Chapter: Unit 5: Mita's Day, My Day - Sagar's Week, at/in
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Four
â Most Important Exam Words
get upbreakfastbrushvisitreturnweekdayweekendmorningafternooneveningnightgrandfathergrandmotherauntunclecousinhomeworkfavouriteprouddeliciousinatwhatwhowherewhenwhyhowbecause
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add -s or -es to most verbs with he, she, or it: go â goes, watch â watches, help â helps.
âē For verbs ending in consonant + y, change y to i and add -es: study â studies.
âē Add -er to form a person noun in some cases: teach â teacher.
âē Use compound words to form family and routine vocabulary: grand + father â grandfather; grand + mother â grandmother; home + work â homework.
âē Use the adjective suffix -ful to mean âfull ofâ: colour â colourful; care â careful.
âē Use the prefix un- to form an opposite: happy â unhappy; dressed â undressed.
1. Daily Routine and Time (9 words)
get up[āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĒ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Example: Mita gets up at six o'clock.
Syn: riseAnt: go to bed
đĄ Exam tip: Use âget upâ for rising from bed.
wash[āĻāϝāĻŧāĻļ]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: She washes her face in the morning.
Syn: cleanAnt: dirty
đĄ Exam tip: Remember: wash + object, such as âwash her faceâ.
breakfast[āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϏā§āĻ]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: Sagar has breakfast at eight o'clock.
Syn: morning mealAnt: dinner
đĄ Exam tip: Breakfast is eaten in the morning.
brush[āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Mita brushes her teeth after breakfast.
Syn: cleanAnt: soil
đĄ Exam tip: The common phrase is âbrush oneâs teethâ.
go[āĻā§]verbeasy
Meaning: āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Mita goes to school at nine o'clock.
Syn: moveAnt: come
đĄ Exam tip: With he, she, or it, use âgoesâ.
walk[āĻāϝāĻŧāĻ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞāĻž
Example: She walks to her school.
Syn: strollAnt: run
đĄ Exam tip: Use âwalk toâ before a place.
visit[āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Mita visits her grandmother at three o'clock.
Syn: call onAnt: avoid
đĄ Exam tip: Use âvisitâ directly before a person or place.
return[āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āύ]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Mita returns home at five o'clock.
Syn: come backAnt: leave
đĄ Exam tip: âReturn homeâ does not usually need âtoâ.
routine[āϰā§āĻāĻŋāύ]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻž
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
Example: I write about my daily routine.
Syn: scheduleAnt: disorder
đĄ Exam tip: Daily routine questions often require complete sentences.
2. Days and Parts of the Day (8 words)
weekday[āĻāĻāĻāĻĄā§]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāϏ
Alt: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Example: Sagar gets up early on weekdays.
Syn: working dayAnt: weekend
đĄ Exam tip: Weekdays are the days from Sunday to Thursday in Bangladesh.
weekend[āĻāĻāĻāĻāύā§āĻĄ]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Alt: āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: Sagar visits his aunt on weekends.
Syn: holidayAnt: weekday
đĄ Exam tip: Use âon weekendsâ for regular weekend activities.
morning[āĻŽāϰā§āύāĻŋāĻ]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻžāϞ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: He says his prayers in the morning.
Syn: dawnAnt: night
đĄ Exam tip: Use âin the morningâ.
afternoon[āĻāĻĢāĻāĻžāϰāύā§āύ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: Sagar visits his aunt in the afternoon.
Syn: after middayAnt: morning
đĄ Exam tip: Use âin the afternoonâ.
evening[āĻāĻāύāĻŋāĻ]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: He does his homework in the evening.
Syn: duskAnt: morning
đĄ Exam tip: Use âin the eveningâ.
night[āύāĻžāĻāĻ]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāĻžāϤ
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āϧāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: He goes to bed at night.
Syn: darknessAnt: day
đĄ Exam tip: Use âat nightâ, not âin nightâ.
midday[āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻĄā§]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§āύ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We eat lunch at midday.
Syn: noonAnt: midnight
đĄ Exam tip: Use âat middayâ.
midnight[āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻžāĻāĻ]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŽāϧā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ
Alt: āϰāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: The town is quiet at midnight.
Syn: twelve at nightAnt: midday
đĄ Exam tip: The textbook lists âmidnightâ with âinâ; remember the expression âin the middle of the nightâ.
3. Family Members (9 words)
family[āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϤā§āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāϞ
Example: Sagar has a small family.
Syn: householdAnt: stranger
đĄ Exam tip: Use âfamilyâ for parents, children, and other relatives together.
sister[āϏāĻŋāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āύ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āĻŽāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏāύā§āϤāĻžāύ
Example: Keya is Sagarâs little sister.
Syn: female siblingAnt: brother
đĄ Exam tip: âLittle sisterâ means younger sister.
father[āĻĢāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰā§āώ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ
Example: Sagarâs father is a doctor.
Syn: dadAnt: mother
đĄ Exam tip: The possessive form is âfatherâsâ.
mother[āĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻž
Alt: āύāĻžāϰ⧠āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ
Example: His mother has a wonderful garden.
Syn: mumAnt: father
đĄ Exam tip: The possessive form is âmotherâsâ.
grandfather[āĻā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻĢāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āύāĻžāύāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž
Example: His grandfather helps him with homework.
Syn: granddadAnt: grandmother
đĄ Exam tip: Grandfather means the father of oneâs mother or father.
grandmother[āĻā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻžāύāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻž
Example: His grandmother makes pithas.
Syn: grandmaAnt: grandfather
đĄ Exam tip: Grandmother means the mother of oneâs mother or father.
aunt[āĻāύā§āĻ]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϞāĻž, āĻĢā§āĻĢā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āύ āĻ
āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§/āĻāĻžāĻā§/āĻŽāĻžāĻŽā§
Example: Sagar visits his aunt on weekends.
Syn: female relativeAnt: uncle
đĄ Exam tip: Aunt is a female relative; uncle is a male relative.
uncle[āĻāĻāĻāϞ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āĻĢāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ
āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āύāĻŋāĻĒāϤāĻŋ/āĻĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Sagar visits his aunt and uncle.
Syn: male relativeAnt: aunt
đĄ Exam tip: Use âuncleâ for a male relative of the parents.
cousin[āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāύ]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϤā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤā§, āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āĻĢāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āύ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻāĻžāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āĻĢā§āϰ āϏāύā§āϤāĻžāύ
Example: Sagar plays with his cousins.
Syn: relativeAnt: stranger
đĄ Exam tip: Cousin can mean either a boy or a girl.
4. School and Activities (9 words)
class[āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋ
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āϏā§āϤāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: Mita is in Class 4.
Syn: gradeAnt: äŧæ¯
đĄ Exam tip: Write âClass 4â with a capital C when naming the class.
school[āϏā§āĻā§āϞ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰā§
Example: Sagar leaves for school at nine o'clock.
Syn: academyAnt: home
đĄ Exam tip: Use âgo to schoolâ for attending school.
study[āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŋ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Example: Sagar studies Bangla and English with his grandfather.
Syn: learnAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: With he or she, use âstudiesâ, not âstudysâ.
homework[āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻ]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Sagar does his homework in the evening.
Syn: assignmentAnt: play
đĄ Exam tip: Homework is usually an uncountable noun: âsome homeworkâ.
subject[āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āĻā§āĻ]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Bangla is Sagarâs favourite subject.
Syn: lessonAnt: recreation
đĄ Exam tip: Use âfavourite subjectâ to name the subject liked most.
favourite[āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ
Example: English is my favourite subject.
Syn: best-lovedAnt: disliked
đĄ Exam tip: The British spelling âfavouriteâ appears in the textbook.
homework[āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻ]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: His grandfather helps him with his homework.
Syn: schoolworkAnt: holiday
đĄ Exam tip: Do not write âhomeworksâ; homework is generally uncountable.
play[āĻĒā§āϞā§]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Sagar and Keya play in the park.
Syn: enjoyAnt: work
đĄ Exam tip: Use âplay withâ before a person or group.
read[āϰāĻŋāĻĄ]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Example: He reads stories to Keya.
Syn: studyAnt: write
đĄ Exam tip: The past form of âreadâ is also written âreadâ, but pronounced âredâ.
5. Actions and Descriptions (9 words)
dress[āĻĄā§āϰā§āϏ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Sagar gets dressed after breakfast.
Syn: clotheAnt: undress
đĄ Exam tip: The common phrase is âget dressedâ.
leave[āϞāĻŋāĻ]verbmedium
Meaning: āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: He leaves for school at nine o'clock.
Syn: departAnt: arrive
đĄ Exam tip: âLeave for schoolâ means start going to school.
spend[āϏā§āĻĒā§āύā§āĻĄ]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Sagar spends time with his grandparents.
Syn: useAnt: save
đĄ Exam tip: Use âspend time withâ for people.
watch[āĻāϝāĻŧāĻ]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Example: He watches TV in the evening.
Syn: viewAnt: overlook
đĄ Exam tip: With he or she, use âwatchesâ.
help[āĻšā§āϞā§āĻĒ]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: His grandfather helps him with his homework.
Syn: assistAnt: hinder
đĄ Exam tip: Use âhelp someone with somethingâ.
grow[āĻā§āϰā§]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāώ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: His mother grows tomatoes and cucumbers.
Syn: cultivateAnt: destroy
đĄ Exam tip: With she, use âgrowsâ.
proud[āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻĄ]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Sagar is proud of his motherâs garden.
Syn: pleasedAnt: ashamed
đĄ Exam tip: The correct phrase is âproud ofâ.
delicious[āĻĄāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϏ]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§
Alt: āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞā§
Example: The tomatoes and cucumbers are delicious.
Syn: tastyAnt: tasteless
đĄ Exam tip: Use âdeliciousâ to describe food.
smart[āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻ]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: Sagarâs grandfather is very smart.
Syn: cleverAnt: foolish
đĄ Exam tip: Smart can mean intelligent in this lesson.
6. Time Prepositions and Question Words (9 words)
in[āĻāύ]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāϤāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Example: He studies in the morning.
Syn: insideAnt: out
đĄ Exam tip: Use âinâ with the morning, afternoon, and evening.
at[āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻ]adveasy
Meaning: āĻā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§
Alt: āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Example: He goes to bed at night.
Syn: at a timeAnt: away
đĄ Exam tip: Use âatâ with clock time, night, midday, and midnight in common expressions.
what[āĻšā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ]adveasy
Meaning: āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: What does his father do?
Syn: which thing
đĄ Exam tip: âWhatâ asks about a thing, name, or action.
who[āĻšā§]adveasy
Meaning: āĻā§
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Who helps his mother in the garden?
Syn: which person
đĄ Exam tip: âWhoâ asks about a person.
where[āĻšā§āϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϰ]adveasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Where does his father work?
Syn: in what place
đĄ Exam tip: âWhereâ asks about a place.
when[āĻšā§āϝāĻŧā§āύ]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāύ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: When do you return home?
Syn: at what time
đĄ Exam tip: âWhenâ asks about time.
why[āĻšā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ]adveasy
Meaning: āĻā§āύ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Why is Sagar proud of the garden?
Syn: for what reason
đĄ Exam tip: Answers to âWhyâ often begin with âBecauseâ.
how[āĻšāĻžāĻ]adveasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϤ
Alt: āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ, āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: How old is Sagar?
Syn: in what way
đĄ Exam tip: âHow oldâ asks about age; âHow doâ asks about method.
because[āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ]advmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Sagar leaves for school because school starts at ten.
Syn: asAnt: although
đĄ Exam tip: Use âbecauseâ to answer a âWhyâ question.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Use complete sentences when answering questions about daily routines.
âĸ Use âatâ before exact clock time: at six oâclock, at 9 p.m.
âĸ Use âinâ before parts of the day: in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening.
âĸ Use âat nightâ as a fixed expression.
âĸ Remember the subject-verb agreement: Sagar gets, Mita goes, but I get and we go.
âĸ For âWhyâ questions, give a reason with âbecauseâ.
âĸ For âWhoâ questions, answer with a person; for âWhereâ questions, answer with a place.
âĸ In True/False questions, correct every false sentence using information from the passage.
âĸ Pay attention to am and pm: morning times normally use a.m.; afternoon and night times normally use p.m.
âĸ Learn the difference between âleaveâ and âreturnâ: leave means go away, while return means come back.