4 Key Reasons Why You Need a Word List Today
Word Lists: The Fun Way to Build Vocabulary
A word list is your personal list of words that you have selected to capture for further study. It is an easy-to-use personal tool to use when you want to learn the definition or spelling of a group of words.On YourDictionary you can see word lists created by readers and our editorial team. This is also the starting point to create your own word list.
There are four key reasons to create a wordlist:
- To build vocabulary
- To practice spelling
- To learn English
- To teach vocabulary
The slides in this slideshow provide lots of useful tips on how to use YourDictionary word lists to develop vocabulary.
Word Lists Build Vocabulary
You can easily create your own word list(s) on YourDictionary.- Look up the definition of a word, click on the orange "Add to Word List" button.
- Enter a username for your word list. This will appear as the Author Name on your word list.
- Add a title for your word list.
- Decide if you want to share your word list with friends, classmates and other readers or whether you want to keep it "Private" so that only you can access it.
- Save your word list.
Flash cards are automatically created for any word list. Just click on the orange "Study Flash Cards" button. They are awesome for a quick review of the definitions and spelling of vocabulary words or spelling lists.
To increase your learning: Give yourself a goal to review your flash cards a certain number of times each day. You'll be surprised how quickly you will learn a definition or how to spell a word if you see it multiple times during the day.
It's easy to create your word lists on YourDictionary. Check out the details and get started today!
Word Lists Make Spelling Practice Easier
Create word lists and flash cards as handy ways to study weekly spelling words.Use word lists to prepare for spelling bees, secondary school, college and graduate school entrance exams like the SAT and the GRE.
Word Lists Make It Easier to Learn English
Word lists and flash cards are a great way to learn English. Just create word lists of the various categories of words that you need to learn and practice such as:- Colors - red, blue, yellow
- Days of the week/Months of the year - Monday, Tuesday, March, April
- Family members - father, mother, brother, aunt
- Types of food - banana, chicken, hamburger
- Types of clothes - pants, blouse, shirt
- Rooms in a house - living room, kitchen, bedroom
- Types of transportation - car, truck, bus
- Types of animals - dog, cat, horse
- Parts of the body - arm, leg, head
- Medical terms - doctor, headache, prescription
- Adjectives - beautiful, free, difficult
Check out the Public Word Lists on YourDictionary. If you want to quickly find word lists that other YourDictionary readers have rated highly, just check out the box with the Top Rated Word Lists.
It's easy to create your word lists on YourDictionary. Check out the details and get started today!
Word Lists Make It Easier to Teach New Words
YourDictionary word lists and flash cards are a great way to give your students the words they need to study. You can:- Create word lists as daily assignments. Give your students a list of words to focus on every day.
- Create word lists as part of specific lesson plans. For example: Create special word lists for a math or chemistry lesson or create lists of words for each chapter in a book.
- Create spelling lists as word lists and make them available to students for study lists.
Tips:
- When you create word lists for your students, be sure to make them public so that your students can follow them. Give your students the url for YourDictionary's Public Word List screen and your author name. Students can then click on the "Follow" box and pull up your word list(s) and flash cards for their study time.
- Be sure to add the date in the title of the word list so that your students know which list to study.
- Encourage your students to work in teams of two, with one person viewing the flash cards and the another person being quizzed for the spelling and the definition. The two players can switch places once they have worked through all the flash cards for the word list.
It's easy to create your word lists on YourDictionary. Check out the details and get started today!
