Chapter: Save Our Water
đ Vocabulary
English For Today Class Three
â Most Important Exam Words
waterpreciousfreshlimitedresourcesupplydrinkcookwashbatherinsegrowsaveconserveturn offreusereduceavoidcloseprotectwasteleakdrippollutionpollutedirtyshortageharmtapbucketmugglasshoseamountcontainerfieldcarefullynecessaryunnecessarywiseregulardailycarelessresponsible
đ Word Formation Rules
âē save + -ing = saving; example: saving water means using water wisely.
âē conserve + -ation = conservation; example: water conservation protects fresh water.
âē pollute + -ion = pollution; example: water pollution is harmful.
âē protect + -ion = protection; example: water protection is everyone's duty.
âē necessary + un- = unnecessary; the prefix un- gives the opposite meaning.
âē care + -ful = careful; careful means full of care.
âē care + -less = careless; careless means without care.
âē use + -ful = useful; useful means helpful or suitable for a purpose.
âē waste + -ful = wasteful; wasteful means using more than needed.
âē reuse = re- + use; the prefix re- means again.
âē daily = day + -ly; the suffix -ly can form an adverb.
âē carefully = careful + -ly; the suffix -ly shows how an action is done.
1. Water and Its Importance (8 words)
water[/ËwÉËtÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ˛
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Example: We need water every day.
Syn: H2OAnt: dryness
đĄ Exam tip: Water is an uncountable noun; say âsome water,â not âa water.â
precious[/ËpreĘÉs/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻ
Example: Clean water is precious.
Syn: valuableAnt: worthless
đĄ Exam tip: Remember: precious means very valuable.
fresh[/freĘ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Example: We drink fresh water.
Syn: cleanAnt: stale
đĄ Exam tip: Fresh water means āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ.
clean[/kliËn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤
Example: Clean water is safe to drink.
Syn: pureAnt: dirty
đĄ Exam tip: Clean is both an adjective and a verb.
limited[/ËlÉĒmÉĒtÉĒd/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻ
āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ°
Example: Fresh water is limited.
Syn: restrictedAnt: unlimited
đĄ Exam tip: Limited means not endless or not very much.
resource[/rÉĒËsÉËrs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨
Example: Water is an important natural resource.
Syn: supplyAnt: shortage
đĄ Exam tip: Natural resource means a useful gift of nature.
need[/niËd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§āĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž
Example: Plants need water to grow.
Syn: requireAnt: avoid
đĄ Exam tip: Use âneed toâ before a verb: We need to save water.
supply[/sÉËplaÉĒ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻš
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The village needs a safe water supply.
Syn: storeAnt: shortage
đĄ Exam tip: Supply can be a noun or a verb.
2. Uses of Water (8 words)
drink[/drÉĒÅk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: We drink water when we are thirsty.
Syn: sipAnt: spit
đĄ Exam tip: Past form of drink is drank.
cook[/kĘk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Mother uses water to cook rice.
Syn: prepareAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Cook is a regular verb: cook, cooked, cooked.
wash[/wÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ§ā§ā§āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: We wash our hands with water.
Syn: cleanAnt: soil
đĄ Exam tip: Use wash for hands, clothes, dishes, and objects.
bathe[/beÉĒð/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: I bathe every morning.
Syn: showerAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Bathed is the past form of bathe.
rinse[/rÉĒns/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ§ā§ā§ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ§ā§ā§āĻž
Example: Rinse your mouth with a little water.
Syn: washAnt: soil
đĄ Exam tip: Rinse is often used with mouth, cup, or plate.
grow[/ÉĄrÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: Plants grow well with water.
Syn: developAnt: shrink
đĄ Exam tip: Past form of grow is grew.
plant[/plÉËnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻŦ
Example: The plant needs water.
Syn: treeAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Plant can also be a verb meaning āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž.
irrigate[/ËÉĒrÉĒÉĄeÉĒt/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: Farmers irrigate the fields with water.
Syn: waterAnt: dry
đĄ Exam tip: Irrigation is the noun form of irrigate.
3. Saving Water Actions (8 words)
save[/seÉĒv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻ
āĻĒāĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: We should save water.
Syn: conserveAnt: waste
đĄ Exam tip: Save water means āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻĒāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž.
conserve[/kÉnËsÉËrv/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: We must conserve water for the future.
Syn: preserveAnt: waste
đĄ Exam tip: Conservation is the noun form of conserve.
turn off[/tÉËrn Éf/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth.
Syn: closeAnt: turn on
đĄ Exam tip: Turn off is a phrasal verb.
reuse[/ËriËËjuËz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: We can reuse clean water for plants.
Syn: use againAnt: discard
đĄ Exam tip: The prefix re- means again.
reduce[/rÉĒËdjuËs/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: We should reduce water waste.
Syn: decreaseAnt: increase
đĄ Exam tip: Reduce means make less.
avoid[/ÉËvÉÉĒd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Avoid leaving the tap open.
Syn: preventAnt: allow
đĄ Exam tip: Use avoid plus a noun or verb ending in -ing.
close[/klÉĘz/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Close the tap tightly.
Syn: shutAnt: open
đĄ Exam tip: Close is a verb; closed is its adjective form.
protect[/prÉËtekt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Saving water helps protect nature.
Syn: guardAnt: harm
đĄ Exam tip: Protection is the noun form of protect.
4. Waste and Problems (8 words)
waste[/weÉĒst/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻĒāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Do not waste water.
Syn: squanderAnt: save
đĄ Exam tip: Waste can be both a verb and a noun.
leak[/liËk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻā§ā§ āĻĒā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: Water can leak from a broken tap.
Syn: dripAnt: seal
đĄ Exam tip: A leak is a hole or crack through which water escapes.
drip[/drÉĒp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻĢā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻž
Alt: āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻž
Example: The tap continues to drip.
Syn: trickleAnt: stop
đĄ Exam tip: A dripping tap wastes water slowly but continuously.
pollution[/pÉËluËĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: Water pollution harms people and animals.
Syn: contaminationAnt: purity
đĄ Exam tip: Pollution comes from the verb pollute.
pollute[/pÉËluËt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Do not pollute rivers.
Syn: contaminateAnt: purify
đĄ Exam tip: Pollute is a verb; pollution is its noun form.
dirty[/ËdÉËrti/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Example: Dirty water can make us ill.
Syn: uncleanAnt: clean
đĄ Exam tip: Dirty is the opposite of clean.
shortage[/ËĘÉËrtÉĒdĘ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: A water shortage causes problems.
Syn: lackAnt: abundance
đĄ Exam tip: Shortage means not enough of something.
harm[/hÉËrm/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Polluted water can harm fish.
Syn: damageAnt: help
đĄ Exam tip: Harm can be used as both a verb and a noun.
5. Tools, Places and Amounts (8 words)
tap[/tÃĻp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ˛
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžā§āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: Please close the tap.
Syn: faucetAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Tap is the common British word for faucet.
bucket[/ËbĘkÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: We wash the bicycle with a bucket.
Syn: pailAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: A bucket is useful for using a fixed amount of water.
mug[/mĘÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: Use a mug when you brush your teeth.
Syn: cupAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Mug and cup are containers for water or drinks.
glass[/ÉĄlÉËs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: She uses a small glass of water.
Syn: tumblerAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: A glass can mean a container or the material glass.
hose[/hÉĘz/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ˛
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ā§ āĻ¨āĻ˛
Example: Do not use a hose unnecessarily.
Syn: pipeAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: A hose carries water from one place to another.
amount[/ÉËmaĘnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
Example: Use the right amount of water.
Syn: quantityAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Use amount with uncountable nouns such as water.
container[/kÉnËteÉĒnÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻ
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Example: Fill the container carefully.
Syn: holderAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: A container holds water or other things.
field[/fiËld/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻŋ
Example: Farmers use water in the field.
Syn: farmlandAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Fields need water for growing crops.
6. Good Habits and Describing Words (8 words)
carefully[/ËkeÉrfÉli/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§
Example: Use water carefully.
Syn: cautiouslyAnt: carelessly
đĄ Exam tip: Carefully tells how an action is done.
necessary[/ËnesÉseri/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ā§
Alt: āĻ¯āĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°
Example: Use only the necessary amount of water.
Syn: neededAnt: unnecessary
đĄ Exam tip: Necessary means needed; unnecessary means not needed.
unnecessary[/ĘnËnesÉseri/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ā§
Alt: āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻ
Example: Do not use unnecessary water.
Syn: needlessAnt: necessary
đĄ Exam tip: The prefix un- makes the opposite meaning.
wise[/waÉĒz/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: It is wise to save water.
Syn: sensibleAnt: foolish
đĄ Exam tip: Wise use means sensible use.
regular[/ËreÉĄjÉlÉr/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ°
Example: Make water saving a regular habit.
Syn: usualAnt: irregular
đĄ Exam tip: A regular habit is done repeatedly.
daily[/ËdeÉĒli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Example: We should save water daily.
Syn: every dayAnt: rarely
đĄ Exam tip: Daily means every day.
careless[/ËkeÉrlÉs/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻž
Example: A careless person may waste water.
Syn: negligentAnt: careful
đĄ Exam tip: Careless is formed by care plus -less.
responsible[/rÉĒËspÉnsÉbÉl/]adjhard
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ˛
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨
Example: Every child should be responsible for saving water.
Syn: dutifulAnt: irresponsible
đĄ Exam tip: Responsible means doing the right duty.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Learn the difference between save and waste: save means āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, while waste means āĻ
āĻĒāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž.
âĸ Use water as an uncountable noun: some water, much water, and a little water.
âĸ Remember the common instruction: Turn off the tap.
âĸ Use only what is needed is a key sentence for water conservation.
âĸ For causes, use because: We save water because fresh water is limited.
âĸ For purposes, use to: We use water to drink, cook, and wash.
âĸ Use should for advice: We should save water.
âĸ Use must for strong duty: We must not pollute water.
âĸ Remember the opposite pairs: clean-dirty, open-close, save-waste, necessary-unnecessary, careful-careless.
âĸ In fill-in-the-blanks questions, check whether the sentence needs a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb.
âĸ For composition questions, mention drinking, cooking, washing, farming, turning off taps, fixing leaks, and avoiding pollution.
âĸ A suitable moral sentence is: Every drop of water is valuable.