"active vocabulary" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use this phrase when referring to the words a person knows and is working on improving. For example, "My active vocabulary has increased significantly since I began studying Spanish."
Most obviously, reading improves a writer's active vocabulary.
But on "active vocabulary" — words you might call up to use in everyday conversation, rather than those you would have to see in context to recognize — adults bounded ahead.
All target words are common words and part of the active vocabulary of native speakers of Northern Standard German; although, they occur with different frequencies in everyday conversations.
Table 2 Vocabulary descriptors in the CECR Levels of requirements Range & control Basic Has a command of a lexical repertoire of 4,795 words and 700 phrases (including the vocabulary learned at senior secondary education), among which 2,000 words are active vocabulary, which a learner should be able to make skillful use in spoken and written English on the basis of recognition.
Advanced Has a command of a lexical repertoire of 7,675 words and 1,870 phrases (including the vocabulary learned at senior secondary education, vocabulary learned at Basic and Intermediate Requirement levels), among which 2,360 words are active vocabulary (including the vocabulary learned at Basic and Intermediate Requirement levels).
Intermediate Has a command of a lexical repertoire of 6,395 words and 1,200 phrases (including the vocabulary learned at senior secondary education and vocabulary learned at Basic Requirement level), among which 2,200 words are active vocabulary (including the vocabulary learned at Basic Requirement level).
Two years ago, the words 'social work' were not active in my vocabulary.
The vocabulary of any active language continues to grow as new words, such as person names, place names, and new technical terms, are introduced everyday.
Pay attention to the writer's vocabulary, see how many active verbs are used, file away striking new words for future use.
Learning is active, and, after the early acquisition of vocabulary, terminology, and rules (by stimulus learning), the learner must use this material in problem-solving responses.
The request form requires a disorder name, following the standard vocabulary of the Unified Medical Language System, and an active email address.
