WOW!! Vocabulary!!

Strategies for Improving and

Developing Vocabulary

By
Rubina Majid
Madhumathi Marupudi
Words are Fun!!
 Important for US to Know
Ø Listening comprehension depends on
knowledge of words.
Ø The meanings of individual words contributes
to the meaning of the sentence and therefore
the understanding.
Ø Research shows females tend to master
language more quickly than males.
Ø Women use around 7,000 words everyday
whereas men use about 2,000
 Development of Language
Ø During the early years, vocabulary
extends at the rrapid rate of 50-70
words per day.
Ø By the time, a child of about 5 years old,
he/ has a vocabulary of 14,000 words.
Ø Research shows that some of our 5 year
old pupils have a vocabulary of less than
9,000 words.
Word of the day…..

awful
 Display Words
Water
drink, pour, splash
fresh, salty, wet, sweet,
muddy, clear, flow
gurgle, damp, moist,
currents,tide
 Display words
Voice
Loud, soft, whisper, squeaky,
hoarse, screechy,
shouting, high pitch, tone,
musical, harsh, silent…..
 Jokes!!
Students love jokes!!
Encourage their
understanding of words
in jokes!!
You have 30 seconds..
Think of all the
alternative words for
the word…
LOOK….
Think of alternative
words for the word

SAID
 Synonyms can be
ordered by how powerful
they are…
Big Huge Colossal
 Words are fun…

He didn’t tell his mother

that he had eaten glue..
His lips were sealed..
hear smell

see ouch
el / t
fe
 Super settings
As fresh as a mountain stream
fresh

rocky lush
cool

The sea was a shimmering plate clear

of glass. lapping

smooth
 wo rd s
pti ve simile
Descri s

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metapho
 Words are fun!
What did the triangle say
to the circle?

You're so pointless!
 Fast poem
1. One noun: Noodles
2. Two adjectives: Thin and soft,
3. Three adverbs: Silently, slowly, easily,
4. Four verbs: Slipping, sliding, slithering,
disappearing.
Thank You!!