Quick questions on Building a stronger vocabulary: N(A)-Level English

The single best way to build vocabulary is to read regularly. A short news article, a story or a blog post each day puts new words in front of you, used correctly in real sentences. You learn not just what a word means but how it is actually used, which dictionary lists alone cannot teach. Little and often beats one long session once a month.

When you meet a word you like or do not know, write it down. A simple notebook or a notes app works well. For each word, record three things: the word, its meaning in your own words, and one example sentence. The example matters most, because it shows the word in action.

Words come in families. From "decide" you get "decision" and "decisive"; from "happy" you get "happiness" and "happily". When you learn one word, learn its relatives too. This is efficient: one root can give you a noun, a verb, an adjective and an adverb, which is useful in Editing, where word-form errors are common, and in writing, where you need the right form for the sentence.

A word is not yours until you have used it correctly a few times. After you learn a word, try it in a sentence of your own, in your writing and when you speak. The first few uses fix it in your memory. By the time the exam comes, the word feels natural, not borrowed.