Vocabulary problem ?? ;Tips and Guide

Vocabulary problem ?? ;Tips and Guide

   

This section contains information and exercises on commonly misused words, confusingly related words, use of prepositions, and two-word verbs. With each section are example sentences and exercises. The answers to the exercises will be found at the end of this section.
It is necessary to have a good "ear" for English, which can only be obtained with a great deal of practice. You must be able to distinguish between words that sound similar and be able to comprehend entire sentences, not just single words or phrases Notetaking, underlining, and crossing out in the test book are not allowed. You must be able to listen only and then choose your answer.
 It should be noted that the material presented here may appear not only in the reading comprehension section of TOEFL but also in the grammar section and even in the listening comprehension section. Prior to July 1995, TOEFL contained a separate vocabulary ction, but that has been eliminated. Vocabulary is tested in the readin g comprehension section in order to provide contextual clues about the definitions. Therefore, you should take advantage of the fact that the words appear in context by using the clues contained in the reading passage to assist in choosing the correct synonym.
Memorizing long may result in frustration and is lists of word s actually not very useful.There is no way to know which of the words you memorize will appear on TOEFL.Therefore, you should try to improve your vocabulary as you improve your English in general The following suggestions will be useful in helping you improve your vocabulary.
 1. Read well-written books, magazines, and newspapers.Maga- zines such as Time and Newsweek, for example, and major newspapers contain sophisticated vocabulary and grammatical constructions.Reading such materials is very useful.
2. Look up every word that is unfamiliar to you in the practice tests in this book and in other reading material.Keep a notebook of unfamiliar words.After looking up the word, write the word, the definition, and an original sentence in your notebook and study it often.(verbal idioms) in book.help you to remember the meaning of difficult words.
3. Study the problem vocabulary items and two-word verbs
 4. Review your vocabulary word notebook often.Repetition will help you to remember the meaning of difficult words.  

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