10 Ways To Improve Vocabulary And Write Better

10 Ways To Improve Vocabulary And Write Better

Here is a list of 10 ways to improve vocabulary and write better.

Read and annotate voraciously

Read and annotate voraciously

The best and most indispensable way to improve vocabulary is reading. And by reading, I don’t just mean a book a month or two books a year.

Sign up for a word of the day on a dictionary app

Sign up for a word of the day on a dictionary app

Many dictionary applications on phones have a word of the day feature, where the dictionary auto selects interesting words for you to use.

Look up five new words starting with an alphabet every day

Look up five new words starting with an alphabet every day

The easiest way to consciously build up vocabulary is to look up the dictionary.

Listen to podcasts and video essays in your chosen language

Listen to podcasts and video essays in your chosen language

Books are by no means the only source of rich language. Great language can be consumed anywhere – from pop culture to more elusive works of art.

Try to translate works of art into your chosen language

Try to translate works of art into your chosen language

Translation is the best possible way to both understand the meaning of a work of literature and imbibe its language.

Play word games like Scrabble and crosswords

Play word games like Scrabble and crosswords

Who said improving your vocabulary has to be boring or tedious? Simply playing word games that appear in your newspaper can help tremendously.

Converse with people proficient in the language

Converse with people proficient in the language

One of the best ways to learn anything new is to converse about it with someone experienced.

Journal regularly

Journal regularly

Writing regularly is just as important a part of increasing vocabulary as reading. And this is not stressed often enough.

Look up etymologies of words

Look up etymologies of words

The biggest problem with building vocabulary is not coming across new words but memorizing them and repeating them in future conversations.

Learn to appreciate language

Learn to appreciate language

Ultimately, the best way to build up vocabulary is to admire and appreciate words. The sound of words, how they roll off on your tongue.