Vocabulary Resources
Vocabulary Strategies and Practice
- ⭐A Better Way to Learn Vocabulary (ILC Seminar)
- Academic Word List (AWL) Flashcards These Quizlet flashcards can help you learn the words in the AWL.
- Academic Word List: Find AWL words in any text
- Build your Vocabulary and give Free Rice 🍚 From the United Nations, simple quizzes for vocabulary and other topics. Play any time randomly, or create a free account to keep track of your progress and gradually get harder words as you improve.
- Strategies for Strengthening your Vocabulary
- Vocabulary in Reading Reading passages on many different topics with the vocabulary highlighted and defined.
- Vocabulary Learning Strategies from the ILC
- Vocabulary Learning Strategies – Creating a Vocabulary Notebook from the ILC
- Vocabulary Strategies from the EAP Foundation
- Word Formation Practice Do you get noun/verb/adjective forms mixed up? Use this site to practice vocabulary in word families.
- Words in the News Short videos explaining vocabulary used in the news.
A dictionary provides word meanings, pronunciation, example sentences, and etymology.
A collocations dictionary shows what words are commonly used with the word you search for.
A thesaurus (plural thesauri) provides only synonyms and antonyms.
A corpus (plural corpora) is a searchable database of full-text sources. It is used to see words/phrases in context and analyze their use in sentences.
Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Corpora
- ⭐ Learner’s Dictionary (Oxford) Try a learner's dictionary if you need simpler definitions and examples.
- Cambridge Dictionary This can be used for English and English-Turkish, but English-Turkish does not have as much information.
- Collocations Dictionary (Ozdic)
- Corpus of Contemporary American English (CoCA)
- Corpus of Contemporary American English (PDF Guide)
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
- Thesaurus (Collins) This site also has a dictionary.