Select a word and then choose as many words as possible that complement the given word

For example take the word ‘Shopping’

selection special occasions discounts branded things local made sales friends choice fashions expensive budget

selected outlets in thing outdated readymade tailored

colors etc

Word Picture:

• Make a list of words from this picture which talks about science and progress and man’s role in it.

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Word Sets

Try to group words that belong to a particular set.

For example words related to Feelings: elated, sulk, determined etc

. Role assignments

• Qualities of a good politician

• Journalist

• film maker etc

• Adjectives describing their roles can be listed down.

Sentence Completion

Try completing a few incomplete sentences using appropriate words

• English is ——-

• English as an International Language ——–

• It is difficult ————–

At least seven different completions are required.

From word to word

One base word is taken and you can add on words which may continue the paragraph in a logical sense.

Country - government – party - elections – manifesto – promises – welfare schemes – vote – term – etc

These methods suggested by experts will make vocabulary learning a fun filled process. If you know any interesting technique please share it here or post it on the forum.

Do read these techniques more than once and jot them down in your note book. Practice them and I am sure you will benefit immensely.

We are awaiting your responses/queries/comments on this blog.

Wishing you Success!!

Regards,

Anu Veluri

Manager- learnwordlist.com

5 Responses to “Best Vocabulary Learning Techniques: Experts Say”

1. anil kumar on January 18th, 2010 8:31 am

   gre is playaing a most revoluantry part in study of eng.

2. seng on January 20th, 2010 6:16 am

   Important for me. It is a good Techniques

3. AnuVeluri on January 20th, 2010 6:54 am

   Thanks Seng..are you taking GRE?

4. vidhya on February 1st, 2010 5:36 am

   hi,this is really inspirative.plz provide us with informations.thank you

5. AnuVeluri on February 1st, 2010 7:13 am

   Hi Vidhya..which info are u looking at? Are you appearing for GRE?..

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