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Chapter: Telling the Time

📚 Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
timeclocksecondminutehourdaymidnightmiddayo'clockpasttoquarterhalfhour handminute handa.m.p.m.morningafternooneveningnightwashpraysleephave breakfastreturnusuallyhow longdurationholidaylasttakelookreadsaylistenshowdrawcontinue
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē Add “-ly” to the adjective “usual” to form the adverb “usually,” meaning āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ.
â–ē The compound noun “midnight” is formed from “mid” + “night” and means āϰāĻžāϤ ⧧⧍āϟāĻž.
â–ē The compound noun “midday” is formed from “mid” + “day” and means āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ ⧧⧍āϟāĻž.
â–ē The compound noun “breakfast” is formed from “break” + “fast” and means āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻž.
â–ē The compound noun “school day” is formed from “school” + “day” and means āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ.
â–ē The compound noun “hour hand” means the hand that shows the hour.
â–ē The compound noun “minute hand” means the hand that shows the minutes.
â–ē The word “return” can function as a verb meaning āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻž and a noun meaning āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ.
â–ē The word “help” can function as a verb meaning āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž and a noun meaning āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ.
1. Time Units and Clock Words (8 words)
time[/taÉĒm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻžāϞ
Example: What time is it?
Syn: periodAnt: timelessness
💡 Exam tip: Use “What time is it?” to ask about the time.
clock[/klɒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ
Example: Look at the clock.
Syn: timepiece
💡 Exam tip: Remember the spelling: c-l-o-c-k.
second[/ˈsekənd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻ•āĻ•; ā§Ŧā§Ļ āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡ ā§§ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ
Example: Sixty seconds make one minute.
Syn: momentAnt: eternity
💡 Exam tip: 60 seconds = 1 minute.
minute[/ˈmÉĒnÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āĻ•; ā§Ŧā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡ ā§§ āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž
Example: The class lasts thirty-five minutes.
Syn: momentAnt: eternity
💡 Exam tip: 60 minutes = 1 hour.
hour[/ˈaʊə(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āĻ•; ⧍ā§Ē āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ ā§§ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Example: There are sixty minutes in an hour.
Syn: periodAnt: moment
💡 Exam tip: 60 minutes = 1 hour.
day[/deÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Alt: ⧍ā§Ē āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻžāϞ
Example: There are twenty-four hours in a day.
Syn: daytimeAnt: night
💡 Exam tip: 24 hours = 1 day.
midnight[/ˈmÉĒdnaÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ
Alt: āϰāĻžāϤ ⧧⧍āϟāĻž
Example: At midnight, I am sleeping.
Syn: midnight hourAnt: midday
💡 Exam tip: Midnight means 12 o’clock at night.
midday[/ˌmÉĒdˈdeÉĒ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§āύ
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ ⧧⧍āϟāĻž
Example: The midday sun is very hot.
Syn: noonAnt: midnight
💡 Exam tip: Midday means 12 o’clock in the daytime.
2. Parts and Positions of Time (8 words)
o'clock[/əˈklɒk/]adveasy
Meaning: āϟāĻž; āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ
Alt: āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: It is five o'clock.
Syn: exactlyAnt: approximately
💡 Exam tip: Use o’clock only with an exact hour.
past[/pɑːst/]prepmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻœā§‡; āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ
Alt: āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: It is quarter past ten.
Syn: afterAnt: to
💡 Exam tip: Use “past” for minutes after the hour.
to[/tuː/]prepmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāϜāϤ⧇; āφāϗ⧇
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: It is quarter to eleven.
Syn: beforeAnt: past
💡 Exam tip: Use “to” for minutes before the next hour.
quarter[/ˈkwɔːtə(r)/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāύ⧇āϰ⧋ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•-āϚāϤ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ
Alt: āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϰ ā§§ā§Ģ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ
Example: A quarter of an hour is fifteen minutes.
Syn: fourthAnt: whole
💡 Exam tip: Quarter past = 15 minutes after; quarter to = 15 minutes before.
half[/hɑːf/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϧ⧇āĻ•; āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ
Alt: āĻāĻ• āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ
Example: It is half past ten.
Syn: middleAnt: whole
💡 Exam tip: Half past means 30 minutes after the hour.
hand[/hÃĻnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž
Alt: āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Example: The minute hand is on twelve.
Syn: pointer
💡 Exam tip: A clock has an hour hand and a minute hand.
hour hand[/ˈaʊə hÃĻnd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž
Alt: āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž
Example: The hour hand points to ten.
Syn: short hand
💡 Exam tip: The shorter hand usually shows the hour.
minute hand[/ˈmÉĒnÉĒt hÃĻnd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž
Example: The minute hand points to six.
Syn: long hand
💡 Exam tip: The longer hand usually shows the minutes.
3. A.M., P.M. and Daily Times (8 words)
a.m.[/ˌeÉĒ Ëˆem/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āφāĻ— āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We are at school at 9 a.m.
Syn: morningAnt: p.m.
💡 Exam tip: A.M. is used from midnight to midday.
p.m.[/ˌpiː ˈem/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻšā§āĻŖ; āĻŦāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻžāϤ
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We are at home at 9 p.m.
Syn: afternoonAnt: a.m.
💡 Exam tip: P.M. is used from midday to midnight.
morning[/ˈmɔːnÉĒŋ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: I go to school in the morning.
Syn: dawnAnt: night
💡 Exam tip: Use “in the morning” in time expressions.
afternoon[/ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ; āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻšā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We play in the afternoon.
Syn: daytimeAnt: morning
💡 Exam tip: Afternoon comes after midday.
evening[/ˈiːvnÉĒŋ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώāĻ­āĻžāĻ—
Example: I help my mother in the evening.
Syn: duskAnt: morning
💡 Exam tip: Use “in the evening” for evening activities.
night[/naÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāĻžāϤ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ; āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: It is night at 2 a.m.
Syn: darknessAnt: day
💡 Exam tip: Night is commonly associated with p.m. or early a.m. times.
early[/ˈɜːli/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āϰ; āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇
Example: I get up early in the morning.
Syn: promptAnt: late
💡 Exam tip: Early is the opposite of late.
late[/leÉĒt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋ; āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇
Example: He is late for school.
Syn: delayedAnt: early
💡 Exam tip: Use “late for” before an event or place.
4. Daily Activities and Routines (8 words)
wash[/wɒʃ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Wash yourself before breakfast.
Syn: cleanAnt: soil
💡 Exam tip: “Wash yourself” means āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž.
pray[/preÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻžāϏāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I wash myself and pray at five o'clock.
Syn: worshipAnt: disbelieve
💡 Exam tip: Pray is a regular verb: pray–prayed–prayed.
sleep[/sliːp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϘ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: They are sleeping at midnight.
Syn: restAnt: wake
💡 Exam tip: The present continuous form is “am/is/are sleeping.”
have breakfast[/hÃĻv ˈbrekfəst/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻž āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: We have breakfast at eight o'clock.
Syn: eat breakfast
💡 Exam tip: Use “have breakfast,” not usually “take breakfast” in standard English.
go[/ɡəʊ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž
Example: Take your bag and go to school.
Syn: moveAnt: come
💡 Exam tip: Go is irregular: go–went–gone.
return[/rÉĒˈtɜːn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻž
Alt: āφāϗ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: It is time to return home.
Syn: come backAnt: leave
💡 Exam tip: Return means “come back” or “go back.”
help[/help/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I usually help my mother at five p.m.
Syn: assistAnt: hinder
💡 Exam tip: Help can be both a verb and a noun.
usually[/ˈjuːʒuəli/]advmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ
Alt: āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: I usually read in the evening.
Syn: normallyAnt: rarely
💡 Exam tip: Usually often comes before the main verb.
5. Time Questions and Answers (8 words)
how long[/haƊ lɒŋ/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻ•āϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ; āĻ•āϤ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧈āĻ°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āϜāĻžāύāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ
Example: How long is your English class?
Syn: for what duration
💡 Exam tip: Use “How long” to ask about duration.
duration[/djʊˈreÉĒʃən/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻžāϞ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϚāϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‹āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: The duration of the class is thirty-five minutes.
Syn: lengthAnt: instant
💡 Exam tip: Duration answers the question “How long?”
class[/klɑːs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖāĻŋ; āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ  āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: My English class is thirty-five minutes long.
Syn: lesson
💡 Exam tip: “Class” may mean a group of students or a lesson.
school day[/skuːl deÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: My school day is six hours long.
Syn: school timeAnt: holiday
💡 Exam tip: Write “school day” as two words.
walk[/wɔːk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻšā§‡āρāĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž
Example: My walk to school takes twenty minutes.
Syn: strollAnt: run
💡 Exam tip: Walk can be both a noun and a verb.
holiday[/ˈhɒlədeÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: Our summer holiday lasts two months.
Syn: vacationAnt: school day
💡 Exam tip: Summer holiday means āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻˇā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋ.
last[/lɑːst/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧇ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: How long does the holiday last?
Syn: continueAnt: end
💡 Exam tip: In questions, use “does ... last?” with singular subjects.
take[/teÉĒk/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The walk to school takes twenty minutes.
Syn: requireAnt: save
💡 Exam tip: Use “take” to express the time needed for an activity.
6. Actions and Instructions in the Lesson (8 words)
look[/lƊk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋; āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Alt: āĻšā§‹āĻ– āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Look at the clock.
Syn: watchAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Use “look at” before the object being viewed.
read[/riːd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž
Example: Read and say the sentences.
Syn: studyAnt: misread
💡 Exam tip: Read is irregular: read–read–read; past pronunciation is /red/.
say[/seÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāϞāĻž
Alt: āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Say the time aloud.
Syn: speakAnt: silence
💡 Exam tip: Say is irregular: say–said–said.
listen[/ˈlÉĒsən/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž
Alt: āĻļ⧁āύ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Listen, read and say.
Syn: hearAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Use “listen to” before a person or sound.
tick-tock[/ˈtÉĒk tɒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϟāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Alt: āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϰ āϚāϞāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻŖ
Example: Tick-tock! Tick-tock! The clock is running.
Syn: ticking
💡 Exam tip: It is an example of an onomatopoeic word.
show[/ʃəʊ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Show your clock to your groupmates.
Syn: displayAnt: hide
💡 Exam tip: Show is irregular: show–showed–shown/showed.
draw[/drɔː/]verbeasy
Meaning: āφāρāĻ•āĻž
Alt: āĻ•āϞāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Draw a clock with any time on it.
Syn: sketchAnt: erase
💡 Exam tip: Draw is irregular: draw–drew–drawn.
continue[/kənˈtÉĒnjuː/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Continue until everyone has had a turn.
Syn: proceedAnt: stop
💡 Exam tip: Continue means keep doing something.
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Remember the conversions: 60 seconds = 1 minute, 60 minutes = 1 hour, and 24 hours = 1 day.
â€ĸ Use “o'clock” only for an exact hour, such as “It is five o'clock.”
â€ĸ Use “past” for minutes after an hour: 10:15 = quarter past ten.
â€ĸ Use “half past” for thirty minutes after an hour: 10:30 = half past ten.
â€ĸ Use “to” for minutes before the next hour: 10:45 = quarter to eleven.
â€ĸ A.M. covers midnight to midday, while P.M. covers midday to midnight.
â€ĸ At midnight means at 12 o'clock at night; at midday means at 12 o'clock in the daytime.
â€ĸ Use “How long” to ask about duration: “How long is your English class?”
â€ĸ In clock reading, the shorter hand shows the hour and the longer hand shows the minutes.
â€ĸ For routine activities, use the simple present: “I usually help my mother at five p.m.”
â€ĸ For activities happening now or at a stated time, use the present continuous when appropriate: “They are sleeping.”
â€ĸ Check whether a time expression refers to day or night; 2 p.m. is daytime, but 2 a.m. is nighttime.

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