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Class 6 to 8ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six - Thanks for your work - Vocabulary

Chapter: Thanks for your work

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ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
cleanernewspaper hawkernurserickshaw-pullerwaiterpostmanoccupationcollectdeliverserverubbishbindirtyunhygienicareastreetplacesicktroubleimportantcleanlinesswake upbecomerealise
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē Add -er to a verb to form a person noun: clean → cleaner, work → worker, teach → teacher.
â–ē Add -ness to an adjective to form a noun: clean → cleanliness, kind → kindness.
â–ē Add un- to form the opposite of many adjectives: hygienic → unhygienic, healthy → unhealthy, important → unimportant.
â–ē Simple present: add -s or -es to the verb when the subject is he, she, it, or one person: collect → collects, wake → wakes, go → goes.
â–ē Simple past: use the past form of the verb for completed actions: become → became, get → got, walk → walked, collect → collected.
â–ē Irregular verbs in the lesson include wake → woke, get → got, become → became, and take → took.
1. Occupations and Workers (8 words)
cleaner[/ˈkliːnər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϘāϰ, āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇
Example: A cleaner cleans our houses and offices.
Syn: cleaning workerAnt: dirtier
💡 Exam tip: Cleaner means a person who keeps places clean.
newspaper hawker[/ˈnjuːzpeÉĒpər ˈhɔːkər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻž
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇
Example: A newspaper hawker gives us newspapers every morning.
Syn: newspaper sellerAnt: newspaper buyer
💡 Exam tip: Remember that hawker is a seller who moves from place to place.
nurse[/nɜːrs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āύāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏ
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€āϰ āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧ
Example: The nurse looks after the sick people.
Syn: caregiverAnt: patient
💡 Exam tip: A nurse takes care of patients in a hospital.
rickshaw-puller[/ˈrÉĒkʃɔː ˌpƊlər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāĻžāϚāĻžāϞāĻ•
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇
Example: A rickshaw-puller takes us from one place to another.
Syn: rickshaw driverAnt: passenger
💡 Exam tip: Use from one place to another to describe this worker’s service.
waiter[/ˈweÉĒtər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀
Alt: āϰ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧋āϰāĻžāρāϝāĻŧ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: A waiter serves food at the restaurant.
Syn: serverAnt: customer
💡 Exam tip: Waiter serves food; customer receives or eats food.
postman[/ˈpoʊstmən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻ“ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰ⧀ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ
Example: A postman delivers letters to us.
Syn: mail carrierAnt: sender
💡 Exam tip: The verb used with postman is often delivers.
worker[/ˈwɜːrkər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇
Example: Every worker deserves respect.
Syn: employeeAnt: employer
💡 Exam tip: Worker is a broad word for a person who works.
occupation[/ˌɒkjəˈpeÉĒʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻž
Alt: āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: What is your father’s occupation?
Syn: profession, jobAnt: unemployment
💡 Exam tip: Occupation and profession can both mean āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻž.
2. Work and Duties (8 words)
collect[/kəˈlekt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ• āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϕ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāĻž
Example: Bulbul collects rubbish every morning.
Syn: gatherAnt: scatter
💡 Exam tip: Third-person singular: collect becomes collects.
deliver[/dÉĒˈlÉĒvər/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The postman delivers letters and parcels.
Syn: send, bringAnt: receive
💡 Exam tip: Deliver is commonly followed by an object such as letters or items.
serve[/sɜːrv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻŽā§‡āϟāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The waiter serves food at the restaurant.
Syn: provideAnt: withhold
💡 Exam tip: A waiter serves food, while a cleaner cleans places.
clean[/kliːn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Workers clean the streets.
Syn: wash, purifyAnt: dirty, pollute
💡 Exam tip: Clean can be both a verb and an adjective.
work[/wɜːrk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻ—āϤ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Bulbul works hard every day.
Syn: labour, operateAnt: rest
💡 Exam tip: Work hard is a common exam phrase.
help[/help/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Many workers help us live well.
Syn: assist, supportAnt: hinder
💡 Exam tip: Help someone do something is a useful sentence pattern.
mind[/maÉĒnd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āφāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āωāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ—ā§āύ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Bulbul does not mind the bad smell.
Syn: care, objectAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Does not mind means āφāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻž or āĻĒāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻž.
realise[/ˈriːəlaÉĒz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž
Example: Bulbul realises that all jobs are important.
Syn: understand, recogniseAnt: misunderstand
💡 Exam tip: British spelling is realise; American spelling is realize.
3. Rubbish and Cleanliness (8 words)
rubbish[/ˈrƌbÉĒʃ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āφāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϜāύāĻž
Alt: āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻœā§āϝ
Example: People put their rubbish in plastic bins.
Syn: waste, garbageAnt: cleanliness
💡 Exam tip: Rubbish is an uncountable noun; say some rubbish, not a rubbish.
bin[/bÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ
Alt: āφāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϜāύāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ
Example: The bins are in front of the houses.
Syn: container, dustbinAnt: empty space
💡 Exam tip: Plastic bin means āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ.
dirty[/ˈdɜːrti/]adjeasy
Meaning: āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ
Example: Sometimes the bins are very dirty.
Syn: unclean, filthyAnt: clean
💡 Exam tip: Dirty is the opposite of clean.
unhygienic[/ˌʌnhaÉĒˈdʒiːnÉĒk/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ
Alt: āϝāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ
Example: The whole area became dirty and unhygienic.
Syn: unsanitary, unhealthyAnt: hygienic, sanitary
💡 Exam tip: The prefix un- makes hygienic negative.
smell[/smel/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The rubbish smells bad.
Syn: scent, odorAnt: be odourless
💡 Exam tip: Smell can be a verb or a noun; smells is used with he, she, or it.
dustbin[/ˈdƌstbÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĄāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŦāĻŋāύ
Alt: āφāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϜāύāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ
Example: The area will turn into a big dustbin.
Syn: bin, rubbish binAnt: clean area
💡 Exam tip: A dustbin is used for collecting waste.
waste[/weÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻœā§āϝ
Alt: āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Example: We should not throw waste on the road.
Syn: rubbish, refuseAnt: useful material
💡 Exam tip: Waste can be both a noun and a verb.
cleanliness[/ˈklenlinəs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Cleanliness is important for good health.
Syn: hygiene, neatnessAnt: dirtiness, filth
💡 Exam tip: Cleanliness is the noun form of clean.
4. Places and Movement (8 words)
area[/ˈeriə/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ
Example: Bulbul works in the Sankar area.
Syn: region, zoneAnt: whole
💡 Exam tip: Use in an area to indicate location.
street[/striːt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻĨ
Example: He walks along the streets of Sankar.
Syn: road, roadwayAnt: off-road
💡 Exam tip: The plural form is streets.
place[/pleÉĒs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž
Example: The rickshaw-puller takes us from one place to another.
Syn: location, spotAnt: nowhere
💡 Exam tip: From one place to another expresses movement between two locations.
house[/haƊs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: People leave the bins in front of their houses.
Syn: home, residenceAnt: outside
💡 Exam tip: House means a building; home means the place where one lives.
door[/dɔːr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž
Alt: āϘāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ
Example: Bulbul walks from door to door.
Syn: entrance, gatewayAnt: exit
💡 Exam tip: From door to door means āĻāĻ• āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ.
along[/əˈlɒŋ/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āĻāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇
Example: He walks along the streets every morning.
Syn: beside, throughAnt: across
💡 Exam tip: Walk along the road is a common phrase.
front[/frƌnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻ­āĻžāĻ—
Example: The bins are in front of the houses.
Syn: forepart, faceAnt: back, rear
💡 Exam tip: In front of means āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇.
return[/rÉĒˈtɜːrn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻž
Alt: āφāϗ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Bulbul returned to Sankar after he got well.
Syn: come back, go backAnt: leave, depart
💡 Exam tip: Return to a place means āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻž or āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž.
5. Health and Conditions (8 words)
sick[/sÉĒk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: Bulbul was sick for two days.
Syn: ill, unwellAnt: healthy, well
💡 Exam tip: Sick and ill are common synonyms.
well[/wel/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: When Bulbul got well, he came back to work.
Syn: healthy, fitAnt: sick, ill
💡 Exam tip: Got well means āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞ.
trouble[/ˈtrʌbəl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ
Alt: āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ
Example: The people of Sankar were in great trouble.
Syn: difficulty, problemAnt: ease, comfort
💡 Exam tip: Be in trouble means āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž.
important[/ÉĒmˈpɔːrtənt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Alt: āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ•
Example: Bulbul believes that all jobs are important.
Syn: significant, valuableAnt: unimportant, trivial
💡 Exam tip: Important is the adjective form; importance is the noun form.
hard[/hɑːrd/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇
Example: He works hard every day.
Syn: diligently, strenuouslyAnt: lazily, carelessly
💡 Exam tip: Work hard means āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž; hardly means āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž.
healthy[/ˈhelθi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻŦāĻž āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ
Example: A clean environment keeps us healthy.
Syn: fit, soundAnt: unhealthy, sick
💡 Exam tip: Healthy is related to health.
bad[/bÃĻd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ
Alt: āϝāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ
Example: The rubbish smells bad.
Syn: poor, unpleasantAnt: good, pleasant
💡 Exam tip: Bad is the opposite of good.
whole[/hoƊl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ
Example: The whole area became unhygienic.
Syn: entire, completeAnt: part, partial
💡 Exam tip: Whole means āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋; do not confuse it with hole.
6. Time, Quantity and Grammar (8 words)
morning[/ˈmɔːrnÉĒŋ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: Bulbul wakes up every morning at five o’clock.
Syn: dawn, daybreakAnt: night
💡 Exam tip: Every morning usually takes the simple present for routine.
every[/ˈevri/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧇āĻ•
Alt: āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āĻˇā§āĻ ā§€āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: He works every day.
Syn: eachAnt: none
💡 Exam tip: Every is followed by a singular noun: every day.
sometimes[/ˈsƌmtaÉĒmz/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡
Alt: āĻ•āĻ–āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻ–āύ⧋
Example: Sometimes the bins are very dirty.
Syn: occasionally, at timesAnt: never, always
💡 Exam tip: Sometimes usually comes before the main verb.
again[/əˈɡen/]adveasy
Meaning: āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Alt: āφāϰ⧇āĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: Bulbul does not want to fall sick again.
Syn: once more, anewAnt: never again
💡 Exam tip: Again indicates repetition.
few[/fjuː/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻ•
Example: He could not work for a few days.
Syn: several, someAnt: many, numerous
💡 Exam tip: Few is used with countable plural nouns: a few days.
many[/ˈmeni/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ•
Alt: āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻ•
Example: Many people depend on cleaners.
Syn: numerous, severalAnt: few, little
💡 Exam tip: Many is used with countable plural nouns.
become[/bÉĒˈkƌm/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ• āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The whole area became dirty.
Syn: turn, growAnt: remain
💡 Exam tip: Past form of become is became; both present and past forms are irregular.
wake up[/weÉĒk ƌp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϘ⧁āĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ“āĻ āĻž
Alt: āϘ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻœā§‡āϗ⧇ āĻ“āĻ āĻž
Example: Bulbul wakes up at five o’clock.
Syn: arise, get upAnt: sleep, go to bed
💡 Exam tip: With he, she, or it, wake up becomes wakes up.
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Learn each occupation with its duty: a cleaner cleans, a postman delivers letters, a waiter serves food, and a rickshaw-puller carries passengers.
â€ĸ For routine actions, use the simple present tense: Bulbul wakes up, walks, collects, and works.
â€ĸ Remember third-person singular rules: add -s or -es after he, she, it, or a singular name.
â€ĸ For past events, use the past form: Bulbul was sick, the area became dirty, and people got into trouble.
â€ĸ Use in front of to mean āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇, along the streets to mean āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ, and from door to door to mean āĻāĻ• āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ.
â€ĸ Rubbish and waste are generally uncountable nouns; use some rubbish or piles of rubbish.
â€ĸ In a composition, mention the person’s occupation, duties, working time, usefulness, and what may happen if the person stops working.
â€ĸ Use because to give a reason: Bulbul is important because he keeps the area clean.
â€ĸ Use if for a condition: If Bulbul stops working, the whole area will become a big dustbin.
â€ĸ In vocabulary questions, write the Bengali meaning, a suitable synonym or antonym, and a sentence when required.

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