Expand your vocabulary with Vocabulary.com - for native English speakers or ESL students

by Lara Whybrow

One of my favourite sites is www.vocabulary.com. As an English teacher I need to make sure that my vocabulary is pretty damn good and even though I read A LOT of books, even I can learn a new word or two from vocabulary.com! 

The great thing about this website is that it determines your vocabulary level and then once your level is determined, the vocabulary quizzes are tailored to help you. As you continue, the website tracks words that you didn't know and shows them to you repeatedly till you get it right. 

It also has loads of other interesting features - for example if you are trying to think of word for a loud sound, you can search the database with  text:loud +typeof:sound and it will return with a whole bunch of synonyms. You can also view vocabulary for parts of cars, bicycles, etc. Nifty!

If you have signed up to the site, all your progress is recorded. This is a great motivational tool because people love to achieve! 

All in all, this is a great site for anyone interested in improving their vocabulary.