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đ Vocabulary
ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
â Most Important Exam Words
cleanernewspaper hawkernurserickshaw-pullerwaiterpostmanoccupationcollectdeliverserverubbishbindirtyunhygienicareastreetplacesicktroubleimportantcleanlinesswake upbecomerealise
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add -er to a verb to form a person noun: clean â cleaner, work â worker, teach â teacher.
âē Add -ness to an adjective to form a noun: clean â cleanliness, kind â kindness.
âē Add un- to form the opposite of many adjectives: hygienic â unhygienic, healthy â unhealthy, important â unimportant.
âē Simple present: add -s or -es to the verb when the subject is he, she, it, or one person: collect â collects, wake â wakes, go â goes.
âē Simple past: use the past form of the verb for completed actions: become â became, get â got, walk â walked, collect â collected.
âē Irregular verbs in the lesson include wake â woke, get â got, become â became, and take â took.
1. Occupations and Workers (8 words)
cleaner[/ËkliËnÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāϰā§āĻŽā§
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰ, āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāϏ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§
Example: A cleaner cleans our houses and offices.
Syn: cleaning workerAnt: dirtier
đĄ Exam tip: Cleaner means a person who keeps places clean.
newspaper hawker[/ËnjuËzpeÉĒpÉr ËhÉËkÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻāϰā§
Example: A newspaper hawker gives us newspapers every morning.
Syn: newspaper sellerAnt: newspaper buyer
đĄ Exam tip: Remember that hawker is a seller who moves from place to place.
nurse[/nÉËrs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āύāĻžāϰā§āϏ
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āϝāϤā§āύ āύā§āϝāĻŧ
Example: The nurse looks after the sick people.
Syn: caregiverAnt: patient
đĄ Exam tip: A nurse takes care of patients in a hospital.
rickshaw-puller[/ËrÉĒkĘÉË ËpĘlÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāϞāĻ
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϰāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāϰā§
Example: A rickshaw-puller takes us from one place to another.
Syn: rickshaw driverAnt: passenger
đĄ Exam tip: Use from one place to another to describe this workerâs service.
waiter[/ËweÉĒtÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύāĻāĻžāϰā§
Alt: āϰā§āϏā§āϤā§āϰāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: A waiter serves food at the restaurant.
Syn: serverAnt: customer
đĄ Exam tip: Waiter serves food; customer receives or eats food.
postman[/ËpoĘstmÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āϰ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ
Example: A postman delivers letters to us.
Syn: mail carrierAnt: sender
đĄ Exam tip: The verb used with postman is often delivers.
worker[/ËwÉËrkÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§
Example: Every worker deserves respect.
Syn: employeeAnt: employer
đĄ Exam tip: Worker is a broad word for a person who works.
occupation[/ËÉkjÉËpeÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: What is your fatherâs occupation?
Syn: profession, jobAnt: unemployment
đĄ Exam tip: Occupation and profession can both mean āĻĒā§āĻļāĻž.
2. Work and Duties (8 words)
collect[/kÉËlekt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏāĻž
Example: Bulbul collects rubbish every morning.
Syn: gatherAnt: scatter
đĄ Exam tip: Third-person singular: collect becomes collects.
deliver[/dÉĒËlÉĒvÉr/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The postman delivers letters and parcels.
Syn: send, bringAnt: receive
đĄ Exam tip: Deliver is commonly followed by an object such as letters or items.
serve[/sÉËrv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The waiter serves food at the restaurant.
Syn: provideAnt: withhold
đĄ Exam tip: A waiter serves food, while a cleaner cleans places.
clean[/kliËn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Workers clean the streets.
Syn: wash, purifyAnt: dirty, pollute
đĄ Exam tip: Clean can be both a verb and an adjective.
work[/wÉËrk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Bulbul works hard every day.
Syn: labour, operateAnt: rest
đĄ Exam tip: Work hard is a common exam phrase.
help[/help/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Many workers help us live well.
Syn: assist, supportAnt: hinder
đĄ Exam tip: Help someone do something is a useful sentence pattern.
mind[/maÉĒnd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Bulbul does not mind the bad smell.
Syn: care, objectAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Does not mind means āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž or āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž.
realise[/ËriËÉlaÉĒz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž
Example: Bulbul realises that all jobs are important.
Syn: understand, recogniseAnt: misunderstand
đĄ Exam tip: British spelling is realise; American spelling is realize.
3. Rubbish and Cleanliness (8 words)
rubbish[/ËrĘbÉĒĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻāύāĻž
Alt: āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
Example: People put their rubbish in plastic bins.
Syn: waste, garbageAnt: cleanliness
đĄ Exam tip: Rubbish is an uncountable noun; say some rubbish, not a rubbish.
bin[/bÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ
Alt: āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻāύāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ
Example: The bins are in front of the houses.
Syn: container, dustbinAnt: empty space
đĄ Exam tip: Plastic bin means āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ.
dirty[/ËdÉËrti/]adjeasy
Meaning: āύā§āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Example: Sometimes the bins are very dirty.
Syn: unclean, filthyAnt: clean
đĄ Exam tip: Dirty is the opposite of clean.
unhygienic[/ËĘnhaÉĒËdĘiËnÉĒk/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ
Alt: āϝāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ
Example: The whole area became dirty and unhygienic.
Syn: unsanitary, unhealthyAnt: hygienic, sanitary
đĄ Exam tip: The prefix un- makes hygienic negative.
smell[/smel/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāύā§āϧ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāύā§āϧ āύāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The rubbish smells bad.
Syn: scent, odorAnt: be odourless
đĄ Exam tip: Smell can be a verb or a noun; smells is used with he, she, or it.
dustbin[/ËdĘstbÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĄāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāύ
Alt: āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻāύāĻž āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ
Example: The area will turn into a big dustbin.
Syn: bin, rubbish binAnt: clean area
đĄ Exam tip: A dustbin is used for collecting waste.
waste[/weÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
Alt: āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ
Example: We should not throw waste on the road.
Syn: rubbish, refuseAnt: useful material
đĄ Exam tip: Waste can be both a noun and a verb.
cleanliness[/ËklenlinÉs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Cleanliness is important for good health.
Syn: hygiene, neatnessAnt: dirtiness, filth
đĄ Exam tip: Cleanliness is the noun form of clean.
4. Places and Movement (8 words)
area[/ËeriÉ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻā§āĻāϞ
Example: Bulbul works in the Sankar area.
Syn: region, zoneAnt: whole
đĄ Exam tip: Use in an area to indicate location.
street[/striËt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĨ
Example: He walks along the streets of Sankar.
Syn: road, roadwayAnt: off-road
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is streets.
place[/pleÉĒs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž
Example: The rickshaw-puller takes us from one place to another.
Syn: location, spotAnt: nowhere
đĄ Exam tip: From one place to another expresses movement between two locations.
house[/haĘs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: People leave the bins in front of their houses.
Syn: home, residenceAnt: outside
đĄ Exam tip: House means a building; home means the place where one lives.
door[/dÉËr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: Bulbul walks from door to door.
Syn: entrance, gatewayAnt: exit
đĄ Exam tip: From door to door means āĻāĻ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ.
along[/ÉËlÉÅ/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ
āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§
Example: He walks along the streets every morning.
Syn: beside, throughAnt: across
đĄ Exam tip: Walk along the road is a common phrase.
front[/frĘnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ
Example: The bins are in front of the houses.
Syn: forepart, faceAnt: back, rear
đĄ Exam tip: In front of means āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§.
return[/rÉĒËtÉËrn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Bulbul returned to Sankar after he got well.
Syn: come back, go backAnt: leave, depart
đĄ Exam tip: Return to a place means āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻž or āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž.
5. Health and Conditions (8 words)
sick[/sÉĒk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Bulbul was sick for two days.
Syn: ill, unwellAnt: healthy, well
đĄ Exam tip: Sick and ill are common synonyms.
well[/wel/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: When Bulbul got well, he came back to work.
Syn: healthy, fitAnt: sick, ill
đĄ Exam tip: Got well means āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āϞ.
trouble[/ËtrĘbÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ
Example: The people of Sankar were in great trouble.
Syn: difficulty, problemAnt: ease, comfort
đĄ Exam tip: Be in trouble means āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž.
important[/ÉĒmËpÉËrtÉnt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
Alt: āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ
Example: Bulbul believes that all jobs are important.
Syn: significant, valuableAnt: unimportant, trivial
đĄ Exam tip: Important is the adjective form; importance is the noun form.
hard[/hÉËrd/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ ā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§
Example: He works hard every day.
Syn: diligently, strenuouslyAnt: lazily, carelessly
đĄ Exam tip: Work hard means āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž; hardly means āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž.
healthy[/Ëhelθi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ
Example: A clean environment keeps us healthy.
Syn: fit, soundAnt: unhealthy, sick
đĄ Exam tip: Healthy is related to health.
bad[/bÃĻd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ
Alt: āϝāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āύāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ
Example: The rubbish smells bad.
Syn: poor, unpleasantAnt: good, pleasant
đĄ Exam tip: Bad is the opposite of good.
whole[/hoĘl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰā§
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: The whole area became unhygienic.
Syn: entire, completeAnt: part, partial
đĄ Exam tip: Whole means āĻĒā§āϰā§; do not confuse it with hole.
6. Time, Quantity and Grammar (8 words)
morning[/ËmÉËrnÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻžāϞ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: Bulbul wakes up every morning at five oâclock.
Syn: dawn, daybreakAnt: night
đĄ Exam tip: Every morning usually takes the simple present for routine.
every[/Ëevri/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: He works every day.
Syn: eachAnt: none
đĄ Exam tip: Every is followed by a singular noun: every day.
sometimes[/ËsĘmtaÉĒmz/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§
Alt: āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻāĻāύā§
Example: Sometimes the bins are very dirty.
Syn: occasionally, at timesAnt: never, always
đĄ Exam tip: Sometimes usually comes before the main verb.
again[/ÉËÉĄen/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: Bulbul does not want to fall sick again.
Syn: once more, anewAnt: never again
đĄ Exam tip: Again indicates repetition.
few[/fjuË/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻ
Example: He could not work for a few days.
Syn: several, someAnt: many, numerous
đĄ Exam tip: Few is used with countable plural nouns: a few days.
many[/Ëmeni/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āĻ
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻ
Example: Many people depend on cleaners.
Syn: numerous, severalAnt: few, little
đĄ Exam tip: Many is used with countable plural nouns.
become[/bÉĒËkĘm/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The whole area became dirty.
Syn: turn, growAnt: remain
đĄ Exam tip: Past form of become is became; both present and past forms are irregular.
wake up[/weÉĒk Ęp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Example: Bulbul wakes up at five oâclock.
Syn: arise, get upAnt: sleep, go to bed
đĄ Exam tip: With he, she, or it, wake up becomes wakes up.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Learn each occupation with its duty: a cleaner cleans, a postman delivers letters, a waiter serves food, and a rickshaw-puller carries passengers.
âĸ For routine actions, use the simple present tense: Bulbul wakes up, walks, collects, and works.
âĸ Remember third-person singular rules: add -s or -es after he, she, it, or a singular name.
âĸ For past events, use the past form: Bulbul was sick, the area became dirty, and people got into trouble.
âĸ Use in front of to mean āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§, along the streets to mean āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ, and from door to door to mean āĻāĻ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ.
âĸ Rubbish and waste are generally uncountable nouns; use some rubbish or piles of rubbish.
âĸ In a composition, mention the personâs occupation, duties, working time, usefulness, and what may happen if the person stops working.
âĸ Use because to give a reason: Bulbul is important because he keeps the area clean.
âĸ Use if for a condition: If Bulbul stops working, the whole area will become a big dustbin.
âĸ In vocabulary questions, write the Bengali meaning, a suitable synonym or antonym, and a sentence when required.