What is Vocabulary and tips to improve your vocabulary.

"A vocabulary is a set of familiar words within a person’s language. A vocabulary, usually developed with age, serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Acquiring an extensive vocabulary is one of the largest challenges in learning a second language". reference-Wikipedia

What are the types of vocabulary?

Normally we clasify words into four types of vocabulary:

• Listening: Listening vocabulary refers to the words we need to know to understand what we hear.
• Speaking:  Speaking vocabulary consists of the words we use when we speak.
• Reading: Reading vocabulary refers to the words we need to know to understand what we read.
• Writing:  Writing vocabulary consists of the words we use in writing.

Benefits of a good vocabulary

• Your smart companion for confidence
• Vocabulary helps in expressing oneself very well and aids in clear communication too.
• It improves your IQ (intelligence quotient) to a large extent.
• You get understood very well by others.
• You will love the learning experience and sharing it with others too.
• Your written abilities will be excellent.
• It increases your value as a knowledgeable person.
• You might end up learning and developing a new skill like poetry.
• It becomes a constant companion for confidence forever.

The little hurdles faced by people with weak vocabulary.

• Feeling totally lost when trying to express yourself
• A sense of Unawareness due to failure in reading properly
• Disinterest in reading and listening to new information like English news or movies.
• Imagining that it’s very difficult to understand a new language
• Inconsistency in writing and speaking
• Inability to relate properly
• Over dependency on others to express your ideas