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How can I remember English words forever?
Tips to remember words
- Keep an organised vocabulary notebook.
- Look at the words again after 24 hours, after one week and after one month.
- Read, read, read.
- Use the new words.
- Do word puzzles and games like crosswords, anagrams and wordsearches.
- Make word cards and take them with you.
- Learn words with a friend.
Is it normal to forget a word?
As you get older, chances are you’ll sometimes forget a word, where you left your car keys, or the name of a neighbor you bumped into at the market. These small memory lapses happen. They’re a normal part of aging — just like creaky knees, wrinkled skin, or blurry vision.
At what age do you start forgetting words?
Lyden: Often people over the age of 50 begin to forget names and specific information. They may misplace their keys more often or need to pause and remember directions.
Do you need to study English grammar to speak correctly?
If you keep learning collocations, idiomatic expressions and phrases and you keep practicing a lot, you’ll develop the “gut feeling” for correct English and you won’t need to study English Grammar to speak correctly.
Is it hard to memorise vocabulary in a foreign language?
You probably find it hard to memorise vocabulary in a foreign language. But don’t worry – you’re not the only one. Anyone who has ever learnt a foreign language has struggled with learning and memorising words – myself included. There have been times when I’ve been convinced that my memory is actually a sieve.
Should you skip a reading before or after class?
For example, you may skip a reading before class because the professor covers the same material in class; doing so misses a key opportunity to learn in different modes (reading and listening) and to benefit from the repetition and distributed practice (see #3 below) that you’ll get from both reading ahead and attending class.
What is the best way to learn new words?
When you learn a new word, think of all its other forms: Beautiful (adjective), beauty (noun), beautifully (adverb). Learn prefixes (dis-, un-, re-) and suffixes (-ly, -ment, -ful), these will help you to figure out the meaning of words and build your vocabulary.