#2 Using Your Dictionary Effectively

Dictionary is one of the most important tools every English learner should have while achieving his/her goals in learning language. To be a good dictionary user, however, it is not enough to know what to use the dictionary for. You must also identify what kind of dictionaty you have or what is the best dictionary for you. First and foremost, if you are ESL learner, so descriptive dictionary would be the best for you. Such kind of dictionaries provides defenition and description of the word. Besides, make sure what way does your dictionary use to tell you how the word sounds: phonetic or syllable, and choose the best for you to avoid doing silly mistakes. Another good advice is to use monolingual dictionary. It explains the meaning and slowly but surely helps to learn English through English. Before using your vocabulary  make an effort and get acquainted with it to know it like the back of your hand. First, read the introduction where you can find important information such as the abbreviations and pronunciation symbols used throughout the entries.To make an improvements try to use dictionary as much as possible to make a progress. For example, look a word up in the dictionary, then look at the words above and below to understand prefixes. Also, randomly take 2-3 words give it a try and make sentance. All in all, you have to explore different ways in using your dictionary and do your best to build you vocabulary.

1) The word I tend to misspell:

conscience   - the part of your mind that  tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong;

2) Words that I often confuse:

accept (verb) - to take sth that someone offers you, or to agree to do sth that someone asks you to do; He accepted her invitation to stay with her.

except (conj, prep) - use to introduce the only person, thing, action, fact, or situation about about which a statement is not true; with the exclusion of; This shop is open every day except Sunday.

clothes (noun) - the things that people wear to cover their body or to keep warm; What sort of clothes was he wearing?

cloths (noun) - materials used for making things such as clothes; She is wearing a dress of the finest silk cloth.

loose (adj) - unbound, not tightly fastened; This tooth feels very loose.

lose (verb) - to stop having a particular attitude, quality, ability; I have lost my appetite.

3) Words that entered the dictionary in 2015:

buzz - excited interest or attention surrounding, for example, a new invention, a recent event or something that has become fashionable;

chatroom - areas on the internet where people can communicate by exchanging typed messages;

content farm - a website that publishes large amounts of low-quality content, or content copied from elsewhere, in order to attract visitors and improve its search-engine rankings;