Chapter: Happy Birthday
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
birthdayspecialdateborncelebratecakecandleblow outsingpartyfriendfamilygifttoywrapcolorfulclothesenjoyJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilfirsttwenty-firstIndependence DayBangla New YearVictory DayInternational Workersâ DayLanguage Martyrsâ DayInternational Mother Language Day
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add -ful to a noun to form an adjective: color + ful = colorful.
âē Add -ness to an adjective to form a noun: happy + ness = happiness.
âē Add -tion to some verbs to form nouns: celebrate + tion = celebration.
âē Add -ed to a regular verb to form the past tense or past participle: wrap + ped = wrapped.
âē Add -s or -es to a noun to form a plural: candle + s = candles; party + ies = parties.
âē Some plurals are irregular: person â people, child â children.
âē The ordinal form of one is first (1st), and the ordinal form of twenty-one is twenty-first (21st).
âē Use capital letters for names of months, festivals, and special days: January, April, Independence Day.
1. Birthday Basics (8 words)
birthday[/ËbÉËθdeÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻā§
Example: Today is my birthday.
Syn: birth anniversary
đĄ Exam tip: Birthday means the date on which a person was born.
special[/ËspeĘÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Example: A birthday is a special day.
Syn: important, unusualAnt: ordinary, common
đĄ Exam tip: Use special before a noun to describe something important.
person[/ËpÉËrsÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ
Example: Every person has a birthday.
Syn: individual, human
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form of person is usually people.
date[/deÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Example: Write the date in your notebook.
Syn: day
đĄ Exam tip: A date may include the day, month, and year.
born[/bÉËrn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: She was born in Dhaka.
Syn: delivered
đĄ Exam tip: Use born after was, were, or be: He was born in 2015.
year[/jÉĒÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛
Example: He is ten years old.
Syn: twelve-month period
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is years after numbers greater than one.
age[/eÉĒdĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸
Alt: āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸
Example: What is your age?
Syn: years
đĄ Exam tip: Ask: How old are you? to know someone's age.
celebrate[/ËselÉbreÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĻā§âāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: We celebrate birthdays with our family.
Syn: observe, enjoyAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: The noun form is celebration.
2. Cake and Birthday Customs (8 words)
cake[/keÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ
Alt: āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Example: There is a cake on the table.
Syn: sweet dessert
đĄ Exam tip: Cake is a countable noun when referring to a whole cake.
candle[/ËkÃĻndÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Example: There are ten candles on the cake.
Syn: taper
đĄ Exam tip: One candle is used for each year of a person's age.
blow[/bloĘ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĢā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Nafis blows out the candles.
Syn: puffAnt: inhale
đĄ Exam tip: The phrase blow out means extinguish by blowing.
sing[/sÉĒÅ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
Example: The children sing a birthday song.
Syn: chant, vocalize
đĄ Exam tip: Past form: sang; past participle: sung.
song[/sÉËÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻž
Example: They sing a happy song.
Syn: tune, melody
đĄ Exam tip: Do not confuse song with sing; song is a noun and sing is a verb.
candlelight[/ËkÃĻndÉllaÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
Example: The room was bright with candlelight.
Syn: candle glowAnt: darkness
đĄ Exam tip: Candlelight is generally used as an uncountable noun.
custom[/ËkĘstÉm/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ
Example: Birthday customs are different in different countries.
Syn: tradition, practiceAnt: innovation
đĄ Exam tip: Custom means a usual practice of a group or country.
country[/ËkĘntri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻļ
Alt: āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°
Example: People in every country have different customs.
Syn: nation, state
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is countries, changing y to ies.
3. Party, Friends and Gifts (8 words)
party[/ËpÉËrti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ-āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻŦā§āĻļ
Example: There is a party at her home.
Syn: celebration, gathering
đĄ Exam tip: Party can also mean a group of people.
friend[/frend/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: My friends come to my birthday party.
Syn: companion, mateAnt: enemy
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is friends.
family[/ËfÃĻmÉli/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨
Example: I spend my birthday with my family.
Syn: relatives, household
đĄ Exam tip: Family may take a singular verb when treated as one unit.
food[/fuËd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯
Example: Special food is prepared for the party.
Syn: meal, nourishment
đĄ Exam tip: Food is usually uncountable; use pieces or kinds for counting.
sweet[/swiËt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Example: The children eat sweets at the party.
Syn: candy, confectionAnt: sour, bitter
đĄ Exam tip: Sweet can be a noun or an adjective.
game[/ÉĄeÉĒm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž
Example: The children play games.
Syn: play, match
đĄ Exam tip: Use play with games: They play games.
gift[/ÉĄÉĒft/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸
Example: Rina gives a birthday gift to Nafis.
Syn: present, offeringAnt: debt
đĄ Exam tip: Gift and present have similar meanings in this lesson.
toy[/tÉÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸
Example: The gift may be a toy.
Syn: plaything
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is toys.
4. Gifts and Descriptions (8 words)
wrap[/rÃĻp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: They wrap the gift in paper.
Syn: cover, packAnt: unwrap, open
đĄ Exam tip: The past form of wrap is wrapped.
wrapped[/rÃĻpt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¤
Example: The gift is wrapped in colorful paper.
Syn: covered, packedAnt: unwrapped
đĄ Exam tip: Wrapped is formed by adding -ed to wrap; keep the double p.
colorful[/ËkĘlÉrfÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ°āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤
Example: The gift is wrapped in colorful paper.
Syn: bright, multicolouredAnt: colourless, dull
đĄ Exam tip: Colorful is formed from color plus -ful.
paper[/ËpeÉĒpÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻ
Alt: āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The box is covered with paper.
Syn: sheet
đĄ Exam tip: Paper may be countable for newspapers or documents and uncountable as material.
clothes[/kloĘðz/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: The gift may be some clothes.
Syn: garments, clothing
đĄ Exam tip: Clothes is plural; say a piece of clothing, not a cloth.
book[/bĘk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ
Alt: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨ
Example: I received a book as a gift.
Syn: volume, textbook
đĄ Exam tip: Book can also be a verb meaning āĻāĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž.
important[/ÉĒmËpÉËrtÉnt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Example: Friends and family are important on a birthday.
Syn: significant, valuableAnt: unimportant, trivial
đĄ Exam tip: The noun form is importance.
enjoy[/ÉĒnËdĘÉÉĒ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: We enjoy the birthday party.
Syn: like, relishAnt: dislike
đĄ Exam tip: Use a noun or gerund after enjoy: enjoy the day; enjoy singing.
5. Dates and Ordinal Numbers (8 words)
January[/ËdĘÃĻnjuÉri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸
Example: My birthday is in January.
đĄ Exam tip: Months begin with a capital letter.
February[/ËfebruÉri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸
Example: The Language Martyrsâ Day is on 21st February.
đĄ Exam tip: February has 28 days in a common year and 29 in a leap year.
March[/mÉËrtĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸
Example: Bangladesh celebrates Independence Day in March.
đĄ Exam tip: March 26 is the Independence Day of Bangladesh.
April[/ËeÉĒprÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛
Alt: āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸
Example: Bangla New Year is on 14th April.
đĄ Exam tip: April 14 is celebrated as Bangla New Year.
first[/fÉËrst/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: The first of January is New Year's Day.
Syn: earliest, initialAnt: last, final
đĄ Exam tip: The ordinal form of one is first, written 1st.
twenty-first[/Ëtwenti ËfÉËrst/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻā§āĻļāĻ¤āĻŽ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ ā§¨ā§§ āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°
Example: The twenty-first of February is International Mother Language Day.
Syn: 21st
đĄ Exam tip: Write twenty-first as 21st in short form.
twenty-sixth[/Ëtwenti ËsÉĒksθ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻ¤āĻŽ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ ā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°
Example: The twenty-sixth of March is Independence Day.
Syn: 26th
đĄ Exam tip: Write twenty-sixth as 26th in short form.
date[/deÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Please date your answer.
Syn: mark, chronicle
đĄ Exam tip: In the lesson, date is mainly used as a noun meaning āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ.
6. Important Days and Actions (8 words)
Language Martyrsâ Day[/ËlÃĻÅÉĄwÉĒdĘ ËmÉËrtÉrz deÉĒ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļāĻšā§āĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Example: The 21st of February is Language Martyrsâ Day.
Syn: International Mother Language Day
đĄ Exam tip: It is observed on 21 February.
International Mother Language Day[/ËÉĒntÉrËnÃĻĘÉnÉl ËmĘðÉr ËlÃĻÅÉĄwÉĒdĘ deÉĒ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸
Example: International Mother Language Day is observed on 21 February.
Syn: Language Martyrsâ Day
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the date: 21 February.
Independence Day[/ËÉĒndÉĒËpendÉns deÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Example: Independence Day of Bangladesh is on 26 March.
Syn: national independence day
đĄ Exam tip: Match Independence Day with 26 March.
Bangla New Year[/ËbÃĻÅlÉ njuË jÉĒÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¨āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻˇ
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Example: Bangla New Year is celebrated on 14 April.
Syn: Pohela Boishakh
đĄ Exam tip: Match Bangla New Year with 14 April.
Victory Day[/ËvÉĒktÉri deÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Example: Victory Day of Bangladesh is on 16 December.
Syn: national victory dayAnt: defeat day
đĄ Exam tip: Match Victory Day with 16 December.
International Workersâ Day[/ËÉĒntÉrËnÃĻĘÉnÉl ËwÉËrkÉrz deÉĒ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸
Alt: āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ
āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸
Example: International Workersâ Day is on 1 May.
Syn: May Day, Labour Day
đĄ Exam tip: Match International Workersâ Day with 1 May.
children[/ËtĘÉĒldrÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻž
Alt: child-āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨
Example: Children play games at birthday parties.
Syn: kids, youngstersAnt: adults
đĄ Exam tip: Children is an irregular plural; never write childs.
give[/ÉĄÉĒv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Friends give gifts to the birthday child.
Syn: present, offerAnt: take, receive
đĄ Exam tip: Past form: gave; past participle: given.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ A birthday is the date when a person was born.
âĸ People around the world celebrate birthdays in different ways.
âĸ There is one candle for each year of a person's life.
âĸ The birthday person blows out the candles, not the friends and family.
âĸ Friends may bring gifts, but gifts are not the most important thing.
âĸ Remember the date format: day, month, and year; for example, 01.01.25 = 1st January, 2025.
âĸ Use ordinal numbers when saying dates: the first of January, the twenty-first of February.
âĸ Match important dates correctly: 21 FebruaryâInternational Mother Language Day; 26 MarchâIndependence Day; 14 AprilâBangla New Year; 1 MayâInternational Workersâ Day; 16 DecemberâVictory Day.
âĸ For True or False questions, compare each statement carefully with the passage.
âĸ In sentence completion, write the month, day, year, and today's date accurately.
âĸ Use was born or were born, not is born, for a completed past event.
âĸ Use enjoy with a noun or an -ing form: enjoy the day; enjoy singing.
âĸ Remember that clothes and children are plural words.
âĸ When writing a date in words, use an ordinal number such as 31st January, 1995.