You may want to try some of the following strategies to help you learn new words or phrases.

• Guess at the word’s/phrase’s meaning and use.
• Check a dictionary for the exact meaning and use.
• Read the word/phrase aloud.
• Check to see if the word/phrase has more than one meaning.
• Check for words/ phrases with similar meanings.
• Practice writing the word/phrase correctly on paper.
• Find a way to remember the word or phrase (mnemonic device).
• Keep a list of new words/phrases.
• Practice using the word/phrase in reading, writing, or speaking.

Look carefully at the following examples of homonyms and idioms. Use some or the above strategies to help you learn these new words and phrases.