16 Innovate Ways to Learn New Vocabulary

1. Use an English English Dictionary


2. Goggle “Academic Words” in the Internet. They are very useful.


3. Play Word Games such as Scrabble, Pictionary, Hangman and Crosswords.


4. Have a PenPal Friend.


5. Read novels, newspapers and recipes.


6. Listen to music and look for de Lyrics. Read them before you listen to the song.


7. Watch TV and look for de Scripts. Read them before you watch the TV show.


8. Write a story, write a diary or have a Blog.


9. Read the newspaper and write down the new words.


10. Make a list of new words and before checking in the dictionary try to guess their meaning.


11. Find the Etymology of the word and work with the “Family Word Method”: look for the verb, noun and adjective of the same word.


12. Make your own sentence with the new word. It is easier if you learn it within a context.


13. Write down the new word and draw the meaning of it.


14. Repeat 7 times the word in your head.


15. Look at Collocations: give us the best words that matches with another word. They go together.


16. Learn more phrases rather than isolated words. That is why sentences are important.