How to improve your vocabulary?

One thing which most of us want is a good and big vocabulary. Knowing and using lots of words can help you get noticed and create a good impression on others. In this blog, let me share with you how you can improve your vocabulary.

Let me tell you, there are so many words in English. More than a million total words which 170000 words in current use and approx 30000 words used by each individual person. In short, the number of words a person can learn is virtually endless. So, the number of words a person can know is nothing compared to the words a person does not know.

While working with students and professionals, I have come across a few things which have worked for me and my students also, as far as improving the vocabulary is concerned. Before I should dive into the activities one should follow to improve vocabulary, let me tell you the different types of vocabulary.

Types of vocabulary

In general, there are two types of vocabulary:

• Passive vocabulary – These are the words that you know and can recognize when you read or listen to but are not comfortable with while using yourself.

• Active vocabulary – These are the words that are comfortable to use when you speak or write. This is what people are interested to improve as they want to work on their usable words.

But there are two other types of vocabulary

• Etymological vocabulary –  These are the words whose origin is known by you and you can explain them. Like the word ‘puer’ that means ‘boy’.
• Catachrestic vocabulary– These are words that we might misunderstand like ‘reticent’ or ‘reluctant’.

The vocabulary can be of any type and the activities mentioned below will support and strengthen the same.

You can join training to get to know more about vocabulary enhancement. The course will help you learn the process and learn the strategies.