Whenever we talk about vocabulary expansion, we focus mostly on learning new words which are pretty uncommon and unknown to most people. Well, that is normal because you have already mastered vocabulary easy words, so, you need to learn words at an advanced level. But today, we will discuss building the foundation.

There are levels of vocabulary acquisition. Words like ‘Ball’, ‘Eye’, ‘Flower’ and similar basic ones are the base of one’s vocabulary skill, then comes ‘Think’, ‘Person’, ‘Consider’ etc.

After learning them properly, students advance to the next level which includes comparatively complex words such as ‘Charisma’, ‘Mercenary’, ‘Dichotomy’, ‘Insidious’ etc. Then they may learn the higher-level words which are mostly academic fields related to terms.

In this article, we will talk about how to build a strong vocabulary foundation for your kids or students using simple vocabulary words. We will focus on easy vocabulary words in English that are used on a daily basis so that the students can learn them without hassle.

So, Let’s get started!

 

Building Strong Vocabulary Foundation

We might not realize it, but the number of easy vocabulary words used in daily life by an average person is around 20,000. For native speakers, acquiring this much vocabulary is way easier than for non-native speakers because they start learning these words from birth.

But for most non-native speakers, even the vocabulary of easy words in English is learned in school. So, maintaining a strong vocabulary is harder for them. But with proper guidance, they can outperform any native speaker in terms of the number of words learned.

The process of building the foundation starts as soon as the children start learning. Children at this age are naturally curious about everything, and by nurturing this curiosity, teachers can help them build a strong vocabulary within a short time.

For beginner-level students, the process of teaching should include interactive activities so that they don’t lose interest. Here are some tips:

 

Make Sure They Understand the Meaning Properly

For students who are learning English as a second language, teachers should explain the meaning of each word clearly in their mother tongue. They should include pictures, videos, or other multimedia content even for easy words.

After teaching new words, the teacher should ask students to describe the words to understand if they properly understood the meaning.

 

Set A Goal

Setting up a goal motivates students to put more effort into learning. You can give them a target of 30-40 words a month (for advanced level students, it can be 30 words per week). Instead of giving the list beforehand, you should teach them the words in your class and hand out the list later. On the last day, evaluate the students’ skills with games. If they have learned the words properly, reward them with stickers or badges.

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Vocabulary Games to Assess Their Progress

Games are a great way to examine if the students really understood the word. As the students are still in kindergarten or early level of education, make sure to use vocabulary easy words in these games and the words are already taught in the class. Check below for some game ideas:

 

Pictionary

In this game, the pictures you used in the classroom to teach the word will be used. Show the students a picture and ask them to tell the word assigned with the picture. You can divide them into groups and hold a competition.

For older students, ask one of your students to come to the board. Show them a word and ask them to draw on the board. Ask the rest of the students if they can tell the word from the picture.

Instead of pictures, you can also ask the student to act out the word. Whatever method you use, reward both the students who acted or drew and the ones who understood. This is a very fun way to teach easy vocabulary words.

 

Vocabulary Bingo

Make a 3x3 grid of words and distribute them among students. You can either read out the definition or show the picture assigned to a word and ask the students to say the word. The first one that answers correctly will be able to cross the word of their bingo. The first one who crosses three words in a row will win the round.

 

Search The Word

The game can be played in two ways- you ask the word or the definitions.

For the word game, make some cards that contain a word each. Pile them and give them to a student. Readout a definition or show a picture and tell them to find the correct word from the pile.

Or make cards with definitions and pictures. Speak out a word and ask the student to find the definition. You can also give the students a list of words and ask them to find all the related cards within a given time.

For more fun vocabulary games, check out SpellQuiz Blogs.

 

Proper Word Choice

The words you are going to teach must be appropriate for your students. Beginner level students obviously won’t be able to understand ‘Consideration’, ‘Admirable’ etc. Instead, start with fry or sight words. Below are some lists of appropriate vocabulary easy words for each grade:

Sight Words for Pre-Kindergarten

A	He	Me	She	We
An	I	My	To	Yes
And	It	No	Up	You

 

Vocabulary for Kindergarten students

After	Eat	Him	New	Some
Big	First	Just	Our	Them
By	Foot	Look	Play	Then
Come	Good	Make	Run	Under
Down	Head	Meet	See	Very

 

Vocabulary Easy Words for First Graders

About	Duck	Long	People	There
Bell	Glad	Low	Skin	Tree
Block	Grow	More	Snack	Try
Bone	Hook	Name	Spoon	Which
Drop	Ink	Number	Stuck	Wood

 

Sight Words for Second Graders

Because	Chew	Guess	Nerve	Shape
Bend	Disk	Length	Nurse	Sight
Bright	Event	Liquid	Place	Stamp
Build	Flight	Might	Pride	Weather
Bump	Found	Multiply	Record	Weight

 

For more words, don’t forget to check out SpellQuiz Printable Words Lists. The lists are divided into grades 1-12. There are also word lists available for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students and adults. There are multiple words lists for each grade that includes sight words and uncommon words. Special word lists for Spelling Bee competitions are also available for spelling bee enthusiasts.

Check out our guide on English vocabulary easy learning for broadening your vocabulary skills now!

 

Vocabulary Easy Words for ESL Students and Adults

The words given to kindergarteners are not appropriate for adults and ESL learners. Those who are trying to improve their vocabulary already know those basic words. But there are still a large number of vocabulary easy words left to master. The list below contains some easy vocabulary words used in daily life and their meanings and synonyms:

Word	Meaning/ Synonyms
Adverse	Unfavorable, harmful
Advocate	Supporting something publicly
Allege	Claiming or declaring
Appeal	Making a genuine heartfelt request
Approach	Coming closer or nearer to something
Arbitrary	Based on a random opinion rather than a particular reason
Artisan	A skilled worker
Assure	Telling that something will happen without a doubt
Attitude	A way of behavior or values that are settled
Avarice	Greed
Bland	Lacking strong taste or characteristics
Boast	Pride, self-satisfaction
Bureau	An office or department dedicated to a particular field
Campaign	An organized method or process to achieve a goal
Candid	Frank, Blunt
Catalogue	List of items
Coax	Gently persuading someone to do something
Coherent	Logical, rational, consistent
Commit	Do, perform, carrying out an action
Comprehensive	Considering all the aspects of a matter
Concept	Idea, theory
Concern	Interested, anxious
Conduct	Manner, behavior, performance
Consider	Thinking carefully
Constant	Remaining same, unchanged
Contend	Managing something with difficulty, cope with
Contract	Formal Agreement, deal
Crew	A group of people working together, typically in a ship
Delicacy	Quality or fineness of something
Dense	Closely compact/ stupid person
Derive	Obtain, gain, acquire
Despair	Complete loss of hope
Dispatch	Sending something to a destination, mail, send off
Distinction	Difference, contrast
Elaborate	Involving complicated processes
Elude	Avoid or escape something cleverly
Encourage	Supporting, motivating, cheering up
Engage	Involving, occupying
Entertain	Amusement, enjoyment
Establish	Setting up a permanent basis
Esteem	Respect, admire
Exploit	Deriving benefit from something
Extort	Obtaining something by unfair means
Extravagant	Lack of restraint
Fancy	Sophisticate, high-quality
Flourish	Grow in a healthy way
Forsake	Abandon, leave, give up
Generate	Create, causing, making
Grant	Allowing
Gravity	Importance, seriousness
Humble	Showing modesty
Impose	Forcing someone/ putting restriction
Incident	Event, occurrence
Indication	Sign, symptom, mark
Insist	Demanding something forcefully
Institute	Organization, establishment, particularly education or science related
Intend	Plan, aim
Issue	An important topic
Journal	Newspaper, magazine/ Diary
Liberal	Considering different opinions
Majority	The greater number
Manifest	Show, demonstrate, display
Monetary	Related to money
Morbid	Abnormal or unhealthy interest
Multitude	A large number of people or things
Notion	Conception, belief
Notify	Inform, tell
Norm	Standard, Usual
Objective	Aim, goal, target
Ornate	Highly decorated
Overlook	Ignoring or failing to notice
Partial	Existing only by parts
Passage	Process of moving from one point to another, a way
Persist	Continuing something despite of oppression
Policy	Principle of action
Proceed	Begin a course of action
Reflect	Thinking deeply or carefully
Retort	Answering to something offensive in a witty manner
Sanction	Official permission or approval
Scheme	A systematic plan, typically large-scale
Sob	Crying while making noise
Steep	Sharp rise or fall
Symmetry	Similarity, exactly
Territory	Area, region
Vain	Having high opinion
Venture	Risky journey or step

 

When you are learning a new word, don’t just stop at learning its meaning. Learn about their roots, use them in sentences and try to actively use them in daily life so that the word is permanently stored in your memory. Maintain a notebook for the vocabulary easy words you are learning and review them regularly to prevent forgetting old words.

Vocabulary easy words are hard to forget because they are heavily used but maintaining a notebook will only increase assurance. Practice what you learned from this blog and don’t forget to check SpellQuiz for more tips and tricks.

Happy learning!