Links to Other Web Pages With Guidance About Improving Vocabulary
- Fun Ways To Expand Your Vocabulary.
- Thematic Indexes.
- Relationship Between Vocabulary and Success in the Workplace.
- Weird Words.
- Vocabulary Test.
- Ten Best Vocabulary Learning Tips.
- Relationship Between Vocabulary and Reading Skills.
- Word Wide Words.
- Janus Words. A word on this list can mean the opposite of itself.
- Collection of Articles About Language, with an emphasis on cross-cultural communication.
- Lost Positives in English.
- Weasel Words.
- More About Weasel Words.
- Separated by a Common Language.
- The Year in Words, 2011 Edition.
- Ben Zimmer, language columnist.
- Vocabulary.com. This site has a word for the day, a word test for the day, and a dictionary.
- The Language Log, at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Differences Between British and American English.
- Encouraging Vocabulary Development Improves Reading Skills.
- Vocabulary Resources.
- Information About English Words. Enter a English word with a Latin or Greek base and find other related words.
The following books were published during the 19th century and early 20th century for use in vocabulary development. Although old, these books are still useful for vocabulary study. In some cases, they are more comprehensive and better organized than modern books on the same subject. More important, they are free.
- Century Vocabulary Builder, 1922.
- New Word-Analysis, 1879.
- What Words Say, 1888.
- Stem Dictionary of the English Language, 1890.
- Analysis of English Words, 1859.
- Elements of English Etymology for Use Of Public and High Schools, 1879.
- Scholar's Companion, 1862. Contains exercises in spelling, derivation, and classification of English words.
- English Words with Native Roots and With Greek, Latin, or Romance Suffixes, 1916.
- Manual of Etymology, 1879.
- Grammar School Word-Book and Etymology, 1880.
- Classical English Spelling Book, 1862.