Chapter: Congratulations! Well done!
đ Vocabulary
ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
â Most Important Exam Words
congratulationswell donemarvelouswonderfulproudsuccessachievementsorrybad luckillflufailfailureloselossgenerationalbumsingercompetitionoccasionprizeparticipantgovernmenthearcallrememberparticipateexcitedhappyfeelunderstandhitmatterdearschooltakefirstcome outlookby the waytake carein factjustagainovernext timegood at
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Verb âcongratulateâ āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun âcongratulationsâ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Verb âachieveâ āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun âachievementâ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Verb âparticipateâ āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun âparticipantâ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Verb âsucceedâ āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun âsuccessâ āĻāĻŦāĻ adjective âsuccessfulâ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Verb âfailâ āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun âfailureâ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Verb âsingâ āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun âsingerâ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Noun âcompetitionâ āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun âcompetitorâ āĻāĻŦāĻ verb âcompeteâ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Adjective âhappyâ āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun âhappinessâ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Adjective âexcitedâ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ; âexcitingâ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē âLoseâ verb-āĻāϰ noun form âlossâ; âlostâ āĻšāϞ⧠âloseâ-āĻāϰ past formāĨ¤
1. Good News and Congratulations (8 words)
congratulations[/kÉnËÉĄrÃĻtĘÉËleÉĒĘÉnz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāύāύā§āĻĻāύ; āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āϏā§āĻāĻŦāϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻĨāĻž
Example: Congratulations on winning the first prize.
Syn: greetings, best wishesAnt: condolence
đĄ Exam tip: āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻŦāϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ âCongratulations!â āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
well done[/wel dĘn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§āĻ; āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž
Example: Well done, Lily! You have got an A in English.
Syn: excellent, good jobAnt: poorly done
đĄ Exam tip: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšāϞ⧠âWell done!â āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
marvelous[/ËmÉËrvÉlÉs/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ; āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§
Alt: āĻ
āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāύā§āϝāĻŧ
Example: It is marvelous that Manzoor won the competition.
Syn: wonderful, excellentAnt: terrible, ordinary
đĄ Exam tip: âMarvelousâ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ adjective; āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ âisâ āĻŦāĻž âwasâ āĻŦāϏāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
wonderful[/ËwĘndÉrfÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ; āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞā§
Example: You have done a wonderful job.
Syn: great, marvelousAnt: awful, bad
đĄ Exam tip: âWonderfulâ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
great[/ÉĄreÉĒt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŖ; āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
Example: Great! Your new album is a hit.
Syn: excellent, grandAnt: poor, small
đĄ Exam tip: āϏā§āĻāĻŦāϰ āĻļā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ âGreat!â āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
proud[/praĘd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϝā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝ⧠āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Example: I am proud of you.
Syn: pleased, honouredAnt: ashamed, humble
đĄ Exam tip: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ āύ: âbe proud of someone/somethingâāĨ¤
success[/sÉkËses/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ
Example: Her success made her parents happy.
Syn: achievement, victoryAnt: failure
đĄ Exam tip: âSuccessâ noun; āĻāϰ adjective āĻšāϞ⧠âsuccessfulâāĨ¤
achievement[/ÉËtĘiËvmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ; āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ
Example: Winning the essay competition was a great achievement.
Syn: success, accomplishmentAnt: failure
đĄ Exam tip: âAchievementâ countable noun; plural: âachievementsâāĨ¤
2. Bad News and Sympathy (8 words)
sorry[/ËsÉri/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ; āϏāĻŽāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨā§
Alt: āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āύā§āϤāĻĒā§āϤ
Example: I am sorry to hear that you were ill.
Syn: sad, regretfulAnt: glad, happy
đĄ Exam tip: āĻĻā§āĻāϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻļā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϞā§: âIâm sorry to hear that.â
bad luck[/bÃĻd lĘk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϝ; āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϝ
Alt: āĻ
āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻž
Example: Oh, that is bad luck!
Syn: misfortune, tough luckAnt: good luck, fortune
đĄ Exam tip: âBad luckâ āĻĻā§āĻāϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
ill[/ÉĒl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Sujan was ill last week.
Syn: sick, unwellAnt: healthy, well
đĄ Exam tip: âIllâ āĻāĻŦāĻ âsickâ āĻāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨāĨ¤
flu[/fluË/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāύāĻĢā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĻāĻž; āĻā§āĻŦāϰ-āϏāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāϰ āϰā§āĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻžāϏāĻāύāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨāϤāĻž
Example: Sujan had the flu.
Syn: influenza, sicknessAnt: health
đĄ Exam tip: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: âhave the fluâ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āϤā§āϤ⧠âhad the fluâāĨ¤
fail[/feÉĒl/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž; āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāϰā§āϝ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž
Example: Munira failed in her mathematics test.
Syn: lose, fall shortAnt: pass, succeed
đĄ Exam tip: āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠âfail in a test/examinationâ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
failure[/ËfeÉĒljÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨāϤāĻž; āĻ
āĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāϤāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ
Example: Failure can teach us important lessons.
Syn: defeat, lossAnt: success, victory
đĄ Exam tip: âFailâ verb āĻāĻŦāĻ âfailureâ nounâāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
lose[/luËz/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§; āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Manik has lost the pen his father gave him.
Syn: misplace, be defeatedAnt: find, win
đĄ Exam tip: âLoseâ verb-āĻāϰ past form âlostâ; âlooseâ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤
loss[/lÉs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§; āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: The loss of his pen made Manik sad.
Syn: damage, defeatAnt: gain, profit
đĄ Exam tip: âLoseâ āĻšāϞ⧠verb, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠âlossâ āĻšāϞ⧠nounāĨ¤
3. People, Places and Events (8 words)
generation[/ËdĘenÉËreÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāύā§āĻŽ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻĻāϞ
Example: Rahul is popular with the young generation.
Syn: age group, eraAnt: individual
đĄ Exam tip: âYoung generationâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϤāϰā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāύā§āĻŽāĨ¤
album[/ËÃĻlbÉm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŦāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ
Example: Rahulâs new album has just come out.
Syn: record, collection
đĄ Exam tip: âAlbumâ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻāϞāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
singer[/ËsÉĒÅÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻž
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: Rahul is a good singer.
Syn: vocalist, musicianAnt: listener
đĄ Exam tip: âSingâ verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ âsingerâ noun āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
competition[/ËkÉmpÉËtÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāϝāĻŧāϞāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž
Example: There was an inter-school essay competition.
Syn: contest, tournamentAnt: cooperation
đĄ Exam tip: âCompetitionâ āĻāĻŦāĻ âcompetitorâ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
occasion[/ÉËkeÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāϞāĻā§āώ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: The competition was held on the occasion of Independence Day.
Syn: event, ceremony
đĄ Exam tip: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ āύ: âon the occasion ofâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ âāĻāĻĒāϞāĻā§āώā§âāĨ¤
prize[/praÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ
Example: Manzoor won the first prize.
Syn: award, rewardAnt: penalty
đĄ Exam tip: âWin a prizeâ āĻāĻŦāĻ âget a prizeââāĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
participant[/pÉËrËtÉĒsÉĒpÉnt/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰā§
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽā§ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āύā§āϝāĻŧ
Example: Manzoor was a participant in the essay competition.
Syn: contestant, memberAnt: nonparticipant
đĄ Exam tip: âParticipateâ verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ âparticipantâ noun āĻāϏā§āĻā§āĨ¤
government[/ËÉĄĘvÉrnmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āϤā§āĻĒāĻā§āώ
Example: Manzoor studies at a Government High School.
Syn: administration, authorityAnt: citizens
đĄ Exam tip: âGovernment High Schoolâ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ proper name-āĻāϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻ
āĻā§āώāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Important Actions and Feelings (8 words)
hear[/hÉĒÉr/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āύāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: I heard that Rahulâs album was a hit.
Syn: listen to, learnAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: âHearâ āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻļā§āύāĻž; âlistenâ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āύāĻžāĨ¤
call[/kÉËl/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž; āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦā§āϧāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I will call you again tomorrow.
Syn: telephone, contactAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Future form: âwill callâ; âcall someoneâ āĻŦāϞāϞ⧠âtoâ āϞāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
remember[/rÉĒËmembÉr/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻž; āϏā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž
Example: Do you remember the competition?
Syn: recall, recollectAnt: forget
đĄ Exam tip: âRememberâ āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ âforgetâāĨ¤
participate[/pÉËrËtÉĒsÉĒpeÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Manzoor participated in the essay competition.
Syn: join, take partAnt: avoid, withdraw
đĄ Exam tip: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ āύ: âparticipate in an eventâāĨ¤
excited[/ÉĒkËsaÉĒtÉĒd/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ; āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§
Example: Manzoor looked excited after winning the prize.
Syn: thrilled, enthusiasticAnt: calm, bored
đĄ Exam tip: āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠âexcitedâ; āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠âexcitingâāĨ¤
happy[/ËhÃĻpi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻā§; āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Rahul was happy about his new album.
Syn: glad, joyfulAnt: sad, unhappy
đĄ Exam tip: âHappyâ āĻāϰ noun āĻšāϞ⧠âhappinessâāĨ¤
feel[/fiËl/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻž; āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
Example: How do you feel now?
Syn: sense, experienceAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: âFeelâ āĻāϰ past form âfeltâāĨ¤
understand[/ËĘndÉrËstÃĻnd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ
āύā§āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Munira thinks her parents will understand.
Syn: comprehend, realizeAnt: misunderstand
đĄ Exam tip: âUnderstandâ irregular verb; past form-āĻ âunderstoodâāĨ¤
5. Words with More Than One Meaning (8 words)
hit[/hÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāĻž; āĻāĻāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻāύāĻž
Example: Rahulâs new album has been a hit.
Syn: success, strikeAnt: failure, miss
đĄ Exam tip: āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠âa hitâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻĢāϞ; verb āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ âāĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāĻžâāĨ¤
matter[/ËmÃĻtÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ; āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§
Example: Whatâs the matter? You look quiet today.
Syn: issue, affair
đĄ Exam tip: âWhatâs the matter?â āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ âāĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§?â
dear[/dÉĒÉr/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ; āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ
Example: The pen was very dear to Manik.
Syn: beloved, expensiveAnt: hated, cheap
đĄ Exam tip: âDear to meâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ; âdearâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
school[/skuËl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻĻāϞ
Example: Lily goes to a school in Dhaka.
Syn: academy, institution
đĄ Exam tip: âGo to schoolâ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
take[/teÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Manzoor took part in the competition.
Syn: accept, carryAnt: give, return
đĄ Exam tip: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ phrase: âtake part inâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤
first[/fÉËrst/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ
Alt: āĻ
āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: Manzoor won the first prize.
Syn: earliest, foremostAnt: last, final
đĄ Exam tip: âFirstâ ordinal number; āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ singular noun āĻāϏā§āĨ¤
come out[/kĘm aĘt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻž
Example: Rahulâs new album has just come out.
Syn: appear, be releasedAnt: disappear, withdraw
đĄ Exam tip: āύāϤā§āύ āĻŦāĻ, āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϞ⧠âcome outâ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
look[/lĘk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻž; āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: You look very happy today.
Syn: see, seemAnt: overlook
đĄ Exam tip: âLook + adjectiveâ āĻāĻ āύ: âShe looks excited.â
6. Useful Exam Expressions and Phrases (8 words)
by the way[/baÉĒ Ã°É weÉĒ/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻā§āϰāĻŽā§; āĻ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: By the way, I have to go now.
Syn: incidentally, speaking of which
đĄ Exam tip: āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ âBy the wayâ āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
take care[/teÉĒk keÉr/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§; āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϝāϤā§āύ āύāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽāύāĻž
Example: Bye, son. Take care.
Syn: be careful, look after yourselfAnt: neglect yourself
đĄ Exam tip: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒā§ âTake careâ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ routine expressionāĨ¤
in fact[/ÉĒn fÃĻkt/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĒāĻā§āώā§; āĻāϏāϞā§
Alt: āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž
Example: In fact, I have won the first prize.
Syn: actually, reallyAnt: apparently
đĄ Exam tip: âIn factâ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϤā§āϝ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
just[/dĘĘst/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāϞ
Example: I have just got my exam result.
Syn: recently, onlyAnt: later
đĄ Exam tip: Present perfect-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ âjustâ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ: âhas just come outâāĨ¤
again[/ÉËÉĄen/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: I will call you again.
Syn: once more, anewAnt: never
đĄ Exam tip: âAgainâ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
over[/ËÉĘvÉr/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āώ; āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ
Alt: āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻĒāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§
Example: The competition is over.
Syn: finished, endedAnt: beginning, under
đĄ Exam tip: âThe class is overâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
next time[/nekst taÉĒm/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āϏā§āϝā§āĻā§
Example: I know you will do better next time.
Syn: on the next occasion, laterAnt: this time
đĄ Exam tip: āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻš āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠âYou will do better next timeâ āĻŦāϞāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
good at[/ÉĄĘd ÃĻt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻā§āώ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ
Example: Rahul is good at singing folk songs.
Syn: skilled in, proficient atAnt: bad at, weak in
đĄ Exam tip: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ preposition: âgood atâ āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠noun āĻŦāĻž verb-āĻāϰ ing form āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ āϏā§āĻāĻŦāϰ āĻļā§āύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧠âCongratulations!â, âWell done!â, âThatâs marvelous!â, âThatâs wonderful!â āĻāĻŦāĻ âGreat!â āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāύāύā§āĻĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ âThanksâ āĻŦāĻž âThank youâ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ āĻĻā§āĻāϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻļā§āύ⧠âIâm sorry to hear thatâ āĻ
āĻĨāĻŦāĻž âThatâs bad luckâ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ âI am proud of youâ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠âproudâ adjective āĻāĻŦāĻ âofâ preposition āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ âParticipate inâ āĻāĻŦāĻ âtake part inââāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤
âĸ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠âget an exam resultâ, âget an Aâ āĻāĻŦāĻ âwin a prizeâ phrase āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ âHas just come outâ Present Perfect Tense-āĻāϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ; âjustâ āĻāĻ tense-āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤāĨ¤
âĸ âHow do you feel now?â āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠adjective āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ âWhatâs the matter?â āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ âāĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§?ââāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ conversational expressionāĨ¤
âĸ âGood atâ āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠noun āĻ
āĻĨāĻŦāĻž verb-āĻāϰ -ing form āĻŦāϏā§, āϝā§āĻŽāύ âgood at singingâāĨ¤