Grouping Vocabulary Words to Learn Them in Context

When studying words, it is important to learn them in a context, rather than individually. Grouping vocabulary words is a good strategy for this. Try to take a group of words that all have a similar meaning or tone and study them together. If you study a group of words that all mean “good,” and a group of words that all mean “bad,” you can learn more words and understand a great deal of synonyms and antonyms, which is crucial for all aspects of the verbal section.

Here is a sample of 3 sets of words (words and their antonyms) to learn in these categories:

Please note that the suggested words listed above are on the more difficult end. If you have a younger child, it may be best to put the word “good” into thesaurus.com and see which words you don’t know, and talk to a parent or tutor to see which of these words are best for you to learn. No matter what grade level, it is better to learn words in a group or some context, rather than individually.