One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant
fertilizing or it will die.
Here's one
more idea to improve your vocabulary. Have a target for every day. Decide not
to go to bed unless you have learnt at least five new words! When I say five
new words, it could also be five different forms of a single word.
For example,
if you come across a new word 'beautiful', think whether the word is a verb,
noun, adverb, adjective etc. The word 'beautiful', as you know, is adjective.
Write down the other forms of this word. For example 'beautifully' is adverb,
'beauty' is noun, 'beautify' is verb! A 'beautician' is a person you makes you
beautiful by doing facial make up etc. A 'beauty parlour' is a place where you
go to have your facial make up done. In this way, by learning just one new
word, you have learnt five related words. Try to write a sentence using all
these five new words.
Before I
conclude this piece, I would like to say one more information. There are online
dictionaries available. For example http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/. This
gives you not only the meaning, but you can also learn how to pronounce the
word. You should know how to pronounce the word correctly with proper diction.
NC Sridharan
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