Chapter: Be Healthy
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
healthy â āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰhealth â āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝvegetable â āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋfruit â āĻĢāϞdelicious â āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§favourite â āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧregularly â āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§melt â āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžshould â āĻāĻāĻŋāϤshouldn't â āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧexercise â āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽhabit â āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏcarefully â āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύā§quickly â āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§weather â āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžstressed syllable â āĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻļ
đ Word Formation Rules
âē health + y = healthy: noun health āĻĨā§āĻā§ adjective healthy āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē regular + ly = regularly: adjective regular āĻĨā§āĻā§ adverb regularly āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē careful + ly = carefully: adjective careful āĻĨā§āĻā§ adverb carefully āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē quick + ly = quickly: adjective quick āĻĨā§āĻā§ adverb quickly āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē slow + ly = slowly: adjective slow āĻĨā§āĻā§ adverb slowly āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē healthy â healthily: y-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ consonant āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠y āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ i āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠-ly āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
âē favourite + s = favourites: singular noun favourite-āĻāϰ plural form favouritesāĨ¤
âē tomato + es = tomatoes: o-āϤ⧠āĻļā§āώ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ noun-āĻāϰ plural āĻāϰāϤ⧠-es āϝā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē pineapple + s = pineapples: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ noun-āĻāϰ plural āĻāϰāϤ⧠-s āϝā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē should not = shouldn't: should not-āĻāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϰā§āĻĒ shouldn'tāĨ¤
1. Healthy Foods (8 words)
fruit[/fruËt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢāϞ; āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻĢāϞāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ
Example: We should eat fresh fruit every day. (āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: produceAnt: junk food
đĄ Exam tip: Fruit is usually an uncountable noun when speaking generally.
vegetable[/ËvedĘtÉbl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ; āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ
Example: Vegetables are good for our health. (āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤)
Syn: greensAnt: sweet
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is vegetables, not vegetablies.
pineapple[/ËpaÉĒnÃĻpl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāύāĻžāϰāϏ
Alt: āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āϰāϏāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āώā§āĻŽāĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĢāϞ
Example: Nasreen loves pineapples. (āύāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋāύ āĻāύāĻžāϰāϏ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤)
Syn: fruit
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is pineapples.
banana[/bÉËnÉËnÉ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāϞāĻž
Alt: āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāϞ
Example: I eat a banana at breakfast. (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
Syn: fruit
đĄ Exam tip: Use an before banana when the word is singular.
cucumber[/ËkjuËkĘmbÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļāϏāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ
Example: Cucumber is a healthy vegetable. (āĻļāϏāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: vegetable
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the spelling: cucumber, not cucamber.
lettuce[/ËletÉĒs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϞā§āĻā§āϏ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž
Example: She puts lettuce in her salad. (āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻĻā§ āϞā§āĻā§āϏ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: leafy vegetable
đĄ Exam tip: Lettuce is pronounced /ËletÉĒs/, not /ËleÉĒtuËs/.
carrot[/ËkÃĻrÉt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāϰ
Alt: āĻāĻŽāϞāĻž āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϞāĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ
Example: Carrots are rich in vitamins. (āĻāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: vegetable
đĄ Exam tip: Use carrots when referring to more than one carrot.
tomato[/tÉËmÉËtÉĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§
Alt: āϞāĻžāϞ āϰāĻā§āϰ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻĢāϞ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ
Example: Tomatoes make the salad tasty. (āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§ āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻā§ āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤)
Syn: fruit, vegetable
đĄ Exam tip: The plural spelling is tomatoes.
2. Foods and Taste (8 words)
chocolate[/ËtĘÉklÉt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāϞā§āĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: Nasreen puts chocolate on her ice-cream. (āύāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāϞā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: sweetAnt: bitter food
đĄ Exam tip: Chocolate is generally an uncountable noun.
ice-cream[/ËaÉĒs kriËm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ
Alt: āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: Ice-cream melts in hot weather. (āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: frozen dessertAnt: hot food
đĄ Exam tip: Ice-cream is usually written with a hyphen in school exercises.
delicious[/dÉĒËlÉĒĘÉs/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§
Alt: āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞā§
Example: The healthy meal is delicious. (āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: tasty, yummyAnt: tasteless
đĄ Exam tip: Delicious describes food that tastes very good.
favourite[/ËfeÉĒvÉrÉĒt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ
Example: Bananas are my favourite fruits. (āĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĢāϞāĨ¤)
Syn: preferred, likedAnt: disliked
đĄ Exam tip: Favourite is British spelling; favorite is American spelling.
healthy[/Ëhelθi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ; āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰā§
Example: Fruits and vegetables are healthy foods. (āĻĢāϞ āĻ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāĨ¤)
Syn: fit, wholesomeAnt: unhealthy, sick
đĄ Exam tip: Healthy means good for health; it is not spelled helthy.
meal[/miËl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ; āĻāĻšāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ
Example: I ate a healthy meal at noon. (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: food, repastAnt: fasting
đĄ Exam tip: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are examples of meals.
melt[/melt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϤāϰāϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The ice-cream will melt soon. (āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāϰāĻ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤)
Syn: dissolve, liquefyAnt: freeze, solidify
đĄ Exam tip: Melt is an irregular verb: melt, melted, melted.
regularly[/ËreÉĄjÉlÉrli/]advmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽā§
Example: We should exercise regularly. (āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: routinely, frequentlyAnt: irregularly, rarely
đĄ Exam tip: Regularly is an adverb formed from the adjective regular.
3. Health and Good Habits (8 words)
health[/helθ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Good food is important for our health. (āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤)
Syn: well-being, fitnessAnt: illness, disease
đĄ Exam tip: Health is a noun; healthy is its adjective form.
exercise[/ËeksÉrsaÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰāĻāϰā§āĻāĻž
Example: Daily exercise keeps us fit. (āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: workout, trainingAnt: inactivity
đĄ Exam tip: Exercise can be both a noun and a verb.
clean[/kliËn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ
Example: We should drink clean water. (āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: neat, pureAnt: dirty, unclean
đĄ Exam tip: Clean can also be used as a verb: Clean your hands.
wash[/wÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Wash your hands before eating. (āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϧā§āĻāĨ¤)
Syn: clean, rinseAnt: soil, dirty
đĄ Exam tip: The past form is washed.
drink[/drÉĒÅk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āϤāϰāϞ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Drink plenty of safe water. (āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤)
Syn: sip, consumeAnt: avoid
đĄ Exam tip: Drink is irregular: drink, drank, drunk.
eat[/iËt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Eat fresh fruits and vegetables. (āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĢāϞ āĻ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
Syn: consume, haveAnt: fast
đĄ Exam tip: Eat is irregular: eat, ate, eaten.
sleep[/sliËp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Children should sleep well at night. (āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: rest, slumberAnt: wake
đĄ Exam tip: Sleep is irregular: sleep, slept, slept.
habit[/ËhÃĻbÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Brushing teeth is a good habit. (āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏāĨ¤)
Syn: practice, customAnt: abandonment
đĄ Exam tip: A habit is something done regularly, not just once.
4. Advice and Rules (8 words)
should[/ĘĘd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: You should eat vegetables. (āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: ought to, need toAnt: should not
đĄ Exam tip: Use the base verb after should: should eat, not should eats.
shouldn't[/ËĘĘdÉnt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ
Example: You shouldn't eat too much chocolate. (āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: ought not to, must avoidAnt: should
đĄ Exam tip: Shouldn't is the short form of should not.
regular[/ËreÉĄjÉlÉr/]adjmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāĻž
Example: Regular exercise is good for the body. (āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻļāϰā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤)
Syn: usual, routineAnt: irregular, occasional
đĄ Exam tip: Regular changes to regularly when used as an adverb.
quickly[/ËkwÉĒkli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Example: Eat the ice-cream quickly before it melts. (āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
Syn: rapidly, fastAnt: slowly
đĄ Exam tip: Quickly is an adverb formed from quick.
carefully[/ËkeÉfÉli/]advmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§
Example: Read the instructions carefully. (āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāύāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤)
Syn: cautiously, attentivelyAnt: carelessly
đĄ Exam tip: Carefully tells us how an action is done.
slowly[/ËslÉĘli/]adveasy
Meaning: āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰā§
Alt: āĻāĻŽ āĻāϤāĻŋāϤā§
Example: Walk slowly on the wet floor. (āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: gradually, gentlyAnt: quickly, rapidly
đĄ Exam tip: Slowly is the adverb form of slow.
healthily[/ËhelθÉĒli/]advhard
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Example: We should live healthily. (āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)
Syn: well, wholesomelyAnt: unhealthily
đĄ Exam tip: Healthy changes to healthily by changing y to i before -ly.
ignore[/ÉĒÉĄËnÉËr/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āύāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: You shouldn't ignore your teacher's advice. (āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: neglect, disregardAnt: notice, obey
đĄ Exam tip: Ignore is followed by a noun or noun phrase.
5. Weather and Physical Changes (8 words)
weather[/ËweðÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: The weather is hot today. (āĻāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰāĻŽāĨ¤)
Syn: climate, atmosphere
đĄ Exam tip: Weather means daily atmospheric condition; climate means long-term condition.
hot[/hÉt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāϰāĻŽ
Alt: āĻāĻā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ
Example: It is hot in summer. (āĻā§āϰā§āώā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: warm, heatedAnt: cold, cool
đĄ Exam tip: The comparative and superlative forms are hotter and hottest.
quick[/kwÉĒk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ
Alt: āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: She gave a quick answer. (āϏ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
Syn: fast, rapidAnt: slow
đĄ Exam tip: Quick is an adjective; quickly is its adverb form.
soon[/suËn/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāϰ
Alt: āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝā§
Example: The ice-cream will melt soon. (āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāϰāĻ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤)
Syn: shortly, before longAnt: later, eventually
đĄ Exam tip: Soon usually refers to a time near the present or future.
good[/ÉĄĘd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϞā§
Alt: āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āώā§āĻ
Example: Fruits are good for our body. (āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāϰā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤)
Syn: beneficial, fineAnt: bad, poor
đĄ Exam tip: Good is an adjective; well is generally its adverb form.
fine[/faÉĒn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϞā§; āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻ āĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āϏāύā§āϤā§āώāĻāύāĻ
Example: I feel fine after eating a healthy meal. (āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: well, healthyAnt: ill, bad
đĄ Exam tip: Fine can describe a person's health or the quality of something.
clap[/klÃĻp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Clap your hands with me. (āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
Syn: applaud, cheerAnt: boo
đĄ Exam tip: The past form is clapped, with a doubled p.
fun[/fĘn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ; āĻŽāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ
Example: We will have fun with our friends. (āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŦāĨ¤)
Syn: enjoyment, pleasureAnt: boredom, sadness
đĄ 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[/fÉĒĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϞāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The fish swims in the pond. (āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: aquatic animal
đĄ Exam tip: Fish has one syllable, so the whole word is stressed.
dish[/dÉĒĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻž; āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: The fish is on a dish. (āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: plate, course
đĄ Exam tip: Dish rhymes with fish.
frog[/frÉÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ
Alt: āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Example: A frog lives near the pond. (āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤)
Syn: amphibian
đĄ Exam tip: Frog has one syllable and rhymes with dog.
dog[/dÉÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻā§āϰ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻĒā§āώāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The dog is playing with the frog. (āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: canine, puppy
đĄ Exam tip: Dog has one stressed syllable.
friend[/frend/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāύā§āϧā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ āĻ āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: We have fun with our friends. (āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: companion, mateAnt: enemy, foe
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is friends; do not add an extra syllable.
again[/ÉËÉĄen/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: Clap again with your friends. (āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
Syn: once more, anewAnt: never again
đĄ Exam tip: In common British pronunciation, the stress is often on the second syllable.
number[/ËnĘmbÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŖāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
Example: Six is an even number. (āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤)
Syn: figure, numeral
đĄ Exam tip: Number has two syllables, with stress on the first syllable.
syllable[/ËsÉĒlÉbÉl/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: Fish has one syllable. (Fish āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: word part
đĄ Exam tip: Syllable itself has three syllables: syl-la-ble.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Should āĻŦāĻž shouldn't-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠verb-āĻāϰ āĻŽā§āϞ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϏā§: You should eat, You shouldn't eatāĨ¤
âĸ Healthy foods āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ fruits, vegetables, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce āĻāĻŦāĻ bananas āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ Dialogue āĻĨā§āĻā§ food words āĻā§āĻāĻāϤ⧠chocolate, ice-cream, fruits, vegetables, pineapples, bananas, cucumbers, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes āĻāĻŦāĻ strawberries āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ Adverb āĻāĻŋāύāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ -ly āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§: regularly, quickly, carefully, slowlyāĨ¤
âĸ Melt-āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž; ice-cream āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ melts āĻŦāĻž will meltāĨ¤
âĸ Favourite foods āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§: Bananas are my favourite foods.
âĸ Healthy āĻāĻŦāĻ unhealthy-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§: healthy = āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ, unhealthy = āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰāĨ¤
âĸ Fish, dish, frog āĻāĻŦāĻ dog āĻāĻ syllable-āĻāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ rhyme āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ Number, again āĻāĻŦāĻ syllable-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ stressed syllable āĻļāύāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻšāĻžāϤāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ Food-āĻāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠delicious, tasty, healthy āĻāĻŦāĻ favouriteâāĻāĻ adjective-āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤