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5 easy ways/tools to improve your English vocabulary

Today though the local languages are gearing up but still one cannot go along, without a good English. Apart for the communication over net, it is a necessary field for the new age examinations and tests.

So here are the 5 easy yet effective ways which will not only improve your English vocabulary but also make the whole process fun.

This BBC platform provides various lessons through news articles, webcasts, blogs, quizzes and “how to” lessons. All the lessons have an audio support of whole script or lesson. Furthermore the lessons are followed by an interactive practice session. Apart from this the site also has an option to learn English in your own language.

RSS Feed for BBC: English Learning

2) WhiteSmoke

WhiteSmoke can improve your whole experience of written communication – at home, at the workplace and on the Internet. Based on patented Natural Language Processing technology, WhiteSmoke performs advanced and context-based English grammar, spelling and punctuation checking, as well as text enrichment with synonyms, adverbs and adjectives. Enhance your English writing in just one click with WhiteSmoke, and communicate more effectively.

Though WhiteSmoke sounds much like the usual word enhancement, it is much more than that and an efficient tool to improve your vocabulary.

Here is the Free WhiteSmoke Google addon

3) Wordie.org

If Orkut is for social networking then Wordie is for social word sharing.

Wordie is for people who love words. Start by making word lists: words you love, words you hate, words on a given topic, whatever. Add citations, comments, and tags. See who else has listed the same words.

Try our the Wordie RSS feeds

4) Mnemonic Dictionary

RSS feed for daily words | Get Mnemonic Word of the Day on your Mobile

5) Word of the day

Another trick worth trying is adding the “Word of the Day” feed offered by various web-sites. These feeds can be easily added to your favourite feed reader site/program and help you enhance your vocabulary.

Following are some of the best “Word of the Day” providers:

Dictionary.com Word of the Day | Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day | Wordsmith.org: Today’s Word

Old-School-Method

In the end, if you want to keep away from the computer and still wanna improve your vocabulary then the “old-school-method” is still the best. Keep a handy small diary with yourself and write the interesting words and phrases as you come around them. Share those with your friends (as you do on “Wordie”) and show off your vocabulary.

So try the methods above and share the ones you like the most.