Chapter: Facts and Fables
đ Vocabulary
English For Today Class Three
â Most Important Exam Words
factfablemorallessonantgrasshopperhardworkinglazycollectstorepreparesharefuturefestivalhillvillagetraditionalcultureenjoyexcited
đ Word Formation Rules
âē true + -ly = truly: āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
âē moral + -ity = morality: āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻž
âē work + -ing = working: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻ¤
âē hard + work + -ing = hardworking: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽā§
âē lazy + -ness = laziness: āĻ
āĻ˛āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻž
âē collect + -ion = collection: āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš
âē prepare + -ation = preparation: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
âē tradition + -al = traditional: āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§
âē beauty + -ful = beautiful: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°
âē beautiful + -ly = beautifully: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
âē enjoy + -ment = enjoyment: āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ
âē excite + -ed = excited: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
1. Facts and Fables: Core Words (8 words)
fact[/fÃĻkt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯
Example: A fact can be checked.
Syn: truthAnt: fiction
đĄ Exam tip: Fact means true information.
fable[/ËfeÉĒbÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ
Example: The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable.
Syn: taleAnt: fact
đĄ Exam tip: A fable usually teaches a moral lesson.
story[/ËstÉËri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž
Example: We read an interesting story.
Syn: taleAnt: fact
đĄ Exam tip: Story means a narrative or tale.
moral[/ËmÉrÉl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž
Example: The moral of the fable is to work hard.
Syn: lessonAnt: immorality
đĄ Exam tip: Moral tells us what we should learn from a story.
lesson[/ËlesÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§
Example: The story gives us a useful lesson.
Syn: teachingAnt: ignorance
đĄ Exam tip: Lesson can mean both āĻĒāĻžāĻ and āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž.
true[/truË/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ
Example: The statement is true.
Syn: correctAnt: false
đĄ Exam tip: True is the adjective form related to truth.
false[/fÉËls/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯
Alt: āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: The answer is false.
Syn: untrueAnt: true
đĄ Exam tip: False means not true.
imagine[/ÉĒËmÃĻdĘÉĒn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Can you imagine a talking ant?
Syn: supposeAnt: know
đĄ Exam tip: Imaginary events are not usually facts.
2. The Ant and the Grasshopper: Characters (8 words)
ant[/ÃĻnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĒā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻž
Example: The ant worked hard all summer.
Syn: insect
đĄ Exam tip: Ant is a common noun and the name of a fable character.
grasshopper[/ËÉĄrÉËsËhÉpÉ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĢā§āĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻāĻž
Example: The grasshopper sang in the field.
Syn: insect
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the spelling: grass + hopper.
hardworking[/ËhÉËdËwÉËkÉĒÅ/]adjectivemedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽā§
Alt: āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§
Example: The hardworking ant collected food.
Syn: diligentAnt: lazy
đĄ Exam tip: Hardworking describes a person or animal that works hard.
lazy[/ËleÉĒzi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ˛āĻ¸
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ
Example: The lazy grasshopper did not store food.
Syn: idleAnt: hardworking
đĄ Exam tip: Lazy is the opposite of hardworking.
sing[/sÉĒÅ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The grasshopper liked to sing.
Syn: chantAnt: be silent
đĄ Exam tip: Past form: sang; past participle: sung.
work[/wÉËk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The ant worked every day.
Syn: labourAnt: rest
đĄ Exam tip: Work can be used as both a noun and a verb.
store[/stÉË/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The ant stored food for winter.
Syn: saveAnt: waste
đĄ Exam tip: Store means keep something for later use.
winter[/ËwÉĒntÉ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ˛
Alt: āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻ¤ā§
Example: Winter comes after autumn.
Syn: cold seasonAnt: summer
đĄ Exam tip: Winter is often connected with cold and lack of food in fables.
3. The Ant and the Grasshopper: Actions (8 words)
collect[/kÉËlekt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻžā§ āĻā§ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The ant collected grains.
Syn: gatherAnt: scatter
đĄ Exam tip: Collect and gather have similar meanings.
gather[/ËÉĄÃĻðÉ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The ant gathered food for winter.
Syn: collectAnt: scatter
đĄ Exam tip: Use gather for bringing things together.
prepare[/prÉĒËpeÉ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: We should prepare for the rainy season.
Syn: arrangeAnt: neglect
đĄ Exam tip: Prepare for means get ready for something.
save[/seÉĒv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: We should save food and water.
Syn: storeAnt: waste
đĄ Exam tip: Save can mean protect or keep for future use.
waste[/weÉĒst/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻĒāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Do not waste food.
Syn: squanderAnt: save
đĄ Exam tip: Waste is the opposite of save.
help[/help/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The ant helped the grasshopper.
Syn: assistAnt: hinder
đĄ Exam tip: Help may be followed by a person or an action.
ask[/ÉËsk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The grasshopper asked the ant for food.
Syn: requestAnt: answer
đĄ Exam tip: Ask for means request something.
share[/ĘeÉ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: Good friends share their food.
Syn: divideAnt: keep
đĄ Exam tip: Share means give a part to someone else.
4. The Ant and the Grasshopper: Qualities and Results (8 words)
clever[/ËklevÉ/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: The clever ant planned ahead.
Syn: smartAnt: foolish
đĄ Exam tip: Clever describes a person who thinks well.
wise[/waÉĒz/]adjectivemedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: The wise ant saved food.
Syn: sensibleAnt: foolish
đĄ Exam tip: Wise means having good judgement.
foolish[/ËfuËlÉĒĘ/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻ§
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: It was foolish to waste the summer.
Syn: sillyAnt: wise
đĄ Exam tip: Foolish is the opposite of wise.
hungry[/ËhĘÅÉĄri/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: The grasshopper became hungry in winter.
Syn: starvingAnt: full
đĄ Exam tip: Hungry describes a person who wants food.
cold[/kÉĘld/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖ
Example: The winter day was very cold.
Syn: chillyAnt: hot
đĄ Exam tip: Cold is both an adjective and a noun.
future[/ËfjuËtĘÉ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§
Alt: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§
Example: We should think about the future.
Syn: tomorrowAnt: past
đĄ Exam tip: For the future means for a later time.
punish[/ËpĘnÉĒĘ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: The story does not punish the grasshopper.
Syn: disciplineAnt: reward
đĄ Exam tip: Punish is a verb; punishment is its noun form.
reward[/rÉĒËwÉËd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ°
Example: Hard work brings a reward.
Syn: prizeAnt: punishment
đĄ Exam tip: Reward is the opposite result of punishment.
5. Enjoying a Hill Festival: Place and Nature (8 words)
hill[/hÉĒl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Example: We visited a beautiful hill.
Syn: highlandAnt: valley
đĄ Exam tip: Hill is usually lower than a mountain.
festival[/ËfestÉĒvÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦ
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨
Example: People enjoyed the hill festival.
Syn: celebrationAnt: mourning
đĄ Exam tip: Festival means a special time of celebration.
village[/ËvÉĒlÉĒdĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: My grandparents live in a village.
Syn: hamletAnt: city
đĄ Exam tip: Village and city are common opposites in exams.
river[/ËrÉĒvÉ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻĻā§
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻž
Example: A river flows near the hill.
Syn: stream
đĄ Exam tip: River is a natural geographical feature.
forest[/ËfÉrÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: The forest is full of green trees.
Syn: woodlandAnt: desert
đĄ Exam tip: Forest means a large area covered with trees.
beautiful[/ËbjuËtÉĒfÉl/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŽ
Example: The hill festival was beautiful.
Syn: prettyAnt: ugly
đĄ Exam tip: Beautiful is used to describe people, places, or things.
traditional[/trÉËdÉĒĘÉnÉl/]adjectivemedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
Example: We enjoyed traditional music.
Syn: customaryAnt: modern
đĄ Exam tip: Traditional is related to tradition.
culture[/ËkĘltĘÉ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: A festival shows the culture of a community.
Syn: custom
đĄ Exam tip: Culture includes language, food, dress, music, and customs.
6. Enjoying a Hill Festival: Activities and Feelings (8 words)
enjoy[/ÉĒnËdĘÉÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Example: The children enjoyed the festival.
Syn: likeAnt: dislike
đĄ Exam tip: Enjoy is followed by a noun or verb ending in -ing.
visit[/ËvÉĒzÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻž
Example: We visited the hill festival.
Syn: tourAnt: leave
đĄ Exam tip: Visit can be used as both a noun and a verb.
dance[/dÉËns/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: People danced to traditional music.
Syn: moveAnt: stand
đĄ Exam tip: Dance can be a verb or a noun.
sing[/sÉĒÅ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The children sang a folk song.
Syn: chantAnt: be silent
đĄ Exam tip: Past tense of sing is sang.
music[/ËmjuËzÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§
Example: The music made everyone happy.
Syn: melodyAnt: silence
đĄ Exam tip: Music is an uncountable noun.
happy[/ËhÃĻpi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: The visitors were happy at the festival.
Syn: gladAnt: sad
đĄ Exam tip: Happy changes to happiness as a noun.
excited[/ÉĒkËsaÉĒtÉĒd/]adjectivemedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ°
Example: The children were excited about the trip.
Syn: thrilledAnt: calm
đĄ Exam tip: Use excited for a person's feeling; exciting for something that causes it.
beautifully[/ËbjuËtÉĒfÉli/]adverbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Example: The dancers performed beautifully.
Syn: gracefullyAnt: badly
đĄ Exam tip: Beautifully is the adverb form of beautiful.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Fact means true information, but fable means a story that teaches a moral lesson.
âĸ The Ant and the Grasshopper teaches us to work hard and prepare for the future.
âĸ Remember the opposites: hardworking-lazy, true-false, save-waste, wise-foolish, happy-sad.
âĸ Use the whole sentence to identify whether a word is a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb.
âĸ A fable often has animal characters that speak or behave like people.
âĸ For synonym questions, collect means gather and enjoy means like.
âĸ For antonym questions, modern is the opposite of traditional, and city is the opposite of village.
âĸ In a sentence, look for clues such as winter, food, work, festival, hill, music, and culture.