Chapter: Cleanliness Good habits
đ Vocabulary
English For Today Class Three
â Most Important Exam Words
cleanlinesscleanhealthyhygienegermdirtfreshsafewashbathebrushrinserubdrytrimcoverhandnailtoothmouthbodyclothestowelsoapdustbinsurroundingsenvironmentclassroomhomefloorwasterubbishhabitregularlybeforeafteralwayscarefullytidyresponsibleremovepreventspreadprotectneatdirtywetmessy
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add -ness to an adjective to make a noun: clean â cleanliness, kind â kindness.
âē Add -y to a noun to make an adjective: dirt â dirty, mess â messy.
âē Add -ly to an adjective to make an adverb: careful â carefully, regular â regularly.
âē Add -ful to a noun to make an adjective meaning full of: care â careful, use â useful.
âē Add -less to a noun to make an adjective meaning without: care â careless, harm â harmless.
âē Use un- to make the opposite of some adjectives: tidy â untidy, healthy â unhealthy, responsible â irresponsible.
âē Some nouns have irregular plurals: tooth â teeth, hand â hands, body â bodies.
âē A compound noun is made by joining two words: dust + bin â dustbin, class + room â classroom.
1. Cleanliness and Health (8 words)
cleanliness[/ËklenlinÉs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°-āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Cleanliness keeps us healthy.
Syn: hygieneAnt: dirtiness
đĄ Exam tip: Remember: cleanliness is a noun and ends with -ness.
clean[/kliËn/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤
Example: I wear a clean shirt.
Syn: neatAnt: dirty
đĄ Exam tip: Clean is the opposite of dirty.
healthy[/Ëhelθi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Clean habits keep us healthy.
Syn: fitAnt: sick
đĄ Exam tip: Use healthy to describe a person or body.
hygiene[/ËhaÉĒdĘiËn/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻŋ
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°-āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ
Example: Good hygiene prevents diseases.
Syn: cleanlinessAnt: uncleanness
đĄ Exam tip: Hygiene means habits that protect health through cleanliness.
germ[/dĘÉËm/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§
Alt: āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ
Example: Germs can live on dirty hands.
Syn: microbeAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is germs.
dirt[/dÉËt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻ§ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Example: There is dirt under my nails.
Syn: filthAnt: cleanliness
đĄ Exam tip: Dirt is usually an uncountable noun.
fresh[/freĘ/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
Example: A bath makes me feel fresh.
Syn: cleanAnt: stale
đĄ Exam tip: Fresh can describe a person, air, food, or clothes.
safe[/seÉĒf/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤
Example: Clean water is safe to drink.
Syn: secureAnt: dangerous
đĄ Exam tip: Safe is an adjective; safely is its adverb form.
2. Personal Care Actions (8 words)
wash[/wÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Wash your hands before eating.
Syn: cleanAnt: soil
đĄ Exam tip: Use wash with hands, face, clothes, and body.
bathe[/beÉĒð/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: I bathe every day.
Syn: washAnt: soil
đĄ Exam tip: The noun form is bath.
brush[/brĘĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Brush your teeth twice a day.
Syn: scrubAnt: soil
đĄ Exam tip: Brush can be both a verb and a noun.
rinse[/rÉĒns/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Rinse your hands with clean water.
Syn: washAnt: soil
đĄ Exam tip: Rinse usually means washing with water after using soap.
rub[/rĘb/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻˇāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻˇā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Rub your hands with soap.
Syn: scrubAnt: leave
đĄ Exam tip: The past form of rub is rubbed.
dry[/draÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Dry your hands with a clean towel.
Syn: dehydrateAnt: wet
đĄ Exam tip: Dry can be both a verb and an adjective.
trim[/trÉĒm/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Trim your nails regularly.
Syn: cutAnt: lengthen
đĄ Exam tip: Trim is commonly used with nails, hair, and plants.
cover[/ËkĘvÉ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Cover your mouth when you cough.
Syn: protectAnt: uncover
đĄ Exam tip: Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
3. Body and Personal Items (8 words)
hand[/hÃĻnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāĻ¤
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: My hands are clean.
Syn: âAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is hands.
nail[/neÉĒl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻ
Alt: āĻāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: Keep your nails short.
Syn: fingernailAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Nail can also mean āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ, so use the context.
tooth[/tuËθ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ
Example: I brush each tooth carefully.
Syn: âAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: The plural of tooth is teeth, not tooths.
mouth[/maĘθ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻā§āĻ
Example: Rinse your mouth after eating.
Syn: âAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Mouth is a countable noun: one mouth, two mouths.
body[/ËbÉdi/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻš
Example: We should keep our body clean.
Syn: physiqueAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: The plural of body is bodies.
clothes[/klÉĘðz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
Example: Wear clean clothes every day.
Syn: garmentsAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Clothes is normally used in the plural form.
towel[/ËtaĘÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
Example: Use a clean towel to dry your hands.
Syn: âAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: A towel is used for drying, not washing.
soap[/sÉĘp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Example: Soap helps remove germs.
Syn: cleanserAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Soap is generally an uncountable noun.
4. Places and Cleaning Objects (8 words)
dustbin[/ËdĘstbÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: Put the waste in the dustbin.
Syn: wastebasketAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Dustbin is a compound word: dust + bin.
surroundings[/sÉËraĘndÉĒÅz/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻļāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Example: We should keep our surroundings clean.
Syn: environmentAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Surroundings is usually used in the plural form.
environment[/ÉĒnËvaÉĒÉrÉnmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
Alt: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Clean habits protect the environment.
Syn: surroundingsAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Environment ends with -ment and is a noun.
classroom[/ËklÉËsrĘm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻˇ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°
Example: Our classroom is neat and clean.
Syn: schoolroomAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Classroom is a compound noun: class + room.
home[/hÉĘm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§
Example: I help to keep my home clean.
Syn: houseAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Home means a place of living; house means a building.
floor[/flÉË/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻā§
Alt: āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: Do not throw waste on the floor.
Syn: groundAnt: ceiling
đĄ Exam tip: Floor may also mean āĻ¤āĻ˛āĻž of a building.
waste[/weÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯
Alt: āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸
Example: Put waste in the proper place.
Syn: rubbishAnt: useful material
đĄ Exam tip: Waste can be a noun or a verb.
rubbish[/ËrĘbÉĒĘ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸
Example: Rubbish makes a place dirty.
Syn: garbageAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: Rubbish is generally an uncountable noun.
5. Good Habits and Daily Actions (8 words)
habit[/ËhÃĻbÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Washing hands is a good habit.
Syn: practiceAnt: â
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is habits.
regularly[/ËreÉĄjÉlÉli/]adverbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽā§
Example: Brush your teeth regularly.
Syn: oftenAnt: rarely
đĄ Exam tip: Regularly tells us how an action happens.
before[/bÉĒËfÉË/]adverbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§
Example: Wash your hands before eating.
Syn: earlierAnt: after
đĄ Exam tip: Before and after are common time words in exams.
after[/ËÉËftÉ/]prepositioneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°ā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°
Example: Wash your hands after playing.
Syn: laterAnt: before
đĄ Exam tip: After can be a preposition, conjunction, or adverb.
always[/ËÉËlweÉĒz/]adverbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž
Example: Always use a dustbin.
Syn: constantlyAnt: never
đĄ Exam tip: Always shows the highest frequency.
carefully[/ËkeÉfÉli/]adverbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§
Example: Wash your hands carefully.
Syn: cautiouslyAnt: carelessly
đĄ Exam tip: Carefully is formed from careful + -ly.
tidy[/ËtaÉĒdi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Example: Keep your room tidy.
Syn: neatAnt: untidy
đĄ Exam tip: Tidy is the opposite of untidy.
responsible[/rÉĒËspÉnsÉbÉl/]adjectivehard
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ˛
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: A responsible child keeps the school clean.
Syn: dutifulAnt: irresponsible
đĄ Exam tip: The noun form is responsibility.
6. Actions, Results and Opposites (8 words)
remove[/rÉĒËmuËv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Soap removes dirt from our hands.
Syn: take awayAnt: add
đĄ Exam tip: Remove means to take something away.
prevent[/prÉĒËvent/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Clean habits prevent diseases.
Syn: stopAnt: allow
đĄ Exam tip: Prevent is followed by a noun or gerund: prevent illness, prevent spreading.
spread[/spred/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Germs can spread quickly.
Syn: scatterAnt: gather
đĄ Exam tip: The past form of spread is also spread.
protect[/prÉËtekt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: Good habits protect our health.
Syn: guardAnt: harm
đĄ Exam tip: Protect is followed by an object: protect our health.
neat[/niËt/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: Her books are neat and clean.
Syn: tidyAnt: messy
đĄ Exam tip: Neat can describe clothes, rooms, writing, or appearance.
dirty[/ËdÉËti/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Example: Dirty hands may carry germs.
Syn: filthyAnt: clean
đĄ Exam tip: Dirty is an adjective; dirt is its related noun.
wet[/wet/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤
Example: Dry your wet hands.
Syn: dampAnt: dry
đĄ Exam tip: Wet is commonly used as the opposite of dry.
messy[/Ëmesi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§
Alt: āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§
Example: A messy room is difficult to clean.
Syn: untidyAnt: neat
đĄ Exam tip: Messy is formed from mess + -y.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Learn each word with its Bengali meaning, part of speech, synonym, and antonym.
âĸ Remember the common sequence: wash hands before eating and after using the toilet or playing.
âĸ Use clean, dirty, wet, dry, neat, and messy as adjectives before nouns or after forms of be.
âĸ Do not confuse tooth and teeth: tooth is singular, while teeth is plural.
âĸ Use a dustbin for waste; do not throw rubbish on the floor or in the surroundings.
âĸ For paragraph or dialogue questions, mention washing hands, bathing, brushing teeth, trimming nails, wearing clean clothes, and keeping the environment clean.
âĸ Remember that cleanliness is a noun, clean is an adjective or verb, and cleanly is an adverb.
âĸ Check spelling carefully: cleanliness, regularly, environment, responsible, and surroundings.