Chapter: Leisure
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Seven
â Most Important Exam Words
leisurefree timespare timerecreationpastimeidlenesshobbydutyresponsibilityhomeworkproductiveusefulrestrefreshmentexerciseskillchoosechoicehabitroutinebalanceholidayenjoymentenergysocial
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Leisure: noun; leisure-time is a compound adjective used before a noun.
âē Enjoy: verb; enjoyment is the noun; enjoyable is the adjective.
âē Relax: verb; relaxation is the noun; relaxed and relaxing are adjectives.
âē Produce: verb; product is the noun; productive is the adjective; productivity is the noun.
âē Use: verb or noun; useful is the adjective; usefully is the adverb; useless is the opposite adjective.
âē Responsible: adjective; responsibility is the noun; responsibly is the adverb; irresponsible is the opposite adjective.
âē Choose: verb; choice is the noun.
âē Practice: noun in British English; practise is commonly used as the verb in British English.
âē Health: noun; healthy is the adjective; healthily is the adverb; unhealthy is the opposite adjective.
âē Collect: verb; collection and collector are related nouns; collective is a related adjective.
1. Leisure and Free Time (8 words)
leisure[/ËleĘÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ; āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§ āϝāĻāύ āĻā§āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
Example: I enjoy reading books in my leisure time.
Syn: free time, spare timeAnt: work, duty
đĄ Exam tip: Leisure means free time, not laziness.
free[/friË/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ; āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻžāĻšā§āύ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āύā§
Example: I am free after finishing my homework.
Syn: available, unoccupiedAnt: busy, occupied
đĄ Exam tip: Free time means āϏāĻŽā§ āϝāĻāύ āĻā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
spare[/speÉr/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ; āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§
Example: She reads storybooks in her spare time.
Syn: extra, availableAnt: necessary, occupied
đĄ Exam tip: Spare time and leisure time have nearly the same meaning.
recreation[/ËrekriËeÉĒĘÉn/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύ
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϤā§āĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Playing games is a popular form of recreation.
Syn: entertainment, amusementAnt: boredom, work
đĄ Exam tip: Recreation usually means an enjoyable activity done for refreshment.
idleness[/ËaÉĒdlnÉs/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ
āϞāϏāϤāĻž; āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻšā§āύāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Idleness can waste valuable time.
Syn: inactivity, lazinessAnt: activity, industry
đĄ Exam tip: Do not write idleness as a synonym of leisure in every context.
activity[/ÃĻkËtÉĒvÉti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Reading is a useful leisure activity.
Syn: action, taskAnt: inactivity, rest
đĄ Exam tip: Use activity for a particular thing that someone does.
enjoyment[/ÉĒnËdĘÉÉĒmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž āϏā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āϤā§āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Music gives me great enjoyment.
Syn: pleasure, delightAnt: sadness, displeasure
đĄ Exam tip: Enjoyment is a noun; enjoy is the related verb.
pastime[/ËpÉËstaÉĒm/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ-āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύ
Alt: āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ā§ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Gardening is my favourite pastime.
Syn: hobby, recreationAnt: duty, work
đĄ Exam tip: Pastime is often used for a regular enjoyable leisure activity.
2. Duties and Responsibilities (8 words)
duty[/ËdjuËti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ; āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
Example: A student must complete his duties before enjoying leisure.
Syn: responsibility, obligationAnt: leisure, freedom
đĄ Exam tip: Duty is something one is expected to do.
responsibility[/rÉĒËspÉnsÉËbÉĒlÉti/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Example: Helping at home is one of my responsibilities.
Syn: duty, taskAnt: irresponsibility, carelessness
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the spelling: responsibility.
obligation[/ËÉblÉĒËÉĄeÉĒĘÉn/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻāϤ āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ
Example: Students have an obligation to attend their classes.
Syn: duty, commitmentAnt: choice, freedom
đĄ Exam tip: Obligation is a stronger word than ordinary duty.
task[/tÉËsk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Finishing homework is an important task.
Syn: job, assignmentAnt: rest, leisure
đĄ Exam tip: Task usually refers to a specific piece of work.
homework[/ËhÉĘmwÉËk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšā§
Example: Rina finishes her homework before playing.
Syn: schoolwork, assignmentAnt: play, leisure
đĄ Exam tip: Homework is an uncountable noun; say some homework, not homeworks.
responsible[/rÉĒËspÉnsÉbl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻļā§āϞ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻĨāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: A responsible student uses leisure time wisely.
Syn: reliable, dutifulAnt: irresponsible, careless
đĄ Exam tip: Responsible is an adjective; responsibility is its noun form.
necessary[/ËnesÉsÉri/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§
Alt: āϝāĻž āĻāĻžā§āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ
Example: It is necessary to finish schoolwork on time.
Syn: essential, requiredAnt: unnecessary, optional
đĄ Exam tip: Necessary means needed, while optional means not compulsory.
complete[/kÉmËpliËt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Hasan completed his homework before dinner.
Syn: finish, accomplishAnt: start, abandon
đĄ Exam tip: Complete can be a verb or an adjective; here it is a verb.
3. Hobbies and Interests (8 words)
hobby[/ËhÉbi/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻ
Alt: āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ā§ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Drawing is Minaâs favourite hobby.
Syn: pastime, interestAnt: dislike, boredom
đĄ Exam tip: The plural of hobby is hobbies.
interest[/ËÉĒntrÉst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻ āĻā§āϤā§āĻšāϞ
Example: Karim has a strong interest in music.
Syn: curiosity, attentionAnt: indifference, disinterest
đĄ Exam tip: Interest may mean both āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš and āϏā§āĻĻ, depending on context.
reading[/ËriËdÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ ; āĻĒā§āĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Reading storybooks is an enjoyable hobby.
Syn: study, perusalAnt: illiteracy, ignorance
đĄ Exam tip: Reading is often presented as a productive leisure activity.
gardening[/ËÉĄÉËdÉnÉĒÅ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āϞāĻžāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϰā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: My grandmother spends her leisure time gardening.
Syn: cultivation, plantingAnt: neglect, destruction
đĄ Exam tip: Gardening is formed from garden + ing.
drawing[/ËdrÉËÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āĻāύ
Alt: āϰā§āĻāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Drawing helps children develop creativity.
Syn: sketching, illustrationAnt: erasing, deletion
đĄ Exam tip: Drawing is a common example of a creative hobby.
collecting[/kÉËlektÉĒÅ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Collecting stamps is his favourite pastime.
Syn: gathering, accumulatingAnt: scattering, distributing
đĄ Exam tip: Collecting may be followed by the name of the collected item.
singing[/ËsÉĒÅÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϏā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Singing makes her happy in her free time.
Syn: chanting, vocalizingAnt: silence, quietness
đĄ Exam tip: Singing is a gerund when it functions as a noun.
fishing[/ËfÉĒĘÉĒÅ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāϞāĻžāĻļā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Fishing is a relaxing leisure activity.
Syn: angling, catching fishAnt: releasing, protecting
đĄ 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: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāύāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: After the examination, I need some rest.
Syn: relaxation, breakAnt: work, exertion
đĄ Exam tip: Rest may be used as both a noun and a verb.
relax[/rÉĒËlÃĻks/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšā§ā§ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: I relax by listening to soft music.
Syn: rest, unwindAnt: worry, strain
đĄ Exam tip: Relax is a verb; relaxation is the related noun.
refreshment[/rÉĒËfreĘmÉnt/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏāϤā§āĻāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻāύāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āύāϤā§āύ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: A walk in the park gives me refreshment.
Syn: renewal, revivalAnt: tiredness, exhaustion
đĄ Exam tip: Refreshment can also mean light food and drinks.
healthy[/Ëhelθi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Outdoor leisure activities help us remain healthy.
Syn: fit, wellAnt: ill, unhealthy
đĄ Exam tip: Healthy is an adjective; health is the noun form.
exercise[/ËeksÉsaÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžā§āĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Walking is a simple form of exercise.
Syn: workout, trainingAnt: inactivity, rest
đĄ Exam tip: Exercise may function as both a noun and a verb.
energy[/ËenÉdĘi/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: After resting, she had enough energy to study.
Syn: strength, powerAnt: weakness, tiredness
đĄ Exam tip: Energy is uncountable when it means physical or mental power.
tired[/taÉĒÉd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āύ
Example: He felt tired after playing football.
Syn: weary, exhaustedAnt: fresh, energetic
đĄ Exam tip: Use tired of for āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž and tired from/after for āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž.
freshness[/ËfreĘnÉs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāϤā§āĻāϤāĻž
Alt: āύāϤā§āύ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāύā§āϤāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: A short rest brings freshness to the mind.
Syn: vitality, renewalAnt: staleness, fatigue
đĄ Exam tip: Freshness is formed from fresh + ness.
5. Productive and Social Leisure (8 words)
productive[/prÉËdĘktÉĒv/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞ; āĻĢāϞāĻĒā§āϰāϏā§
Alt: āϝāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĢāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§
Example: Reading can make leisure time productive.
Syn: useful, fruitfulAnt: unproductive, wasteful
đĄ Exam tip: Productive leisure is enjoyable and beneficial at the same time.
useful[/ËjuËsfl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰā§
Alt: āϝāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§
Example: Learning new words is a useful leisure activity.
Syn: helpful, beneficialAnt: useless, harmful
đĄ Exam tip: Useful is followed by to or for in common sentences.
practice[/ËprÃĻktÉĒs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ
Alt: āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Regular practice improves our English skills.
Syn: training, exerciseAnt: neglect, inactivity
đĄ Exam tip: Practice is usually a noun in British English; practise is the verb.
skill[/skÉĒl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: Leisure activities can help us develop new skills.
Syn: ability, expertiseAnt: inability, weakness
đĄ Exam tip: Skill is countable: a skill, several skills.
growth[/ÉĄrÉĘθ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ; āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ, āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāύā§āύā§āύ
Example: Reading supports the mental growth of students.
Syn: development, progressAnt: decline, stagnation
đĄ Exam tip: Personal growth means āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļāĨ¤
social[/ËsÉĘĘl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
Example: Visiting relatives is a useful social activity.
Syn: communal, interpersonalAnt: antisocial, isolated
đĄ Exam tip: Social activities involve communication or connection with others.
visit[/ËvÉĒzÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Example: We visit our grandparents during holidays.
Syn: call on, meetAnt: avoid, leave
đĄ Exam tip: Visit can be used as both a verb and a noun.
help[/help/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻžā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I help my mother water the plants.
Syn: assist, supportAnt: hinder, obstruct
đĄ Exam tip: Help is followed by an object: help someone do something.
6. Choices, Habits and Time Management (8 words)
choose[/tĘuËz/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Students can choose how to spend their leisure time.
Syn: select, pickAnt: reject, refuse
đĄ Exam tip: Forms: choose, chose, chosen.
choice[/tĘÉÉĒs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ; āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§
Example: Reading is a wise choice for leisure.
Syn: selection, optionAnt: compulsion, rejection
đĄ Exam tip: Choice is the noun of choose.
habit[/ËhÃĻbÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Alt: āύāĻŋā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ
Example: Good leisure habits improve daily life.
Syn: custom, practiceAnt: irregularity, discontinuity
đĄ Exam tip: Habit means a regular behaviour, not a single action.
routine[/ruËËtiËn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻž
Example: Exercise is part of my daily routine.
Syn: schedule, programmeAnt: disorder, irregularity
đĄ Exam tip: Routine is useful in compositions about daily activities.
manage[/ËmÃĻnÉĒdĘ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋā§āύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: She manages her time between study and leisure.
Syn: control, organizeAnt: mismanage, neglect
đĄ Exam tip: Manage time means āϏāĻŽā§āĻā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋā§āύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤
balance[/ËbÃĻlÉns/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤā§āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāύā§āĻŦā§
Example: A good balance between study and leisure is important.
Syn: harmony, stabilityAnt: imbalance, disorder
đĄ Exam tip: Use balance between A and B in formal writing.
holiday[/ËhÉlÉdeÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽā§
Example: We enjoy different leisure activities during the holiday.
Syn: vacation, breakAnt: workday, schoolday
đĄ Exam tip: Holiday may refer to a single day or a longer vacation.
wisely[/ËwaÉĒzli/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϤā§
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āώāĻŖāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§
Example: We should use our leisure time wisely.
Syn: sensibly, prudentlyAnt: foolishly, carelessly
đĄ Exam tip: Wisely is the adverb form of wise.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Leisure means free time, but it does not mean laziness or idleness.
âĸ Use in my leisure time, during leisure, or in my spare time correctly in sentences.
âĸ Remember that leisure is an uncountable noun; do not usually write leisures.
âĸ Differentiate rest from recreation: rest gives a break, while recreation gives enjoyment or refreshment.
âĸ In a composition, mention both duties and leisure activities to show a balanced daily routine.
âĸ Use productive leisure for activities that are enjoyable and beneficial, such as reading, exercising, or helping at home.
âĸ For synonyms, leisure = free time/spare time, hobby = pastime, and recreation = entertainment.
âĸ For antonyms, leisure may be contrasted with work or duty, while productive may be contrasted with wasteful.
âĸ Remember the irregular verb forms: chooseâchoseâchosen.
âĸ Use gerunds such as reading, drawing, gardening, and singing as nouns after phrases like my hobby is or I enjoy.
âĸ In gap-filling questions, check whether the blank needs a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb.
âĸ A strong answer about leisure should explain that free time can support health, learning, enjoyment, and social relationships.