5 Effective Ways to Learn English Vocabulary

Learning new words is easy; remembering and using them is the hard part. These methods help make new vocabulary stick.

1. Learn words in context

Instead of memorising "make" on its own, learn the phrases it appears in, such as "make a decision" or "make a mistake".

2. Write your own sentence

Write a sentence about your own life with every new word. Personal sentences are much easier to remember.

3. Use spaced repetition

Review words after one day, three days and one week. These intervals greatly reduce forgetting.

4. Learn by reading

Read short texts at your level. Seeing the same word in different texts makes its meaning settle naturally.

5. Study little but often

• 5–10 new words a day is enough.
• 15 minutes every day beats 2 hours once a week.
• Try to use what you learn when you speak.