đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
hellofarewellfamilyrelativeleisurehobbycalendarweekdayhealthynutritionbalancedexercisediseasehygieneoccupationfarmerdistrictaddresslibrarydirectiondistanceislandquarterharetortoiseracebirthdayinvitestringsportcitycountrycrowdedtalentliberationmuseumbeautifulcelebrateformsafetycyclonesheltercroak
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add -er to a verb to form a person noun: write â writer, farm â farmer.
âē Add -y to some nouns to form adjectives: health â healthy, beauty â beautiful is an irregular related form.
âē Add -ness to an adjective to form a noun: happy â happiness, healthy â healthiness.
âē Add -ion to a verb to form a noun: liberate â liberation, celebrate â celebration.
âē Add -ful to a noun to form an adjective: beauty â beautiful, care â careful.
âē Add -ly to an adjective to form an adverb: safe â safely, beautiful â beautifully.
âē Change y to ies in plural nouns: city â cities, family â families, hobby â hobbies.
âē Some words have irregular related forms: strong â strength, wide â width, speak â speech.
1. Chapters 1â4: Greetings, Family and Leisure (8 words)
hello[/hÉËlÉĘ/]interjectioneasy
Meaning: āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§; āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Hello, how are you?
Syn: hi, greetingsAnt: goodbye
đĄ Exam tip: Use hello at the beginning of a conversation.
farewell[/ËfeÉËwel/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĨāĻž
Example: We said farewell to our teacher.
Syn: goodbye, leave-takingAnt: welcome
đĄ Exam tip: Farewell is a formal word for goodbye.
family[/ËfÃĻmÉli/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻ˛
Example: There are five members in my family.
Syn: household, relativesAnt: stranger
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is families, not familys.
relative[/ËrelÉtÉĒv/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
Alt: āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: My uncle is one of my relatives.
Syn: relation, kinAnt: stranger
đĄ Exam tip: Relative can also be an adjective meaning āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ.
elder[/ËeldÉ(r)/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: We should respect our elder brothers and sisters.
Syn: older, seniorAnt: younger, junior
đĄ Exam tip: Use elder mainly before a noun for family members.
leisure[/ËleĘÉ(r)/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: I read books in my leisure time.
Syn: free time, recreationAnt: work, business
đĄ Exam tip: Leisure time means free time.
hobby[/ËhÉbi/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻ
Alt: āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Drawing is my favourite hobby.
Syn: pastime, interestAnt: duty
đĄ Exam tip: The plural is hobbies.
enjoy[/ÉĒnËdĘÉÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Children enjoy playing games.
Syn: like, relishAnt: dislike, hate
đĄ Exam tip: Use enjoy followed by a noun or verb-ing.
2. Chapters 5â7: Calendar, Food and Health (8 words)
calendar[/ËkÃĻlÉĒndÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻŋ; āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻš āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž
Example: I marked the date on the calendar.
Syn: almanac, schedule
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the spelling: calendar, not calender.
weekday[/ËwiËkdeÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸
Alt: āĻļāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ°āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Example: Our school is open on weekdays.
Syn: working dayAnt: weekend
đĄ Exam tip: Weekday is the opposite of weekend.
healthy[/Ëhelθi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ; āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
Example: Fresh vegetables are healthy food.
Syn: fit, wholesomeAnt: unhealthy, sick
đĄ Exam tip: Healthy is an adjective; health is its noun form.
nutrition[/njuËËtrÉĒĘÉn/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Good nutrition helps children grow.
Syn: nourishment, sustenanceAnt: malnutrition
đĄ Exam tip: Nourish is the related verb.
balanced[/ËbÃĻlÉnst/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻˇāĻŽ
Alt: āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤
Example: We should eat a balanced diet.
Syn: well-proportioned, regularAnt: unbalanced, unequal
đĄ Exam tip: A balanced diet contains different kinds of food.
exercise[/ËeksÉsaÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Daily exercise keeps us fit.
Syn: workout, trainingAnt: inactivity
đĄ Exam tip: Exercise can be both a noun and a verb.
disease[/dÉĒËziËz/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ°ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž
Example: Clean water prevents many diseases.
Syn: illness, sicknessAnt: health
đĄ Exam tip: Disease is countable; diseases is its plural form.
hygiene[/ËhaÉĒdĘiËn/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸
Example: Personal hygiene protects us from germs.
Syn: cleanliness, sanitationAnt: dirtiness, uncleanliness
đĄ Exam tip: Good hygiene includes washing hands regularly.
3. Chapters 8â10: Letters, Occupations and Districts (8 words)
letter[/ËletÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ°
Example: I wrote a letter to my friend.
Syn: message, note
đĄ Exam tip: Letter has two common meanings: āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ and āĻ
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ°.
envelope[/ËenvÉlÉĘp/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ
Example: She put the letter in an envelope.
Syn: cover, wrapper
đĄ Exam tip: Write the address on the front of the envelope.
occupation[/ËÉkjuËpeÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: What is your father's occupation?
Syn: profession, jobAnt: unemployment
đĄ Exam tip: Occupation and profession are often used as synonyms.
farmer[/ËfÉËmÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻˇāĻ
Alt: āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Example: The farmer grows rice in his field.
Syn: cultivator, agriculturist
đĄ Exam tip: Farmer comes from farm.
district[/ËdÉĒstrÉĒkt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: My home district is Rangpur.
Syn: region, area
đĄ Exam tip: Use in: My home district is ____.
village[/ËvÉĒlÉĒdĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: My grandparents live in a village.
Syn: hamlet, rural communityAnt: city, town
đĄ Exam tip: The adjective form is rural.
address[/ÉËdres/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ
Example: Please write your full address.
Syn: location, residence
đĄ Exam tip: Address can also be a verb meaning āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž.
writer[/ËraÉĒtÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ
Alt: āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¨
Example: The writer sent a letter to the editor.
Syn: author, scripterAnt: reader
đĄ Exam tip: Writer is formed by adding -er to write.
4. Chapters 11â14: Places, Directions, Time and Stories (8 words)
library[/ËlaÉĒbrÉri/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The library is beside our school.
Syn: bookroom, reading room
đĄ Exam tip: The first syllable is stressed: LI-brary.
direction[/dÉËrekĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻŋāĻ; āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĨā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ
Example: Can you give me directions to the library?
Syn: route, guidanceAnt: misdirection
đĄ Exam tip: North, south, east and west are directions.
distance[/ËdÉĒstÉns/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨
Example: What is the distance from Dhaka to Chattogram?
Syn: space, intervalAnt: nearness, closeness
đĄ Exam tip: Ask about distance with How far...?
island[/ËaÉĒlÉnd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Example: Saint Martin's is a beautiful island.
Syn: isle, landmassAnt: mainland
đĄ Exam tip: The s in island is silent.
quarter[/ËkwÉËtÉ(r)/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ-āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻļ; āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: It is a quarter past eight.
Syn: fourth, fifteen minutesAnt: whole
đĄ Exam tip: A quarter past means 15 minutes after the hour.
hare[/heÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻļāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Alt: āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The hare ran very fast.
Syn: rabbit
đĄ Exam tip: Do not confuse hare with hair.
tortoise[/ËtÉËtÉs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻĒ
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛āĻāĻ° āĻ§ā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The tortoise walked slowly but steadily.
Syn: land turtle
đĄ Exam tip: The tortoise won the race because it did not stop.
race[/reÉĒs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž
Example: The hare and the tortoise had a race.
Syn: contest, competitionAnt: rest
đĄ Exam tip: Race can also be used as a verb: They raced home.
5. Chapters 15â17: Birthday, Birds, City, Country and Sport (8 words)
birthday[/ËbÉËθdeÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Example: We celebrated Mina's birthday.
Syn: anniversary, birth anniversary
đĄ Exam tip: The common greeting is Happy birthday!
invite[/ÉĒnËvaÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
Example: I will invite my friends to my party.
Syn: ask, requestAnt: exclude, reject
đĄ Exam tip: The noun form is invitation.
string[/strÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž; āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻ˛āĻž āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Example: The children tied the birds on strings.
Syn: thread, cord
đĄ Exam tip: Strings is the plural form.
sport[/spÉËt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž; āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž
Example: Football is a popular sport.
Syn: game, athleticsAnt: inactivity
đĄ Exam tip: Sports is commonly used for more than one game.
city[/ËsÉĒti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻšāĻ°
Alt: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Dhaka is a busy city.
Syn: town, metropolisAnt: village, countryside
đĄ Exam tip: The plural of city is cities.
country[/ËkĘntri/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻļ; āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Bangladesh is our country.
Syn: nation, rural areaAnt: city, town
đĄ Exam tip: Country has two important meanings in this chapter.
crowded[/ËkraĘdÉĒd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Example: The city streets are crowded.
Syn: packed, busyAnt: empty, uncrowded
đĄ Exam tip: Crowded is formed from crowd + -ed.
talent[/ËtÃĻlÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž
Example: She has a talent for singing.
Syn: ability, skillAnt: inability
đĄ Exam tip: Talented is the adjective form.
6. Chapters 18â24: Liberation War, Safety, Cyclone and Moral Stories (9 words)
liberation[/ËlÉĒbÉËreÉĒĘÉn/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: The Liberation War gave Bangladesh independence.
Syn: freedom, emancipationAnt: captivity, slavery
đĄ Exam tip: Liberation is formed from liberate + -ion.
museum[/mjuËËziËÉm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: We visited the Liberation War Museum.
Syn: gallery, exhibition hall
đĄ Exam tip: A museum preserves objects from the past.
beautiful[/ËbjuËtÉĒfÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°
Example: Life is beautiful when we help others.
Syn: lovely, attractiveAnt: ugly, unpleasant
đĄ Exam tip: The noun form is beauty.
celebrate[/ËselÉĒbreÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: We celebrate Independence Day on 26 March.
Syn: observe, commemorateAnt: mourn
đĄ Exam tip: Celebration is the related noun.
form[/fÉËm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽ; āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Alt: āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ
Example: Please complete this admission form.
Syn: application, document
đĄ Exam tip: Complete a form by writing all required information.
safety[/ËseÉĒfti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: We must follow safety rules.
Syn: security, protectionAnt: danger, risk
đĄ Exam tip: Safe is the adjective and safely is the adverb.
cyclone[/ËsaÉĒklÉĘn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻĄāĻŧ
Example: Cyclone Aila hit the coastal areas.
Syn: storm, hurricaneAnt: calm
đĄ Exam tip: During a cyclone, people should move to a shelter.
shelter[/ËĘeltÉ(r)/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The villagers went to a cyclone shelter.
Syn: refuge, safe placeAnt: exposure
đĄ Exam tip: Shelter can be both a noun and a verb.
croak[/krÉĘk/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ°āĻāĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The frog croaks near the pond.
Syn: call, raspAnt: be silent
đĄ Exam tip: Croak is commonly associated with a frog's sound.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Learn each word with its Bengali meaning, part of speech and an example sentence.
âĸ Revise synonyms and antonyms together because they are common in examinations.
âĸ Read the context before choosing the meaning of a word.
âĸ Remember silent letters: island has a silent s, and write has a silent w.
âĸ Use a, an or the correctly before singular countable nouns.
âĸ Use How far...? to ask about distance and What time is it? to ask about time.
âĸ Use healthy for something good for health and health for the condition of being well.
âĸ Check spelling carefully: calendar, library, district, separate and beautiful.
âĸ For word formation questions, identify whether the blank needs a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.
âĸ Use capital letters for proper nouns such as Bangladesh, Dhaka, Saint Martin's and the Liberation War Museum.