How to Improve your Vocabulary for SBI Clerk Exam 2021 in just 20 Days?

English section is one of the most important sections in the SBI Clerk Exam. And Vocabulary is an important part of the English Section. Obtaining good marks in this section depends upon how many words you have in your mind and, how well you know them.

Some candidates who are good in almost all the other sections are always worried about the vocabulary part. They are always worried about their inferior vocabulary, whereas, it can be improved upon in just a short period of time. But it depends upon how dedicated they are to accomplish this task.

This article is for them and for all those general candidates who want to add a sufficient amount of new words in their stock of English vocabulary. So, to equip yourself with the tricks and tips to increase your arsenal of words to defeat the vocabulary part of the English section of the SBI Clerk Exam in just 20 days, get started.

20-Day Habits to Increase your Vocabulary for English Section-SBI Clerk Exam 2021

To accomplish your short-term mission, you need to create habits to help you learn new words and get a good score in the English Section of the SBI Clerk Exam. If you follow these tips given below, you will surely be acquainted with every word that the exam is going to test you with.

1. Establish and maintain a reading regimen for 20 days

You need to read the entire newspaper like The Hindu along with one more like either Times of India (TOI) or The Indian Express or any other that you are getting access to on daily basis. Much of the words candidates face in the exam can be learned beforehand via the newspaper. Yes, around 60 percent of the Vocabulary can be countered through reading newspapers daily. Be consistent and keep yourself updated and backdated by reading the newspaper of yesterday that you might have left for any reason.

2. Read two new books every week

Read two new books every week Develop a reading routine that fits into your study routine or schedule for SBI Clerk Exam 2021. Make space for it in your schedule.

3. Buy good vocabulary books

A good English vocabulary book will help you understand the meaning of words coupled with their synonyms and antonyms. It will also guide you in simplifying and using words through sentences easily. Here are 4 most useful English vocabulary books that you must buy:

-Oxford Learner’s Pocket Word Skills by Redman Stuart: This book is easy to read and covers over 3500 words, expressions, and phrases along with the context of use. Reading it regularly can supply you with better vocabulary at a swift pace. Grab this book!

-The Vocabulary Builder Workbook by Chris Lele: The book covers more than 1400 essential words for any competitive exam.

-Word Power made Easy by Norman Lewis: This is termed as a classis for vocabulary building.

-The Black Book of English Vocabulary by Nikhil Gupta: It contains over 6600 words with Hindi and English explanations. This is a must-buy book!

4. Read articles on various subjects

Read articles on various subjects like science, religion, philosophy, etc. An easy alternative can be reading Wikipedia articles on different subjects and noting loan new words from it for memorization.

• Don’t skip unfamiliar words: Whenever you come across an unfamiliar word, do not skip it or leave them. Pay attention to how it is being used in the context of the sentence or entire paragraph. Look it up in the dictionary and note it down in a notebook devoted to vocabulary building for SBI Clerk Exam 2021. You should quickly keep jotting down all the new words in the notebook for checking them later.

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5. Use a good online or offline dictionary and thesaurus

Buy a good dictionary or download it into your phone to look it up. Plus, Buy a concise thesaurus and look up similar words (synonyms and antonyms) in it and memorize those words as well. Always remember, the best way to build vocabulary power quickly is to memorize synonyms and antonyms as much as you can. It’s the accurate key to success. You can write new synonyms with antonyms, or say homophones, on flashcards and can also stick chits around your room or study table to get used to them easily and quickly.

6. Goal Setting and Success

If you are serious about building a big vocabulary house in your mind for the upcoming SBI Clerk Exam 2021, you must set a sound goal for yourself. Try to learn as many words as possible in one week’s time. Say, learn about 450 to 500 words a week. It is not as tough a task as it sounds. Then, use the words correctly in one single sentence just to learn them. Inculcate your newly learned vocabulary in writing random paragraphs.

For instance, let us assume, you have found some 4 new words right now, you can use them to write comically. Let us say these are those 4 words: Censure, Fractious, Mien, and Risqué.

Meanings of the words:

1. Censure means to officially criticize people for something they have done wrong.
2. Fractious means easily irritated to control.
3. Mien means to refer to a person’s manner or appearance.
4. Risqué means a joke that is slightly shocking, indecent, or of doubtful morality

Now, the random sentence will be like: He was censured for managing his brother’s party badly. So he became fractious. And then he kept shouting at his servants as if he was not worried about his mien in public at all. And he got drunk and demonstrated a risqué.

With dedication, routine, and all the simple techniques like these, you can and you will succeed.

Best of Luck for the Exam!