HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY

Presented By:Muhammad Omar Iftikhar

Presented At:Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

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What is Vocabulary?

List of words used that are part of a language

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The Benefits of Building Your Vocabulary

Gives you the ability to say what you mean Kindly send back the reply of your email as soon as

possible Kindly reply to this email at your earliest

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Helps you understand other people Helps you understand what you read Polishes your written communication skills

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Types of Vocabulary

Reading vocabulary Listening vocabulary Speaking vocabulary Writing vocabulary

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Types of Vocabulary

Reading vocabulary The words you can recognize when reading Largest type of vocabulary

Listening vocabulary The words you recognize when listening

Speaking vocabulary The words you use while talking

Writing vocabulary The words you use when writing Use of synonyms is advised

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Steps to Build your Vocabulary Read more

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New Words

1. I left the door ajar

2. He tried to move the car, but it didn’t budge

3. Because of his mathematical acumen, Harris was the first to solve the question in class

4. The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation

5. The verdant leaves on the trees made the world look beautiful

6. The Pakistan cricket team was in a quagmire when playing against South Africa

7. The royal family’s munificence made everyone else in their country rich

8. Some countries want to show their hegemony over others

9. He extolled the importance of time management

10. Salman cajoled his friends to attend the birthday party

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Steps to Build your Vocabulary Note down new words

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Steps to Build your Vocabulary Get familiar with a new word

thesaurus.com

merriam-webster.com

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Steps to Build your Vocabulary Write more

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Steps to Build your Vocabulary Read 10 new words from a thesaurus

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Steps to Build your Vocabulary Play word puzzles

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Using Adjectives

What is an Adjective?

It gives more information about the noun

An airport is a big building That is a long bus The tea is hot

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Using Adjectives

Superlative Adjectives

It compares two or more nouns Do not overuse superlative nouns

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Using Adjectives Superlative Adjectives

Examples Bill Gates is more richer than anyone else Bill Gates is the richest man on Earth

This car is the most fastest in the world This car is faster than others

Yesterday I saw the best movie ever Yesterday I saw a movie that was better than the ones I have

seen

Karachi is the most exciting city among all the cities of Pakistan

Karachi is more exciting than other cities of Pakistan

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Activity

I am convinced that my parrot is more smarter than yours I am convinced that my parrot is smarter than yours

The Three Stooges are the most funniest comedians in film history The Three Stooges are the funniest comedians in film history

Avoid the double negative:

We decided there wasn't no point in pursuing our research further We decided there was no point in pursuing our research further

I can't get no satisfaction after using this product I am not satisfied with this product

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Activity

Your car is much _____ (fast) than mine I think scuba diving is ________________ (fascinating) than climbing His thirst grew ______ (big) the moment He found his question paper ______________ (difficult) than others They live in a ________________ (beautiful) house She is the ____ (good) tennis player in the world She is a ___________ (nice) girl This suitcase is _______ (heavy) than others Hotels in London are ______________ (expensive) than Portugal Ahmed is ______ (tall) than Imran, but Salman is the _______ (tall) in

the class Shazia reads ____ (many) books than Ayesha, but Nazia reads ________

(many) in their group My brother is three years ________ (young) than me This was the _____ (bad) film I have ever seen February was the _______ (cool) month last year

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Activity

Your car is much faster (fast) than mine I think scuba diving is more fascinating (fascinating) than climbing His thirst grew bigger (big) the moment He found his question paper more difficult (difficult) than others They live in a (very) beautiful (beautiful) house She is the best (good) tennis player in the world She is a (very) nice (nice) girl This suitcase is heavier (heavy) than others Hotels in London are more expensive (expensive) than Portugal Ahmed is taller (tall) than Imran, but Salman is the tallest (tall) in

the class Shazia reads more (many) books than Ayesha, but Nazia reads the

most (many) in their group My brother is three years younger (young) than me This was the worst (bad) film I have ever seen February was the coldest (cool) month last year

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