Tips for Practicing Vocabulary

What do I study?

New words
From conversation
From reading
From movies and television
From situations

Get words from contexts
Reading materials
Associated words
By topic
Related words
Learn meaning
Observe the situation
Check written context
Look at pictures
Avoid translation if possible
Understand Word Parts
Suffixes, prefixes, roots
Understand multiple definitions
Usage and word choice
Example: Play (noun) vs. Play (verb)
Understand different shades of meaning
Example: slender, slim, thin, skinny, emaciated
Review words
Write down new words
Meanings
Use in sentences