Ielts and English Vocabulary Enhancement Tips

IELTS and English  Vocabulary Enhancement tips

You must always find alternative ways of writing sentences using different structures and words. This will not only help you to improve your vocabulary but will also go a long way in improving your interactive and writing skills

His situation in this kingdom was still precarious as the rebels were still far from being subdued.

His rule was still unstable as the rebellions were still being raged

The stability of his kingdom is under threat from rebellious groups

The situation in the kingdom was uncertain as the king was unable to suppress rebellions

This structure can be represented as

The continuous rebellions made situation of his kingdom unstable, or

The unsuppressed rebellions made the situation of king in the kingdom unstable

Use a clause

The king’s situation was unstable because he was not able to suppress rebellions

Changing word precarious and  subdued

With

• unstable and complete change of sentence for subdued (still being raged)
• stability and complete change of sentence for subdued (under threat from rebellious groups)
• uncertain and unable to suppress

The ladder was hanging precariously from the roof and challenged the safety of the people standing directly beneath it. 

The objective is to learn the variety of structures and ways to illustrate similar expressions in different ways

Try to exercise this specific word and bring out alternative expressions and sentences….

Ielts And English - Vocabulary Enhancement Exercise - Structure modification

VocabularyEnhancement Exercise

In this edition we will discuss the ways to substitute the word in writing and speaking process. Using a variety of words and grammatical structure is always beneficial and advantageous for candidates, but the biggest hurdle is how to get used to this habit and how to avoid mistakes.

The first principle that can make a big difference in success and failure is the practice and proper implementation of strategy.

For example take a sentence:

“Development has no parallel and this issue cannot be sidelined in name of preserving the traditions and culture of community. Leaders and prominent people world over have realized this and have consistently vouched for progress. Only the people who want the masses to follow their rhetoric that is full of selfish motives, lobby for prioritizing sustenance and traditions of culture over elements of development.”

How can we put this sentence other way round?

Well it is simple and straightforward.

“Progress is such an issue that cannot be abandoned for sake of living the way as prescribed by the forefathers. Leading personalities and reformers have always chosen and defended the need to develop a community. The people who prefer conservative thinking over progressive attitude are actually misled by self centered preachers.”

Just observe the change of grammar and structure of sentence. We can integrate similar changes in each sentence in our writing and speaking. This is greatly helpful in understanding reading passages also. 

Ielts exam tips - Vocabulary Enhancement exercise - Ielts tips

Vocabulary Enhancement exercise 

 To enhance the practical vocabulary we need to grab the words from the primary sources. Dictionary can only help as a secondary and a reference source. We need to understand the usage and application of words. But without the contextual meaning it is very hard to get to terms of usage. Every word has a unique use in a sentence and the context it is being quoted. For e.g.

I am wondering what would happen if fossil fuel resources dry out, how would we run our cars.

In this case   wonder has been used as a verb and it means To be filled with curiosity or doubt.

She wondered at the creation of god i.e. how the new born child became a fully grown individual one day

Here also wonder has been used a verb but it means To have a feeling of awe or admiration; marvel

The development of new mobile technology is a 21^st century wonder.

Here wonder is a noun and it means a miracle

The outstanding performance of winning team is a wonder for rival teams

Here also wonder is a noun and it means: One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel

Wonder can also appear as wonderful i.e. adjective i.e. the promotion has been a wonderful  achievement for me this year

The logic is simple 

Every word can have different meanings an without linking them to practical use dictionary cannot be of any help. Its as simple as possessing a gun but not knowing how to take an aim.

So it is important to read through a lot of practical sources to really get a grab of words and thus enhance vocabulary.