Strategies to improve your vocabulary

1. Analyze Word parts

Example:

Re ( prefix) + circula (root) + tion (suffix) = recirculation

2. Recognize Grammatical Forms

Nouns

-          tion: compertion

-          ance: deliverance

-          ence: independence

-          ment: government

-          ism: buddhism

-          ship: friendship

-          ity: community

-          er: teacher

-          or: inspector

-          ee: atteendee

Adjective

-          y: easy

-          ous: mountainous

-          able: capable

-          al: musical

-          ic: athletic

-          ful: beautiful

-          less: careless

Adverbs

-          ly: quickly

Verbs

-          ize: remorize

-          ate: refrigerate

-          en: lengthen

3. recognize words families

Example:

depend (v)

dependence (n)

dependable (adj)

dependably(adv)

4. Make your own word journal