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Chapter: Be Healthy

📚 Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
healthy — āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰhealth — āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝvegetable — āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋfruit — āĻĢāϞdelicious — āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁favourite — āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧregularly — āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇melt — āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžshould — āωāϚāĻŋāϤshouldn't — āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧexercise — āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽhabit — āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏcarefully — āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇quickly — āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇weather — āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžstressed syllable — āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē health + y = healthy: noun health āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adjective healthy āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē regular + ly = regularly: adjective regular āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adverb regularly āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē careful + ly = carefully: adjective careful āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adverb carefully āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē quick + ly = quickly: adjective quick āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adverb quickly āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē slow + ly = slowly: adjective slow āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adverb slowly āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē healthy → healthily: y-āĻāϰ āφāϗ⧇ consonant āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ y āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ i āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ -ly āĻŦāϏ⧇āĨ¤
â–ē favourite + s = favourites: singular noun favourite-āĻāϰ plural form favouritesāĨ¤
â–ē tomato + es = tomatoes: o-āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ noun-āĻāϰ plural āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ -es āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē pineapple + s = pineapples: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ noun-āĻāϰ plural āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ -s āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē should not = shouldn't: should not-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϰ⧂āĻĒ shouldn'tāĨ¤
1. Healthy Foods (8 words)
fruit[/fruːt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢāϞ; āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ
Alt: āĻĢāϞāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ
Example: We should eat fresh fruit every day. (āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻĢāϞ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: produceAnt: junk food
💡 Exam tip: Fruit is usually an uncountable noun when speaking generally.
vegetable[/ˈvedʒtəbl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ; āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ
Alt: āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āϜ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ
Example: Vegetables are good for our health. (āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĨ¤)
Syn: greensAnt: sweet
💡 Exam tip: The plural form is vegetables, not vegetablies.
pineapple[/ˈpaÉĒnÃĻpl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āφāύāĻžāϰāϏ
Alt: āĻāĻ• āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āϰāϏāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĢāϞ
Example: Nasreen loves pineapples. (āύāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋāύ āφāύāĻžāϰāϏ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: fruit
💡 Exam tip: The plural form is pineapples.
banana[/bəˈnɑːnə/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āϞāĻž
Alt: āĻšāϞ⧁āĻĻ āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻžāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāϞ
Example: I eat a banana at breakfast. (āφāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϞāĻž āĻ–āĻžāχāĨ¤)
Syn: fruit
💡 Exam tip: Use an before banana when the word is singular.
cucumber[/ˈkjuːkʌmbər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļāϏāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āϏāĻŦ⧁āϜ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ
Example: Cucumber is a healthy vegetable. (āĻļāϏāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: vegetable
💡 Exam tip: Remember the spelling: cucumber, not cucamber.
lettuce[/ˈletÉĒs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϞ⧇āϟ⧁āϏ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻāĻ• āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž
Example: She puts lettuce in her salad. (āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇ āϞ⧇āϟ⧁āϏ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: leafy vegetable
💡 Exam tip: Lettuce is pronounced /ˈletÉĒs/, not /ˈleÉĒtuːs/.
carrot[/ˈkÃĻrət/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ—āĻžāϜāϰ
Alt: āĻ•āĻŽāϞāĻž āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§‚āϞāϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ
Example: Carrots are rich in vitamins. (āĻ—āĻžāϜāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϚ⧁āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϟāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: vegetable
💡 Exam tip: Use carrots when referring to more than one carrot.
tomato[/təˈmɑːtəʊ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻŸā§‹
Alt: āϞāĻžāϞ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻĢāϞ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ
Example: Tomatoes make the salad tasty. (āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻĻāϕ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: fruit, vegetable
💡 Exam tip: The plural spelling is tomatoes.
2. Foods and Taste (8 words)
chocolate[/ˈtʃɒklət/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ
Alt: āϕ⧋āϕ⧋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: Nasreen puts chocolate on her ice-cream. (āύāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāχāϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ“āĻĒāϰ āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: sweetAnt: bitter food
💡 Exam tip: Chocolate is generally an uncountable noun.
ice-cream[/ˈaÉĒs kriːm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āφāχāϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ
Alt: āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: Ice-cream melts in hot weather. (āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāχāϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: frozen dessertAnt: hot food
💡 Exam tip: Ice-cream is usually written with a hyphen in school exercises.
delicious[/dÉĒˈlÉĒʃəs/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁
Alt: āϖ⧇āϤ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋
Example: The healthy meal is delicious. (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁āĨ¤)
Syn: tasty, yummyAnt: tasteless
💡 Exam tip: Delicious describes food that tastes very good.
favourite[/ˈfeÉĒvərÉĒt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ
Example: Bananas are my favourite fruits. (āĻ•āϞāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĢāϞāĨ¤)
Syn: preferred, likedAnt: disliked
💡 Exam tip: Favourite is British spelling; favorite is American spelling.
healthy[/ˈhelθi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ; āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀
Example: Fruits and vegetables are healthy foods. (āĻĢāϞ āĻ“ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāĨ¤)
Syn: fit, wholesomeAnt: unhealthy, sick
💡 Exam tip: Healthy means good for health; it is not spelled helthy.
meal[/miːl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ; āφāĻšāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ
Example: I ate a healthy meal at noon. (āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: food, repastAnt: fasting
💡 Exam tip: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are examples of meals.
melt[/melt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āϤāϰāϞ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The ice-cream will melt soon. (āφāχāϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ—āĻ—āĻŋāϰāχ āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: dissolve, liquefyAnt: freeze, solidify
💡 Exam tip: Melt is an irregular verb: melt, melted, melted.
regularly[/ˈreɡjələrli/]advmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽā§‡
Example: We should exercise regularly. (āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: routinely, frequentlyAnt: irregularly, rarely
💡 Exam tip: Regularly is an adverb formed from the adjective regular.
3. Health and Good Habits (8 words)
health[/helθ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ“ āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Good food is important for our health. (āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤)
Syn: well-being, fitnessAnt: illness, disease
💡 Exam tip: Health is a noun; healthy is its adjective form.
exercise[/ˈeksərsaÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰāϚāĻ°ā§āϚāĻž
Example: Daily exercise keeps us fit. (āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: workout, trainingAnt: inactivity
💡 Exam tip: Exercise can be both a noun and a verb.
clean[/kliːn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻžāϪ⧁āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ
Example: We should drink clean water. (āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: neat, pureAnt: dirty, unclean
💡 Exam tip: Clean can also be used as a verb: Clean your hands.
wash[/wɒʃ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Wash your hands before eating. (āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϧ⧋āĻ“āĨ¤)
Syn: clean, rinseAnt: soil, dirty
💡 Exam tip: The past form is washed.
drink[/drÉĒŋk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϤāϰāϞ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Drink plenty of safe water. (āĻĒā§āϰāϚ⧁āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧋āĨ¤)
Syn: sip, consumeAnt: avoid
💡 Exam tip: Drink is irregular: drink, drank, drunk.
eat[/iːt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Eat fresh fruits and vegetables. (āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻĢāϞ āĻ“ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āĨ¤)
Syn: consume, haveAnt: fast
💡 Exam tip: Eat is irregular: eat, ate, eaten.
sleep[/sliːp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Children should sleep well at night. (āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋ āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: rest, slumberAnt: wake
💡 Exam tip: Sleep is irregular: sleep, slept, slept.
habit[/ˈhÃĻbÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Brushing teeth is a good habit. (āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĨ¤)
Syn: practice, customAnt: abandonment
💡 Exam tip: A habit is something done regularly, not just once.
4. Advice and Rules (8 words)
should[/ƃƊd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāϚāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: You should eat vegetables. (āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: ought to, need toAnt: should not
💡 Exam tip: Use the base verb after should: should eat, not should eats.
shouldn't[/ˈʃʊdənt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ
Example: You shouldn't eat too much chocolate. (āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: ought not to, must avoidAnt: should
💡 Exam tip: Shouldn't is the short form of should not.
regular[/ˈreɡjələr/]adjmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž
Example: Regular exercise is good for the body. (āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĨ¤)
Syn: usual, routineAnt: irregular, occasional
💡 Exam tip: Regular changes to regularly when used as an adverb.
quickly[/ˈkwÉĒkli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Example: Eat the ice-cream quickly before it melts. (āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāχāϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āĨ¤)
Syn: rapidly, fastAnt: slowly
💡 Exam tip: Quickly is an adverb formed from quick.
carefully[/ˈkeəfəli/]advmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇
Example: Read the instructions carefully. (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§‹āĨ¤)
Syn: cautiously, attentivelyAnt: carelessly
💡 Exam tip: Carefully tells us how an action is done.
slowly[/ˈsləʊli/]adveasy
Meaning: āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇
Alt: āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇
Example: Walk slowly on the wet floor. (āϭ⧇āϜāĻž āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϤ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻšāĻžāρāĻŸā§‹āĨ¤)
Syn: gradually, gentlyAnt: quickly, rapidly
💡 Exam tip: Slowly is the adverb form of slow.
healthily[/ˈhelθÉĒli/]advhard
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Example: We should live healthily. (āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: well, wholesomelyAnt: unhealthily
💡 Exam tip: Healthy changes to healthily by changing y to i before -ly.
ignore[/ÉĒɥˈnɔːr/]verbmedium
Meaning: āωāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: You shouldn't ignore your teacher's advice. (āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āωāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: neglect, disregardAnt: notice, obey
💡 Exam tip: Ignore is followed by a noun or noun phrase.
5. Weather and Physical Changes (8 words)
weather[/ˈweðər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: The weather is hot today. (āφāϜ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ—āϰāĻŽāĨ¤)
Syn: climate, atmosphere
💡 Exam tip: Weather means daily atmospheric condition; climate means long-term condition.
hot[/hɒt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ—āϰāĻŽ
Alt: āωāĻšā§āϚ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϰ
Example: It is hot in summer. (āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: warm, heatedAnt: cold, cool
💡 Exam tip: The comparative and superlative forms are hotter and hottest.
quick[/kwÉĒk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: She gave a quick answer. (āϏ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
Syn: fast, rapidAnt: slow
💡 Exam tip: Quick is an adjective; quickly is its adverb form.
soon[/suːn/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻ—āĻ—āĻŋāϰ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇
Example: The ice-cream will melt soon. (āφāχāϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ—āĻ—āĻŋāϰāχ āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: shortly, before longAnt: later, eventually
💡 Exam tip: Soon usually refers to a time near the present or future.
good[/ɡʊd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋
Alt: āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦāĻž āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ
Example: Fruits are good for our body. (āĻĢāϞ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĨ¤)
Syn: beneficial, fineAnt: bad, poor
💡 Exam tip: Good is an adjective; well is generally its adverb form.
fine[/faÉĒn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋; āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ āĻžāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧋āώāϜāύāĻ•
Example: I feel fine after eating a healthy meal. (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: well, healthyAnt: ill, bad
💡 Exam tip: Fine can describe a person's health or the quality of something.
clap[/klÃĻp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Clap your hands with me. (āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤)
Syn: applaud, cheerAnt: boo
💡 Exam tip: The past form is clapped, with a doubled p.
fun[/fƌn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ; āĻŽāϜāĻž
Alt: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ
Example: We will have fun with our friends. (āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤)
Syn: enjoyment, pleasureAnt: boredom, sadness
💡 Exam tip: Have fun is a common phrase; do not say have a fun in this context.
6. Stressed-Syllable and Rhyme Words (8 words)
fish[/fÉĒʃ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻ›
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϜāϞāϜ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€
Example: The fish swims in the pond. (āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‡āĨ¤)
Syn: aquatic animal
💡 Exam tip: Fish has one syllable, so the whole word is stressed.
dish[/dÉĒʃ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻž; āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĻ
Alt: āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: The fish is on a dish. (āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: plate, course
💡 Exam tip: Dish rhymes with fish.
frog[/frɒɡ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ™
Alt: āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž āĻāĻ• āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻ­āϚāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€
Example: A frog lives near the pond. (āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ™ āĻĒ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: amphibian
💡 Exam tip: Frog has one syllable and rhymes with dog.
dog[/dɒɡ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‹āώāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€
Example: The dog is playing with the frog. (āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ™āϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāϛ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: canine, puppy
💡 Exam tip: Dog has one stressed syllable.
friend[/frend/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ“ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: We have fun with our friends. (āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: companion, mateAnt: enemy, foe
💡 Exam tip: The plural form is friends; do not add an extra syllable.
again[/əˈɡen/]adveasy
Meaning: āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: Clap again with your friends. (āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤)
Syn: once more, anewAnt: never again
💡 Exam tip: In common British pronunciation, the stress is often on the second syllable.
number[/ˈnʌmbər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž
Alt: āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
Example: Six is an even number. (āĻ›āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻœā§‹āĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤)
Syn: figure, numeral
💡 Exam tip: Number has two syllables, with stress on the first syllable.
syllable[/ˈsÉĒləbəl/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ
Alt: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ
Example: Fish has one syllable. (Fish āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤)
Syn: word part
💡 Exam tip: Syllable itself has three syllables: syl-la-ble.
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Should āĻŦāĻž shouldn't-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ verb-āĻāϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āϰ⧂āĻĒ āĻŦāϏ⧇: You should eat, You shouldn't eatāĨ¤
â€ĸ Healthy foods āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ fruits, vegetables, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ bananas āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–ā§‹āĨ¤
â€ĸ Dialogue āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ food words āϖ⧁āρāϜāϤ⧇ chocolate, ice-cream, fruits, vegetables, pineapples, bananas, cucumbers, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ strawberries āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧋āĨ¤
â€ĸ Adverb āϚāĻŋāύāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ -ly āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇: regularly, quickly, carefully, slowlyāĨ¤
â€ĸ Melt-āĻāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž; ice-cream āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ melts āĻŦāĻž will meltāĨ¤
â€ĸ Favourite foods āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧋: Bananas are my favourite foods.
â€ĸ Healthy āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ unhealthy-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–ā§‹: healthy = āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ, unhealthy = āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĨ¤
â€ĸ Fish, dish, frog āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ dog āĻāĻ• syllable-āĻāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ rhyme āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
â€ĸ Number, again āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ syllable-āĻāϰ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāϪ⧇ stressed syllable āĻļāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϤāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧋āĨ¤
â€ĸ Food-āĻāϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ delicious, tasty, healthy āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ favourite—āĻāχ adjective-āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧋āĨ¤

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