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Chapter: What Are Friends For

📚 Vocabulary
English for Today Class Seven
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
friendshipcompanionrelationshipsupportassistencouragecomfortcooperatehonestyhonesttrustreliabledependablepromisefaithfulsinceresharelistenadviceadviseconversationcommunicateunderstandexpresscarekindnessresponsibilityresponsibleloyaltyloyalrespectconsideratedifficultyworrynervousisolatedbullyignoresolveconfidence
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē honest + y = honesty; the adjective honest becomes the abstract noun honesty.
â–ē kind + ness = kindness; the suffix -ness forms an abstract noun from an adjective.
â–ē loyal + ty = loyalty; the adjective loyal becomes the noun loyalty.
â–ē responsible + ity = responsibility; the suffix -ity forms an abstract noun.
â–ē encourage + ment = encouragement; the suffix -ment forms a noun from the verb encourage.
â–ē confident + ce = confidence; the adjective confident becomes the noun confidence.
â–ē rely + able = reliable; the suffix -able forms an adjective meaning capable of being relied on.
â–ē depend + able = dependable; the suffix -able forms an adjective meaning worthy of dependence.
â–ē faith + ful = faithful; the suffix -ful forms an adjective meaning full of faith or loyalty.
â–ē care + ful = careful; the suffix -ful forms an adjective describing someone who gives attention.
â–ē friend + ship = friendship; the suffix -ship forms a noun describing a relationship or state.
â–ē consider + ate = considerate; the suffix -ate forms an adjective meaning thoughtful toward others.
â–ē advise is a verb, while advice is a noun; remember the different final sounds.
â–ē support, comfort, respect, trust, care and share can be used as both nouns and verbs depending on the sentence.
1. Friendship and Relationships (8 words)
friendship[/ˈfrendʃÉĒp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ; āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•
Alt: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āφāϚāϰāĻŖ
Example: True friendship is based on trust and care.
Syn: companionshipAnt: enmity
💡 Exam tip: Friendship is an uncountable noun when it means the relationship between friends.
companion[/kəmˈpÃĻnjən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€; āϏāĻšāϚāϰ
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: Rafi is my close companion at school.
Syn: mateAnt: enemy
💡 Exam tip: A companion is a person who stays with or accompanies another person.
relationship[/rÉĒˈleÉĒʃənʃÉĒp/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤ⧋āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ—āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§āϰ
Example: A good relationship requires honesty and respect.
Syn: connectionAnt: separation
💡 Exam tip: Use relationship with between when mentioning two sides: a relationship between friends.
companionable[/kəmˈpÃĻnjənəbl/]adjhard
Meaning: āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ; āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Alt: āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•
Example: The companionable boy helped everyone in the class.
Syn: friendlyAnt: unfriendly
💡 Exam tip: Companionable describes a person or atmosphere, while companion is a noun.
associate[/əˈsəʊʃieÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž; āĻŽā§‡āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: We associate true friendship with kindness.
Syn: connectAnt: separate
💡 Exam tip: Associate A with B means āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž; associate with also means āĻŽā§‡āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž.
belong[/bÉĒˈlɒŋ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž; āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Mina feels that she belongs to a caring group of friends.
Syn: fitAnt: exclude
💡 Exam tip: Belong is followed by to: This book belongs to Karim.
affection[/əˈfekʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āύ⧇āĻš; āĻŽāĻŽāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ
Example: The two friends showed great affection for each other.
Syn: fondnessAnt: hatred
💡 Exam tip: Affection is a noun; its adjective is affectionate.
bond[/bɒnd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ; āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—
Example: Shared experiences created a strong bond between them.
Syn: tieAnt: division
💡 Exam tip: Bond can be both a noun and a verb, but here it is used as a noun.
2. Support and Help (8 words)
support[/səˈpɔːt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž; āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ
Alt: āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ
Example: Nabila gave Rima support before the examination.
Syn: assistanceAnt: opposition
💡 Exam tip: Support can be a noun or verb; identify it from its position in the sentence.
assist[/əˈsÉĒst/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Nabila assisted Rima with her vocabulary practice.
Syn: helpAnt: hinder
💡 Exam tip: Assist is usually followed by with or in: assist someone with a task.
encourage[/ÉĒnˈkƌrÉĒdʒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Good friends encourage one another to work harder.
Syn: inspireAnt: discourage
💡 Exam tip: The structure encourage someone to do something is common in exams.
encouragement[/ÉĒnˈkƌrÉĒdʒmənt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻš; āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ āĻŦāĻž āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Her teacher’s encouragement made her confident.
Syn: motivationAnt: discouragement
💡 Exam tip: Encouragement is formed from encourage + ment.
comfort[/ˈkʌmfət/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāύāĻž; āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ– āĻŦāĻž āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž
Example: The friend offered comfort after the poor result.
Syn: consolationAnt: distress
💡 Exam tip: Comfort can be a noun or verb: She comforted her friend.
reassure[/ˌriːəˈʃʊə/]verbhard
Meaning: āφāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The coach reassured the nervous player.
Syn: encourageAnt: alarm
💡 Exam tip: Reassure someone means to make that person feel less worried.
cooperate[/kəʊˈɒpəreÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ•āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The friends cooperated to complete the project.
Syn: collaborateAnt: oppose
💡 Exam tip: Cooperate is followed by with when naming the person or group: cooperate with others.
aid[/eÉĒd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ; āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁
Example: The dictionary was a useful aid to the students.
Syn: helpAnt: hindrance
💡 Exam tip: Aid is generally a noun; the verb form is also aid.
3. Honesty and Trust (8 words)
honesty[/ˈɒnəsti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāϤāϤāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϗ⧁āĻŖ
Example: Honesty is an important quality of a true friend.
Syn: truthfulnessAnt: dishonesty
💡 Exam tip: Honesty is an abstract noun formed from honest by changing the ending.
honest[/ˈɒnÉĒst/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§Ž; āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€
Alt: āϝ⧇ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻž
Example: An honest friend gives useful advice.
Syn: truthfulAnt: dishonest
💡 Exam tip: The h in honest is silent, so it begins with a vowel sound: an honest person.
trust[/trƌst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻ“āĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž
Example: Trust grows when friends keep their promises.
Syn: confidenceAnt: distrust
💡 Exam tip: Trust may be used as a noun or verb: I trust my friend.
reliable[/rÉĒˈlaÉĒəbl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ
Alt: āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻĒāϰ āĻ­āϰāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: A reliable friend never ignores a serious problem.
Syn: dependableAnt: unreliable
💡 Exam tip: Reliable means worthy of trust; do not confuse it with responsible.
dependable[/dÉĒˈpendəbl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ; āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧇ āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: Sadia is a dependable friend in difficult times.
Syn: reliableAnt: undependable
💡 Exam tip: Dependable is formed from depend + able and often describes people.
promise[/ˈprɒmÉĒs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ
Example: He kept his promise to help his friend.
Syn: pledgeAnt: breach
💡 Exam tip: Keep a promise means āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž; break a promise means āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž.
faithful[/ˈfeÉĒθfəl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ; āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—āϤ
Alt: āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ…āϟāϞ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇
Example: A faithful friend remains beside us in trouble.
Syn: loyalAnt: faithless
💡 Exam tip: Faithful and loyal are close synonyms, but faithful can also mean true to a duty.
sincere[/sÉĒnˈsÉĒə/]adjhard
Meaning: āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāĻ•; āĻ…āĻ•āĻĒāϟ
Alt: āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻ“ āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāĻ•
Example: She gave a sincere apology to her friend.
Syn: genuineAnt: insincere
💡 Exam tip: Sincere describes genuine feelings, words, or efforts.
4. Sharing and Communication (8 words)
share[/ʃeə/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Good friends share their books and ideas.
Syn: divideAnt: withhold
💡 Exam tip: Share something with someone is the common structure.
listen[/ˈlÉĒsən/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: A caring friend listens patiently to a problem.
Syn: hearAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Listen is followed by to: Listen to your friend carefully.
advice[/ədˈvaÉĒs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ
Example: My friend gave me good advice before the test.
Syn: guidanceAnt: misguidance
💡 Exam tip: Advice is an uncountable noun; say a piece of advice, not an advice.
advise[/ədˈvaÉĒz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The teacher advised us to revise the vocabulary.
Syn: counselAnt: mislead
💡 Exam tip: Advice is the noun and advise is the verb; their pronunciations differ at the end.
conversation[/ˌkɒnvəˈseÉĒʃən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤ⧋āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž
Example: Their conversation helped them understand each other.
Syn: dialogueAnt: silence
💡 Exam tip: Conversation is formed from converse and means an exchange of words.
communicate[/kəˈmjuːnÉĒkeÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϤāĻĨā§āϝ, āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Friends communicate openly about their feelings.
Syn: expressAnt: conceal
💡 Exam tip: Communicate with someone and communicate something are both common patterns.
understand[/ˌʌndəˈstÃĻnd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: A good friend tries to understand another person’s feelings.
Syn: comprehendAnt: misunderstand
💡 Exam tip: Understand is an irregular verb: understand, understood, understood.
express[/ÉĒkˈspres/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž, āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋
Example: She expressed her concern about her friend’s health.
Syn: stateAnt: suppress
💡 Exam tip: Express can be followed by an emotion or opinion: express concern, express an opinion.
5. Care, Kindness and Responsibility (8 words)
care[/keə/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ; āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—
Example: Friendship grows through regular care and kindness.
Syn: attentionAnt: neglect
💡 Exam tip: Take care of means āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž; care for may also mean āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž.
kindness[/ˈkaÉĒndnəs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž; āϏāĻĻāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ“ āϏāĻšāĻžāύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ
Example: A small act of kindness can make a friend happy.
Syn: goodwillAnt: cruelty
💡 Exam tip: Kindness is an abstract noun formed from kind + ness.
responsibility[/rÉĒˌspɒnsəˈbÉĒləti/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Example: Helping a troubled friend is sometimes a responsibility.
Syn: dutyAnt: irresponsibility
💡 Exam tip: Responsibility is uncountable in general use, but responsibilities can mean several duties.
responsible[/rÉĒˈspɒnsəbl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻļā§€āϞ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ
Example: A responsible student helps classmates honestly.
Syn: accountableAnt: irresponsible
💡 Exam tip: Responsible is followed by for: He is responsible for the work.
loyalty[/ˈlɔÉĒəlti/]nounmedium
Meaning: āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ; āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāϤāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ…āϟāϞ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: Loyalty is tested during difficult times.
Syn: faithfulnessAnt: disloyalty
💡 Exam tip: Loyalty is the noun form of loyal.
loyal[/ˈlɔÉĒəl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—āϤ; āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻž
Example: A loyal friend stands by us when we fail.
Syn: faithfulAnt: disloyal
💡 Exam tip: Loyal is commonly followed by to: She is loyal to her friends.
respect[/rÉĒˈspekt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻž
Example: Mutual respect makes friendship stronger.
Syn: regardAnt: disrespect
💡 Exam tip: Respect can be a noun or verb; mutual respect means āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ.
considerate[/kənˈsÉĒdərət/]adjhard
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻžāĻļā§€āϞ; āϏāĻšāĻžāύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϝāĻ¤ā§āύāĻļā§€āϞ
Example: A considerate friend does not hurt others deliberately.
Syn: thoughtfulAnt: inconsiderate
💡 Exam tip: Considerate means thoughtful toward others, not simply careful about a decision.
6. Problems, Feelings and Solutions (8 words)
difficulty[/ˈdÉĒfÉĒkəlti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύāϤāĻž; āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
Example: Rima had difficulty understanding some vocabulary.
Syn: problemAnt: ease
💡 Exam tip: Difficulty is usually followed by in or with: difficulty in learning, difficulty with grammar.
worry[/ˈwʌri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻ⧁āĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§Ž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž
Example: Her friend reduced her worry before the examination.
Syn: anxietyAnt: calm
💡 Exam tip: Worry can be a noun or verb; worried is the common adjective.
nervous[/ˈnɜːvəs/]adjeasy
Meaning: āωāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ—ā§āύ; āύāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāϏ
Alt: āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ
Example: The student felt nervous before speaking in class.
Syn: anxiousAnt: confident
💡 Exam tip: Nervous about is used when naming the reason for anxiety.
isolated[/ˈaÉĒsəleÉĒtÉĒd/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ; āĻāĻ•āĻžāϕ⧀
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: A bullied student may feel isolated from classmates.
Syn: lonelyAnt: connected
💡 Exam tip: Isolated is often used with from: isolated from the group.
bully[/ˈbʊli/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻĒā§€āĻĄāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: We should never bully a weaker student.
Syn: intimidateAnt: protect
💡 Exam tip: Bully can be a noun or verb; bullying is the related noun or gerund.
ignore[/ÉĒɥˈnɔː/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: A true friend does not ignore someone in trouble.
Syn: neglectAnt: notice
💡 Exam tip: Ignore is followed directly by an object: ignore the problem.
solve[/sɒlv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The friends worked together to solve the problem.
Syn: resolveAnt: complicate
💡 Exam tip: Solve a problem is correct; do not use solve with the preposition about.
confidence[/ˈkɒnfÉĒdəns/]nounmedium
Meaning: āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ
Example: Practice gave Rima confidence before the test.
Syn: assuranceAnt: doubt
💡 Exam tip: Confidence is a noun; confident is its adjective form.
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Learn each word with its part of speech, Bengali meaning, synonym and antonym.
â€ĸ Use support, advice, comfort and encouragement for emotional or practical help in sentence-completion questions.
â€ĸ Remember the prepositions: belong to, listen to, cooperate with, loyal to, responsible for, difficulty in and confidence in.
â€ĸ Distinguish advice from advise: advice is a noun and advise is a verb.
â€ĸ Use keep a promise for āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž and break a promise for āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž.
â€ĸ In transformation exercises, change honest to honesty, loyal to loyalty, kind to kindness and responsible to responsibility.
â€ĸ A true friend does not always agree; a good friend may disagree politely and give honest advice.
â€ĸ For paragraph writing, include support, trust, honesty, sharing, loyalty, care and responsibility.
â€ĸ Use mutual before respect, support or care when the meaning is āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•.
â€ĸ In synonym questions, remember: reliable = dependable, encourage = inspire, difficulty = problem, isolated = lonely and sincere = genuine.
â€ĸ In antonym questions, remember: honest—dishonest, loyal—disloyal, reliable—unreliable, encourage—discourage and ignore—notice.
â€ĸ Use the chapter theme in answers: true friends help one another in both happiness and difficulty.

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