Vocabulary Easy Words: Enhance Your Language Skill

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Whenever we talk about vocabulary expansion, we focus mostly on learning new words which are pretty uncommon and unknown to most people. Well, that is normal because you have already mastered vocabulary easy words, so, you need to learn words at an advanced level. But today, we will discuss building the foundation.

There are levels of vocabulary acquisition. Words like ‘Ball’, ‘Eye’, ‘Flower’ and similar basic ones are the base of one’s vocabulary skill, then comes ‘Think’, ‘Person’, ‘Consider’ etc.

After learning them properly, students advance to the next level which includes comparatively complex words such as ‘Charisma’, ‘Mercenary’, ‘Dichotomy’, ‘Insidious’ etc. Then they may learn the higher-level words which are mostly academic fields related to terms.

In this article, we will talk about how to build a strong vocabulary foundation for your kids or students using simple vocabulary words. We will focus on easy vocabulary words in English that are used on a daily basis so that the students can learn them without hassle.

So, Let’s get started!

 

Building Strong Vocabulary Foundation

We might not realize it, but the number of easy vocabulary words used in daily life by an average person is around 20,000. For native speakers, acquiring this much vocabulary is way easier than for non-native speakers because they start learning these words from birth.

But for most non-native speakers, even the vocabulary of easy words in English is learned in school. So, maintaining a strong vocabulary is harder for them. But with proper guidance, they can outperform any native speaker in terms of the number of words learned.

The process of building the foundation starts as soon as the children start learning. Children at this age are naturally curious about everything, and by nurturing this curiosity, teachers can help them build a strong vocabulary within a short time.

For beginner-level students, the process of teaching should include interactive activities so that they don’t lose interest. Here are some tips:

 

Make Sure They Understand the Meaning Properly

For students who are learning English as a second language, teachers should explain the meaning of each word clearly in their mother tongue. They should include pictures, videos, or other multimedia content even for easy words.

After teaching new words, the teacher should ask students to describe the words to understand if they properly understood the meaning.

 

Set A Goal

Setting up a goal motivates students to put more effort into learning. You can give them a target of 30-40 words a month (for advanced level students, it can be 30 words per week). Instead of giving the list beforehand, you should teach them the words in your class and hand out the list later. On the last day, evaluate the students’ skills with games. If they have learned the words properly, reward them with stickers or badges.

Check out the easy words for vocabulary education for ielts right now!

 

Vocabulary Games to Assess Their Progress

Games are a great way to examine if the students really understood the word. As the students are still in kindergarten or early level of education, make sure to use vocabulary easy words in these games and the words are already taught in the class. Check below for some game ideas:

 

Pictionary

In this game, the pictures you used in the classroom to teach the word will be used. Show the students a picture and ask them to tell the word assigned with the picture. You can divide them into groups and hold a competition.

For older students, ask one of your students to come to the board. Show them a word and ask them to draw on the board. Ask the rest of the students if they can tell the word from the picture.

Instead of pictures, you can also ask the student to act out the word. Whatever method you use, reward both the students who acted or drew and the ones who understood. This is a very fun way to teach easy vocabulary words.

 

Vocabulary Bingo

Make a 3×3 grid of words and distribute them among students. You can either read out the definition or show the picture assigned to a word and ask the students to say the word. The first one that answers correctly will be able to cross the word of their bingo. The first one who crosses three words in a row will win the round.

 

Search The Word

The game can be played in two ways- you ask the word or the definitions.

For the word game, make some cards that contain a word each. Pile them and give them to a student. Readout a definition or show a picture and tell them to find the correct word from the pile.

Or make cards with definitions and pictures. Speak out a word and ask the student to find the definition. You can also give the students a list of words and ask them to find all the related cards within a given time.

For more fun vocabulary games, check out SpellQuiz Blogs.

 

Proper Word Choice

The words you are going to teach must be appropriate for your students. Beginner level students obviously won’t be able to understand ‘Consideration’, ‘Admirable’ etc. Instead, start with fry or sight words. Below are some lists of appropriate vocabulary easy words for each grade:

Sight Words for Pre-Kindergarten

A

He

Me

She

We

An

I

My

To

Yes

And

It

No

Up

You

 

Vocabulary for Kindergarten students

After

Eat

Him

New

Some

Big

First

Just

Our

Them

By

Foot

Look

Play

Then

Come

Good

Make

Run

Under

Down

Head

Meet

See

Very

 

Vocabulary Easy Words for First Graders

About

Duck

Long

People

There

Bell

Glad

Low

Skin

Tree

Block

Grow

More

Snack

Try

Bone

Hook

Name

Spoon

Which

Drop

Ink

Number

Stuck

Wood

 

Sight Words for Second Graders

Because

Chew

Guess

Nerve

Shape

Bend

Disk

Length

Nurse

Sight

Bright

Event

Liquid

Place

Stamp

Build

Flight

Might

Pride

Weather

Bump

Found

Multiply

Record

Weight

 

For more words, don’t forget to check out SpellQuiz Printable Words Lists. The lists are divided into grades 1-12. There are also word lists available for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students and adults. There are multiple words lists for each grade that includes sight words and uncommon words. Special word lists for Spelling Bee competitions are also available for spelling bee enthusiasts.

Check out our guide on English vocabulary easy learning for broadening your vocabulary skills now!

 

Vocabulary Easy Words for ESL Students and Adults

The words given to kindergarteners are not appropriate for adults and ESL learners. Those who are trying to improve their vocabulary already know those basic words. But there are still a large number of vocabulary easy words left to master. The list below contains some easy vocabulary words used in daily life and their meanings and synonyms:

Word

Meaning/ Synonyms

Adverse

Unfavorable, harmful

Advocate

Supporting something publicly

Allege

Claiming or declaring

Appeal

Making a genuine heartfelt request

Approach

Coming closer or nearer to something

Arbitrary

Based on a random opinion rather than a particular reason

Artisan

A skilled worker

Assure

Telling that something will happen without a doubt

Attitude

A way of behavior or values that are settled

Avarice

Greed

Bland

Lacking strong taste or characteristics

Boast

Pride, self-satisfaction

Bureau

An office or department dedicated to a particular field

Campaign

An organized method or process to achieve a goal

Candid

Frank, Blunt

Catalogue

List of items

Coax

Gently persuading someone to do something

Coherent

Logical, rational, consistent

Commit

Do, perform, carrying out an action

Comprehensive

Considering all the aspects of a matter

Concept

Idea, theory

Concern

Interested, anxious

Conduct

Manner, behavior, performance

Consider

Thinking carefully

Constant

Remaining same, unchanged

Contend

Managing something with difficulty, cope with

Contract

Formal Agreement, deal

Crew

A group of people working together, typically in a ship

Delicacy

Quality or fineness of something

Dense

Closely compact/ stupid person

Derive

Obtain, gain, acquire

Despair

Complete loss of hope

Dispatch

Sending something to a destination, mail, send off

Distinction

Difference, contrast

Elaborate

Involving complicated processes

Elude

Avoid or escape something cleverly

Encourage

Supporting, motivating, cheering up

Engage

Involving, occupying

Entertain

Amusement, enjoyment

Establish

Setting up a permanent basis

Esteem

Respect, admire

Exploit

Deriving benefit from something

Extort

Obtaining something by unfair means

Extravagant

Lack of restraint

Fancy

Sophisticate, high-quality

Flourish

Grow in a healthy way

Forsake

Abandon, leave, give up

Generate

Create, causing, making

Grant

Allowing

Gravity

Importance, seriousness

Humble

Showing modesty

Impose

Forcing someone/ putting restriction

Incident

Event, occurrence

Indication

Sign, symptom, mark

Insist

Demanding something forcefully

Institute

Organization, establishment, particularly education or science related

Intend

Plan, aim

Issue

An important topic

Journal

Newspaper, magazine/ Diary

Liberal

Considering different opinions

Majority

The greater number

Manifest

Show, demonstrate, display

Monetary

Related to money

Morbid

Abnormal or unhealthy interest

Multitude

A large number of people or things

Notion

Conception, belief

Notify

Inform, tell

Norm

Standard, Usual

Objective

Aim, goal, target

Ornate

Highly decorated

Overlook

Ignoring or failing to notice

Partial

Existing only by parts

Passage

Process of moving from one point to another, a way

Persist

Continuing something despite of oppression

Policy

Principle of action

Proceed

Begin a course of action

Reflect

Thinking deeply or carefully

Retort

Answering to something offensive in a witty manner

Sanction

Official permission or approval

Scheme

A systematic plan, typically large-scale

Sob

Crying while making noise

Steep

Sharp rise or fall

Symmetry

Similarity, exactly

Territory

Area, region

Vain

Having high opinion

Venture

Risky journey or step

 

When you are learning a new word, don’t just stop at learning its meaning. Learn about their roots, use them in sentences and try to actively use them in daily life so that the word is permanently stored in your memory. Maintain a notebook for the vocabulary easy words you are learning and review them regularly to prevent forgetting old words.

Vocabulary easy words are hard to forget because they are heavily used but maintaining a notebook will only increase assurance. Practice what you learned from this blog and don’t forget to check SpellQuiz for more tips and tricks.

Happy learning!

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