Chapter: Are you listening?-2
đ Vocabulary
ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
â Most Important Exam Words
toughboughcoughdoughthroughalivefivewriteheardbearddeadbeadmeatgreatthreatmothmotherbothbothertheredearbearlosepronunciationstressintonationsyllablerhymealoudbeware
đ Word Formation Rules
âē ough āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻšāϞā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ /Ęf/, /aĘ/, /Éf/, /ÉĘ/, /Ę/, /uË/ āĻŦāĻž āύā§āϰāĻŦ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
âē i-e, igh āĻāĻŦāĻ y āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ i āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ /aÉĒ/ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§: five, light, cryāĨ¤
âē āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠-ful āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϞ⧠adjective āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšā§: dread + ful = dreadfulāĨ¤
âē āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠-tion āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϞ⧠noun āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§: pronounce + ation = pronunciationāĨ¤
âē āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠-ing āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϞ⧠verb-āĻāϰ continuous form āĻŦāĻž gerund āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšā§: spell + ing = spellingāĨ¤
âē āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠-ly āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§ adverb āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšā§: loud + ly = loudlyāĨ¤
âē āĻāĻāĻ pronunciation āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ spelling āĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ homophone āĻŦāϞā§: there/their, bear/bareāĨ¤
1. Tricky Words from The Chaos (8 words)
tough[/tĘf/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻļāĻā§āϤ; āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ
Alt: āĻĻā§ā§ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§āϞ
Example: This job is tough.
Syn: difficultAnt: easy
đĄ Exam tip: āϤough-āĻ ough-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /Ęf/āĨ¤
bough[/baĘ/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§ āĻĄāĻžāϞ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: A bird sat on a bough.
Syn: branch
đĄ Exam tip: bough-āĻ ough-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /aĘ/āĨ¤
cough[/kÉf/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: He began to cough badly.
Syn: hack
đĄ Exam tip: cough-āĻ ough-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /Éf/āĨ¤
dough[/dÉĘ/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄ; āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϰ
Alt: āϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ
Example: Mother made dough for bread.
Syn: paste
đĄ Exam tip: dough-āĻ ough-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /ÉĘ/āĨ¤
hiccough[/ËhÉĒkĘp/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: The child had a hiccough.
Syn: hiccup
đĄ Exam tip: hiccough-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ hiccup-āĻ āĻšā§āĨ¤
thorough[/ËθĘrÉ/]adjhard
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ; āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāύāĻžāĻāĻŋ-āϏāĻš āĻāϰāĻž
Example: She made a thorough search.
Syn: completeAnt: incomplete
đĄ Exam tip: thorough āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻļā§āώā§āϰ ough āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
slough[/slaĘ/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻāϞāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ; āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻāϞāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ
Example: The cattle crossed the slough.
Syn: swamp
đĄ Exam tip: āĻāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻžā§ slough-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /slaĘ/āĨ¤
through[/θruË/]prepmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§; āĻāĻŋāϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤā§
Example: We walked through the gate.
Syn: acrossAnt: around
đĄ Exam tip: through-āĻ ough-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /uË/āĨ¤
2. Words with the Long i Sound (8 words)
alive[/ÉËlaÉĒv/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āϏāĻā§āĻŦ
Example: The injured bird is still alive.
Syn: livingAnt: dead
đĄ Exam tip: alive-āĻ i-e-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /aÉĒ/āĨ¤
five[/faÉĒv/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ
Alt: ā§Ģ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž
Example: I have five pencils.
Syn: pentad
đĄ Exam tip: five-āĻ i-e-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /aÉĒ/āĨ¤
write[/raÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϞā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Please write your name.
Syn: recordAnt: erase
đĄ Exam tip: write-āĻ w āύā§āϰāĻŦ; āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /raÉĒt/āĨ¤
child[/tĘaÉĒld/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§
Alt: āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§ā§ā§
Example: The child is playing.
Syn: kidAnt: adult
đĄ Exam tip: child-āĻ i-āĻāϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦāϰ /aÉĒ/āĨ¤
drive[/draÉĒv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻāĻžā§āĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: My father can drive a car.
Syn: operateAnt: stop
đĄ Exam tip: drive-āĻ i-e-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /aÉĒ/āĨ¤
flight[/flaÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĄā§āĻĄā§āύ; āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Our flight leaves at noon.
Syn: air journeyAnt: landing
đĄ Exam tip: flight-āĻ igh-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /aÉĒ/āĨ¤
light[/laÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāϞā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋ
Example: The light is very bright.
Syn: lampAnt: darkness
đĄ Exam tip: light-āĻ igh-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /aÉĒ/āĨ¤
choose[/tĘuËz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻā§āĻž
Alt: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Choose the correct answer.
Syn: selectAnt: reject
đĄ Exam tip: choose-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /tĘuËz/, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠chose-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /tĘÉĘz/āĨ¤
3. Words with Different Vowel Sounds (8 words)
heard[/hÉËd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāϞ; āĻļā§āύā§āĻā§
Alt: hear-āĻāϰ āĻ
āϤā§āϤ āϰā§āĻĒ
Example: I heard a strange sound.
Syn: listened toAnt: ignored
đĄ Exam tip: heard-āĻ ear-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /ÉË/āĨ¤
beard[/bÉĒÉd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϞā§āĻŽ
Example: His beard is long.
Syn: facial hair
đĄ Exam tip: beard āĻ bird-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĨ¤
dead[/ded/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āϤ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻšā§āύ
Example: The tree is dead.
Syn: lifelessAnt: alive
đĄ Exam tip: dead-āĻāϰ ea-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /e/, bead-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠/iË/ āύā§āĨ¤
bead[/biËd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻāϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞ āĻ
āϞāĻāĻāĻžāϰ
Example: She wore a bead necklace.
Syn: ornament
đĄ Exam tip: bead-āĻ ea-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /iË/āĨ¤
meat[/miËt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻš
Example: We bought fresh meat.
Syn: flesh
đĄ Exam tip: meat-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ suite āĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āĨ¤
great[/ÉĄreÉĒt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύ; āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
Example: She is a great singer.
Syn: excellentAnt: poor
đĄ Exam tip: great-āĻ ea-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /eÉĒ/āĨ¤
threat[/θret/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻļāĻā§āĻāĻž
Example: The storm is a threat to the village.
Syn: dangerAnt: safety
đĄ Exam tip: threat-āĻ ea-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /e/āĨ¤
rose[/rÉĘz/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻĒ
Alt: āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻĢā§āϞ
Example: A red rose bloomed in the garden.
Syn: flower
đĄ Exam tip: rose āĻ rows-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĨ¤
4. Meaning and Pronunciation Contrasts (8 words)
moth[/mÉθ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻĒā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āύāώā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻž
Example: A moth flew near the lamp.
Syn: insect
đĄ Exam tip: moth āĻ mother-āĻāϰ th āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύā§āĨ¤
mother[/ËmĘðÉ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻž
Alt: āĻāύāύā§
Example: My mother helps me study.
Syn: parent
đĄ Exam tip: mother-āĻ th āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ /ð/; moth-āĻ /θ/āĨ¤
both[/bÉĘθ/]deteasy
Meaning: āĻāĻā§; āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āĻā§
Example: Both answers are correct.
Syn: the twoAnt: neither
đĄ Exam tip: both-āĻ th-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /θ/āĨ¤
bother[/ËbÉðÉ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
Example: Do not bother your sister.
Syn: annoyAnt: please
đĄ Exam tip: bother-āĻ th-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /ð/āĨ¤
there[/ðeÉ/]adveasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§
Example: Put the book there.
Syn: in that placeAnt: here
đĄ Exam tip: there āĻ their āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻ; āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĨ¤
dear[/dÉĒÉ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϰ
Example: She is my dear friend.
Syn: belovedAnt: hated
đĄ Exam tip: dear-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ fear āĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āĨ¤
bear[/beÉ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§ āĻŦāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The bear lives in the forest.
Syn: animal
đĄ Exam tip: bear āĻ bare-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĨ¤
lose[/luËz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻā§ā§ āύāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: Try not to lose your pen.
Syn: misplaceAnt: find
đĄ Exam tip: lose-āĻāϰ s-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /z/; loose-āĻāϰ s-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /s/āĨ¤
5. Pronunciation and Speech Terms (8 words)
sound[/saĘnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ; āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Alt: āĻļā§āϰā§āϤ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: The bell made a loud sound.
Syn: noiseAnt: silence
đĄ Exam tip: sound āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
spelling[/ËspelÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻā§āώāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Example: Check the spelling of the word.
Syn: orthography
đĄ Exam tip: āĻāĻāĻ spelling-āĻāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ pronunciation āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
pronunciation[/prÉËnĘnsiËeÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ
Alt: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
Example: Her pronunciation is clear.
Syn: enunciationAnt: mispronunciation
đĄ Exam tip: pronunciation āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ noun-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠pronunciation āϞāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻšā§, pronounciation āύā§āĨ¤
stress[/stres/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āϰ; āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻā§āϰ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
Example: Put stress on the first syllable.
Syn: emphasisAnt: weakness
đĄ Exam tip: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ syllable-āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻžāĻā§ word stress āĻŦāϞā§āĨ¤
intonation[/ËÉĒntÉËneÉĒĘÉn/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦāϰāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ āĻžāύāĻžāĻŽāĻž
Example: Her intonation sounds natural.
Syn: voice modulationAnt: monotone
đĄ Exam tip: āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠intonation-āĻāϰ āĻāĻ āĻžāύāĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
syllable[/ËsÉĒlÉbÉl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: The word 'alive' has two syllables.
Syn: word part
đĄ Exam tip: alive = a-live, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ syllable āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
rhyme[/raÉĒm/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻŽā§āϞāĻž
Alt: āĻļā§āώ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Light rhymes with night.
Syn: sound alike
đĄ Exam tip: rhyme āĻ rhythm āĻāĻ āύā§; rhyme āĻšāϞ⧠āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
aloud[/ÉËlaĘd/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻā§āĻāϏā§āĻŦāϰā§
Alt: āĻļā§āύāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž āϝāĻžā§ āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Example: Read the poem aloud.
Syn: loudlyAnt: silently
đĄ Exam tip: read aloud āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻā§āĻāϏā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āĻžāĨ¤
6. Words for Reading Practice (8 words)
beware[/bÉĒËweÉ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Beware of the slippery floor.
Syn: be carefulAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: beware of-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϤāϰā§āĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧠āĻāϏā§āĨ¤
dreadful[/ËdredfÉl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻāϰ
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ
Example: It was a dreadful mistake.
Syn: terribleAnt: wonderful
đĄ Exam tip: dreadful-āĻāϰ noun dread āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āĨ¤
stumble[/ËstĘmbÉl/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Do not stumble while reading.
Syn: tripAnt: walk steadily
đĄ Exam tip: stumble āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻāϤâāĻĻā§āĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
match[/mÃĻtĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: This colour does not match that one.
Syn: correspondAnt: differ
đĄ Exam tip: match for āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻāĻ āύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻžā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
differ[/ËdÉĒfÉ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āύāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: These two words differ in pronunciation.
Syn: varyAnt: agree
đĄ Exam tip: differ from āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
language[/ËlÃĻÅÉĄwÉĒdĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāώāĻž
Alt: āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
Example: English is an international language.
Syn: tongue
đĄ Exam tip: language āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ gu-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /ÉĄw/āĨ¤
learn[/lÉËn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: We learn English at school.
Syn: studyAnt: forget
đĄ Exam tip: learn-āĻāϰ past āĻ past participle āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ learned āĻŦāĻž learnt āĻšā§āĨ¤
write[/raÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϞā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻā§āώāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Write the answer clearly.
Syn: composeAnt: delete
đĄ Exam tip: write, wrote, writtenâāĻ āϤāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ āĻāĻāĻ letter combination āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤ pronunciation āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
âĸ silent letter āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āύ: write-āĻ w āĻāĻŦāĻ heard-āĻ h āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ vowel sound āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĨ¤
âĸ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ pronunciation āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ IPA āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ syllable stress āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
âĸ alive, five, write, child, drive, flight āĻ light-āĻ /aÉĒ/ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
âĸ dead, bead, meat, great āĻ threat-āĻāϰ vowel sound āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§ā§āύāĨ¤
âĸ moth, mother, both āĻ bother-āĻ th-āĻāϰ /θ/ āĻāĻŦāĻ /ð/ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
âĸ rhyme āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŖā§ā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ spelling āύā§, āĻļā§āώā§āϰ sound āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
âĸ Read aloud āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧠pronunciation, word stress āĻāĻŦāĻ intonationâāϤāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
âĸ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ falling intonation āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ-āύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧠rising intonation āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
âĸ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžā§ synonym, antonym, fill in the blanks, matching āĻāĻŦāĻ pronunciation-based āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ word list āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤