Tips to Improve Vocabulary for SSC CGL Exams 2019-20

Every SSC and Bank written competitive exams (CWE) has English section which plays an influential role. It is major and obligatory section in every written competitive exam. It is because English language is considered to the mode of communication in every organization. Therefore, every organization analyzes English proficiency of the candidate for the smooth running of its organization. Proficiency of any language is based on the Vocabulary usage of the candidate and therefore it is important to enhance it effectively. English section examines and analyses the linguist abilities of the candidate through questions based on topics like Synonyms/Antonyms, Word-Pair relationship, Fill in the Blanks, Reading Comprehension, Close Test etc. Candidate should possess strong vocabulary and grammar base to attempt these types of questions. Reading Comprehension section helps students in pursuing the ideas conveyed by author, which will also improve his reading speed.

In this article, let us analyze and discuss some useful methods of improving Vocabulary skills for SSC Coaching Chennai exam in detail.

Commonly speaking, there are two basic 4 methods of improving Vocabulary and they are adding new words to your Vocabulary and secondly revising the meaning and usage of the words added and learnt by you.

We will begin this discussion by discussing the first aspect which is addition of new words and this has to be done on daily basis. It has to be regular exercise where students should try to learn at least 3500 words before the exam. This learning process has to be consistent and unending where learning of new words should be fun-experience for the students. The best possible way of learning new words is to develop habit of reading superior quality of English literature in the form of daily newspapers, informative magazines, books, novels etc. The students should primarily read informative articles from daily newspapers which should be from topics like Current Affairs, politics, sports, banking and finance, literature, cinema, entertainment etc.

 The students will find that there are few frequently used words which are used in different contexts, subjects and topics, indicating that a word can have multiple meanings. The students should try to understand the theme of the article and the context in which word has been used. It will educate them in a better way and will help them in building a strong word power. The second major aspect is the pronunciation of words and its origin that will help students in using these words in sentence formation. Likewise, the students should always try to find its synonyms and antonyms, to build strong vocabulary skills.  

The second important aspect of improving Vocabulary skills is revising the meaning and usage of the words added and learnt by you. It requires good memorizing skills and so it is important that revision of new words should be done in morning hours. The learning process has to be regularly consistent on daily basis and this will add potential number of typical and new words to your memory. After proficiently learning the meaning of these newly learnt words, do try to use them in sentence formation and try to use them in daily life. It will help you learn these words in better ways as now these words will become part and parcel of your life. The good command over vocabulary skills will help you potentially in your professional life.

The other mode of developing good vocabulary skills is becoming regular viewer of English News Channels, English Sports and Lifetime Channels, English Movies and Documentaries etc. Besides reading daily English newspapers, this is also a good practice which will also be an entertaining as well as recreational for you. The students can also a lot of new information about Current Affairs and can also learn new way of communicating in English language. It will improvise their word power as well as pronunciation skills to greatest extent. Likewise, English documentaries and movies will add more knowledge and information and will literate you about many varied expressions, facts and figures about world and India. This accumulation of information will surely help you in preparing General Awareness section of SSC exams.

We hope that this blog has been informative as well as helpful for you in building good Vocabulary skills for your forthcoming SSC/Bank exams.

In case you are located nearby CHENNAI and preparing for SSC CGL or any other competitive exams then IBT CHENNAI is an ideal coaching institute to give you the best outcomes of your dedication and hard work.

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