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23 Jun 2012

How To Improve Your English Speaking Skills Using VocabTest

How To Improve Your English Speaking Skills Using VocabTest Using VocabTest you can improve you English skills, it comes with different lists under different categories. There are three different categories“Elementary, intermediate and advanced”. The pre built lists are mainly designed for USA students. You can also add custom lists. The in built list has words meaning under categories “phonetic symbols, synonyms and antonyms”. Now if you think you have perfectly learned a set of words, but you want to really understand how much you have learned, you can simply take TEST. Which will let you know about your improved skills.

Once you download and install the application into your system.
  • There are some in built lists and if your not satisfied with them you can get some more from the web or simply create your own list.
  • To create custom list, just follow the following screenshot.
  • Then you have to give a word list name, Level of the list, Creator’s name and a version to the list.
  • You can also learn from any of the available lists.
  • When your done with learning of the list(Custom or in built), you can take test to see how much you have memorized. By clicking on the “TAKE A TEST” option you can start your test in any of the two available options “Multiple choice and spelling test”. In multiple choice you will be provided with and hint and a synonym for the correct word amongst the four choices.
  • After you answer on a choice by clicking on it, if its correct it will turn green and if its wrong it will turn red.

  • As you can see the left sidebar is showing that how many times the  test has been taken for a particular word with the successful/unsuccessful attempts on that particular word. It also indicates in which word you are weak and you should practice that.
  • This application works on Windows xp, vista and windows 7.