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Class 6 to 8English for Today Class Seven - Leisure - Vocabulary

Chapter: Leisure

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English for Today Class Seven
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
leisurefree timespare timerecreationpastimeidlenesshobbydutyresponsibilityhomeworkproductiveusefulrestrefreshmentexerciseskillchoosechoicehabitroutinebalanceholidayenjoymentenergysocial
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē Leisure: noun; leisure-time is a compound adjective used before a noun.
â–ē Enjoy: verb; enjoyment is the noun; enjoyable is the adjective.
â–ē Relax: verb; relaxation is the noun; relaxed and relaxing are adjectives.
â–ē Produce: verb; product is the noun; productive is the adjective; productivity is the noun.
â–ē Use: verb or noun; useful is the adjective; usefully is the adverb; useless is the opposite adjective.
â–ē Responsible: adjective; responsibility is the noun; responsibly is the adverb; irresponsible is the opposite adjective.
â–ē Choose: verb; choice is the noun.
â–ē Practice: noun in British English; practise is commonly used as the verb in British English.
â–ē Health: noun; healthy is the adjective; healthily is the adverb; unhealthy is the opposite adjective.
â–ē Collect: verb; collection and collector are related nouns; collective is a related adjective.
1. Leisure and Free Time (8 words)
leisure[/ˈleʒər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ; āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āϝāĻ–āύ āϕ⧇āω āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
Example: I enjoy reading books in my leisure time.
Syn: free time, spare timeAnt: work, duty
💡 Exam tip: Leisure means free time, not laziness.
free[/friː/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ; āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻžāĻšā§€āύ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āύ⧟
Example: I am free after finishing my homework.
Syn: available, unoccupiedAnt: busy, occupied
💡 Exam tip: Free time means āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āϝāĻ–āύ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
spare[/speər/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ; āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ
Example: She reads storybooks in her spare time.
Syn: extra, availableAnt: necessary, occupied
💡 Exam tip: Spare time and leisure time have nearly the same meaning.
recreation[/ˌrekriˈeÉĒʃən/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ
Alt: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϤ⧇āϜāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Playing games is a popular form of recreation.
Syn: entertainment, amusementAnt: boredom, work
💡 Exam tip: Recreation usually means an enjoyable activity done for refreshment.
idleness[/ˈaÉĒdlnəs/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ…āϞāϏāϤāĻž; āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻšā§€āύāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ⧟ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Idleness can waste valuable time.
Syn: inactivity, lazinessAnt: activity, industry
💡 Exam tip: Do not write idleness as a synonym of leisure in every context.
activity[/ÃĻkˈtÉĒvəti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Reading is a useful leisure activity.
Syn: action, taskAnt: inactivity, rest
💡 Exam tip: Use activity for a particular thing that someone does.
enjoyment[/ÉĒnˈdʒɔÉĒmənt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āϏ⧁āĻ– āĻŦāĻž āϤ⧃āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Music gives me great enjoyment.
Syn: pleasure, delightAnt: sadness, displeasure
💡 Exam tip: Enjoyment is a noun; enjoy is the related verb.
pastime[/ˈpɑːstaÉĒm/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ-āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ
Alt: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Gardening is my favourite pastime.
Syn: hobby, recreationAnt: duty, work
💡 Exam tip: Pastime is often used for a regular enjoyable leisure activity.
2. Duties and Responsibilities (8 words)
duty[/ˈdjuːti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ; āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāύ āĻŦāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ
Example: A student must complete his duties before enjoying leisure.
Syn: responsibility, obligationAnt: leisure, freedom
💡 Exam tip: Duty is something one is expected to do.
responsibility[/rÉĒˌspɒnsəˈbÉĒləti/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Example: Helping at home is one of my responsibilities.
Syn: duty, taskAnt: irresponsibility, carelessness
💡 Exam tip: Remember the spelling: responsibility.
obligation[/ˌɒblÉĒˈɥeÉĒʃən/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻ•āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āφāχāύāĻ—āϤ āĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ
Example: Students have an obligation to attend their classes.
Syn: duty, commitmentAnt: choice, freedom
💡 Exam tip: Obligation is a stronger word than ordinary duty.
task[/tɑːsk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Finishing homework is an important task.
Syn: job, assignmentAnt: rest, leisure
💡 Exam tip: Task usually refers to a specific piece of work.
homework[/ˈhəʊmwɜːk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ˛ā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšā§Ÿ
Example: Rina finishes her homework before playing.
Syn: schoolwork, assignmentAnt: play, leisure
💡 Exam tip: Homework is an uncountable noun; say some homework, not homeworks.
responsible[/rÉĒˈspɒnsəbl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻļā§€āϞ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻĨāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: A responsible student uses leisure time wisely.
Syn: reliable, dutifulAnt: irresponsible, careless
💡 Exam tip: Responsible is an adjective; responsibility is its noun form.
necessary[/ˈnesəsəri/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāĻ¨ā§€ā§Ÿ
Alt: āϝāĻž āĻ›āĻžā§œāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ
Example: It is necessary to finish schoolwork on time.
Syn: essential, requiredAnt: unnecessary, optional
💡 Exam tip: Necessary means needed, while optional means not compulsory.
complete[/kəmˈpliːt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Hasan completed his homework before dinner.
Syn: finish, accomplishAnt: start, abandon
💡 Exam tip: Complete can be a verb or an adjective; here it is a verb.
3. Hobbies and Interests (8 words)
hobby[/ˈhɒbi/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻ–
Alt: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡ āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Drawing is Mina’s favourite hobby.
Syn: pastime, interestAnt: dislike, boredom
💡 Exam tip: The plural of hobby is hobbies.
interest[/ˈÉĒntrəst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧟ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ“ āĻ•ā§ŒāϤ⧂āĻšāϞ
Example: Karim has a strong interest in music.
Syn: curiosity, attentionAnt: indifference, disinterest
💡 Exam tip: Interest may mean both āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš and āϏ⧁āĻĻ, depending on context.
reading[/ˈriːdÉĒŋ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ ; āĻĒ⧜āĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧟ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒ⧜āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Reading storybooks is an enjoyable hobby.
Syn: study, perusalAnt: illiteracy, ignorance
💡 Exam tip: Reading is often presented as a productive leisure activity.
gardening[/ˈɡɑːdənÉĒŋ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋ āĻ“ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: My grandmother spends her leisure time gardening.
Syn: cultivation, plantingAnt: neglect, destruction
💡 Exam tip: Gardening is formed from garden + ing.
drawing[/ˈdrɔːÉĒŋ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•āύ
Alt: āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ“ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Drawing helps children develop creativity.
Syn: sketching, illustrationAnt: erasing, deletion
💡 Exam tip: Drawing is a common example of a creative hobby.
collecting[/kəˈlektÉĒŋ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ•āχ āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Collecting stamps is his favourite pastime.
Syn: gathering, accumulatingAnt: scattering, distributing
💡 Exam tip: Collecting may be followed by the name of the collected item.
singing[/ˈsÉĒŋÉĒŋ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻ—āĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ  āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϏ⧁āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Singing makes her happy in her free time.
Syn: chanting, vocalizingAnt: silence, quietness
💡 Exam tip: Singing is a gerund when it functions as a noun.
fishing[/ˈfÉĒʃÉĒŋ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻž
Alt: āϜāϞāĻžāĻļ⧟ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Fishing is a relaxing leisure activity.
Syn: angling, catching fishAnt: releasing, protecting
💡 Exam tip: Fishing can be both a hobby and a profession.
4. Rest, Health and Refreshment (8 words)
rest[/rest/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāύāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Example: After the examination, I need some rest.
Syn: relaxation, breakAnt: work, exertion
💡 Exam tip: Rest may be used as both a noun and a verb.
relax[/rÉĒˈlÃĻks/]verbeasy
Meaning: āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Example: I relax by listening to soft music.
Syn: rest, unwindAnt: worry, strain
💡 Exam tip: Relax is a verb; relaxation is the related noun.
refreshment[/rÉĒˈfreʃmənt/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏāϤ⧇āϜāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ
Example: A walk in the park gives me refreshment.
Syn: renewal, revivalAnt: tiredness, exhaustion
💡 Exam tip: Refreshment can also mean light food and drinks.
healthy[/ˈhelθi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ“ āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ÿ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: Outdoor leisure activities help us remain healthy.
Syn: fit, wellAnt: ill, unhealthy
💡 Exam tip: Healthy is an adjective; health is the noun form.
exercise[/ˈeksəsaÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžā§ŸāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Walking is a simple form of exercise.
Syn: workout, trainingAnt: inactivity, rest
💡 Exam tip: Exercise may function as both a noun and a verb.
energy[/ˈenədʒi/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: After resting, she had enough energy to study.
Syn: strength, powerAnt: weakness, tiredness
💡 Exam tip: Energy is uncountable when it means physical or mental power.
tired[/taÉĒəd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻšā§€āύ
Example: He felt tired after playing football.
Syn: weary, exhaustedAnt: fresh, energetic
💡 Exam tip: Use tired of for āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž and tired from/after for āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž.
freshness[/ˈfreʃnəs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāϤ⧇āϜāϤāĻž
Alt: āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: A short rest brings freshness to the mind.
Syn: vitality, renewalAnt: staleness, fatigue
💡 Exam tip: Freshness is formed from fresh + ness.
5. Productive and Social Leisure (8 words)
productive[/prəˈdƌktÉĒv/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞ; āĻĢāϞāĻĒā§āϰāϏ⧂
Alt: āϝāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĢāϞ āĻŦāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇
Example: Reading can make leisure time productive.
Syn: useful, fruitfulAnt: unproductive, wasteful
💡 Exam tip: Productive leisure is enjoyable and beneficial at the same time.
useful[/ˈjuːsfl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀
Alt: āϝāĻž āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇
Example: Learning new words is a useful leisure activity.
Syn: helpful, beneficialAnt: useless, harmful
💡 Exam tip: Useful is followed by to or for in common sentences.
practice[/ˈprÃĻktÉĒs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ
Alt: āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Regular practice improves our English skills.
Syn: training, exerciseAnt: neglect, inactivity
💡 Exam tip: Practice is usually a noun in British English; practise is the verb.
skill[/skÉĒl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: Leisure activities can help us develop new skills.
Syn: ability, expertiseAnt: inability, weakness
💡 Exam tip: Skill is countable: a skill, several skills.
growth[/ɡrəʊθ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ; āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ•, āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧟āύ
Example: Reading supports the mental growth of students.
Syn: development, progressAnt: decline, stagnation
💡 Exam tip: Personal growth means āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĨ¤
social[/ˈsəʊʃl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ•
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ
Example: Visiting relatives is a useful social activity.
Syn: communal, interpersonalAnt: antisocial, isolated
💡 Exam tip: Social activities involve communication or connection with others.
visit[/ˈvÉĒzÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Example: We visit our grandparents during holidays.
Syn: call on, meetAnt: avoid, leave
💡 Exam tip: Visit can be used as both a verb and a noun.
help[/help/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϏāĻšāĻžā§ŸāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I help my mother water the plants.
Syn: assist, supportAnt: hinder, obstruct
💡 Exam tip: Help is followed by an object: help someone do something.
6. Choices, Habits and Time Management (8 words)
choose[/tʃuːz/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Students can choose how to spend their leisure time.
Syn: select, pickAnt: reject, refuse
💡 Exam tip: Forms: choose, chose, chosen.
choice[/tʃɔÉĒs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ; āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧟
Example: Reading is a wise choice for leisure.
Syn: selection, optionAnt: compulsion, rejection
💡 Exam tip: Choice is the noun of choose.
habit[/ˈhÃĻbÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Alt: āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āφāϚāϰāĻŖ
Example: Good leisure habits improve daily life.
Syn: custom, practiceAnt: irregularity, discontinuity
💡 Exam tip: Habit means a regular behaviour, not a single action.
routine[/ruːˈtiːn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻ⧈āύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻž
Example: Exercise is part of my daily routine.
Syn: schedule, programmeAnt: disorder, irregularity
💡 Exam tip: Routine is useful in compositions about daily activities.
manage[/ˈmÃĻnÉĒdʒ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āύāĻŋ⧟āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: She manages her time between study and leisure.
Syn: control, organizeAnt: mismanage, neglect
💡 Exam tip: Manage time means āϏāĻŽā§Ÿāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋ⧟āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
balance[/ˈbÃĻləns/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤ⧋āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦ⧟
Example: A good balance between study and leisure is important.
Syn: harmony, stabilityAnt: imbalance, disorder
💡 Exam tip: Use balance between A and B in formal writing.
holiday[/ˈhɒlədeÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒ⧜āĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ
Example: We enjoy different leisure activities during the holiday.
Syn: vacation, breakAnt: workday, schoolday
💡 Exam tip: Holiday may refer to a single day or a longer vacation.
wisely[/ˈwaÉĒzli/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋
Alt: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇
Example: We should use our leisure time wisely.
Syn: sensibly, prudentlyAnt: foolishly, carelessly
💡 Exam tip: Wisely is the adverb form of wise.
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Leisure means free time, but it does not mean laziness or idleness.
â€ĸ Use in my leisure time, during leisure, or in my spare time correctly in sentences.
â€ĸ Remember that leisure is an uncountable noun; do not usually write leisures.
â€ĸ Differentiate rest from recreation: rest gives a break, while recreation gives enjoyment or refreshment.
â€ĸ In a composition, mention both duties and leisure activities to show a balanced daily routine.
â€ĸ Use productive leisure for activities that are enjoyable and beneficial, such as reading, exercising, or helping at home.
â€ĸ For synonyms, leisure = free time/spare time, hobby = pastime, and recreation = entertainment.
â€ĸ For antonyms, leisure may be contrasted with work or duty, while productive may be contrasted with wasteful.
â€ĸ Remember the irregular verb forms: choose–chose–chosen.
â€ĸ Use gerunds such as reading, drawing, gardening, and singing as nouns after phrases like my hobby is or I enjoy.
â€ĸ In gap-filling questions, check whether the blank needs a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb.
â€ĸ A strong answer about leisure should explain that free time can support health, learning, enjoyment, and social relationships.

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