Chapter: Sport
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
sportkabadicricketfootballvolleyballbadmintoncyclingswimmingweightliftingplaygodostrongstrongerexcitingfavouritecompetitionOlympicathletenationhostcompeteeveryfirstmodernancientalmostsincedifferentcitycountryflagheld
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add -ing to a verb to form an activity noun: cycle â cycling, swim â swimming, lift â lifting.
âē Add -er to a short adjective to form the comparative: strong â stronger.
âē Add -est to a short adjective to form the superlative: strong â strongest.
âē Add -tion to compete to form the noun competition.
âē Add -ic to Olympics to form the adjective Olympic.
âē Add -ly to certain adjectives to form adverbs, for example regular â regularly.
âē Change the final y to ies to make the plural of city: city â cities.
âē Use a capital letter for names of countries and cities: Greece, Sweden, Paris, London.
1. Sports and Games (8 words)
sport[/spÉËrt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž
Example: Sport keeps our body fit.
Syn: gameAnt: inactivity
đĄ Exam tip: Sport is usually used as a noun; the plural form is sports.
kabadi[/kÉËbÉËdi/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Example: My brother plays kabadi.
Syn: team game
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the spelling kabadi, not kabaddi, in the textbook vocabulary list.
cricket[/ËkrÉĒkÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Example: Cricket is my favourite sport.
Syn: bat-and-ball game
đĄ Exam tip: Use play with cricket: We play cricket.
football[/ËfĘtbÉËl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Example: Anousha likes playing football.
Syn: soccer
đĄ Exam tip: Use play football, not do football.
volleyball[/ËvÉlibÉËl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Example: Volleyball is an exciting sport.
Syn: team sport
đĄ Exam tip: The correct expression is play volleyball.
badminton[/ËbÃĻdmÉĒntÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĄāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻ°âā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Example: I play badminton with my family.
Syn: racket sport
đĄ Exam tip: Use play badminton in sentences.
cycling[/ËsaÉĒklÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Example: I go cycling on weekends.
Syn: bicyclingAnt: walking
đĄ Exam tip: The usual expression is go cycling.
swimming[/ËswÉĒmÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨
Example: Anousha goes swimming a lot.
Syn: water sport
đĄ Exam tip: Use go swimming, not play swimming.
2. Sports Activities and Strength (8 words)
weightlifting[/ËweÉĒtlÉĒftÉĒÅ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Example: Baichong does weightlifting.
Syn: lifting weights
đĄ Exam tip: Use do with weightlifting: He does weightlifting.
play[/pleÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: They play cricket after school.
Syn: participateAnt: stop
đĄ Exam tip: Use play with ball games and many competitive sports.
go[/ÉĄÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: We go cycling on Fridays.
Syn: travelAnt: stay
đĄ Exam tip: Use go before activities ending in -ing, such as swimming and cycling.
do[/duË/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: He does weightlifting every morning.
Syn: performAnt: avoid
đĄ Exam tip: Use do with weightlifting and general activities.
strong[/strÉÅ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§
Alt: āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨
Example: My brother is very strong.
Syn: powerfulAnt: weak
đĄ Exam tip: The comparative form is stronger and the superlative form is strongest.
stronger[/ËstrÉÅÉĄÉr/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§
Alt: āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨
Example: Baichong wants to get stronger.
Syn: more powerfulAnt: weaker
đĄ Exam tip: Stronger is the comparative form of strong.
exciting[/ÉĒkËsaÉĒtÉĒÅ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Volleyball is exciting.
Syn: thrillingAnt: boring
đĄ Exam tip: Exciting describes something that creates excitement.
favourite[/ËfeÉĒvÉrÉĒt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻŽ
Alt: āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°
Example: Cricket is my favourite sport.
Syn: preferredAnt: unfavourite
đĄ Exam tip: Favourite is British spelling; favorite is the American spelling.
3. Preferences and Frequency (8 words)
love[/lĘv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: I love badminton.
Syn: likeAnt: hate
đĄ Exam tip: Love is stronger than like.
like[/laÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: I like playing football.
Syn: enjoyAnt: dislike
đĄ Exam tip: After like, use a noun or verb with -ing in this lesson.
more[/mÉËr/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§
Example: I like playing football more than volleyball.
Syn: additionallyAnt: less
đĄ Exam tip: More is used in comparisons with than.
much[/mĘtĘ/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§
Example: I do not like football as much as cricket.
Syn: greatlyAnt: little
đĄ Exam tip: The pattern as much as shows equal degree of liking or quantity.
also[/ËÉËlsÉĘ/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋ
Example: I also go swimming.
Syn: tooAnt: instead
đĄ Exam tip: Also usually comes before the main verb.
often[/ËÉfÉn/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨
Example: They often play cricket.
Syn: frequentlyAnt: rarely
đĄ Exam tip: Often tells how frequently an action happens.
weekend[/ËwiËkËend/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨
Alt: āĻļāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ°āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: I play badminton at the weekend.
Syn: holidayAnt: weekday
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is weekends.
try[/traÉĒ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: I would like to try kabadi.
Syn: attemptAnt: give up
đĄ Exam tip: After would like to, use the base form: would like to try.
4. Olympic Games and Competitions (8 words)
Olympic[/ÉËlÉĒmpÉĒk/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ-āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻ
āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Example: The Olympic Games are held every four years.
Syn: international
đĄ Exam tip: Olympic is an adjective; Olympics is the name of the games.
competition[/ËkÉmpÉËtÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž
Example: The Olympics is the biggest sports competition.
Syn: contestAnt: cooperation
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is competitions.
athlete[/ËÃĻθliËt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: Thousands of athletes compete in the Olympics.
Syn: sportsmanAnt: spectator
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is athletes.
nation[/ËneÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻŖ
Example: More than 200 nations send athletes.
Syn: country
đĄ Exam tip: Nation and country can often be used similarly in this lesson.
host[/hÉĘst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻšāĻ°
Example: Paris was the host of the 1924 Olympics.
Syn: organizerAnt: guest
đĄ Exam tip: Host can be a noun or a verb: The city hosted the Olympics.
athlete[/ËÃĻθliËt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ
Alt: āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ
Example: Each athlete trains hard for the competition.
Syn: competitorAnt: non-player
đĄ Exam tip: Do not confuse athlete with athletic; athlete is a person.
compete[/kÉmËpiËt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Athletes compete in many sports.
Syn: contendAnt: cooperate
đĄ Exam tip: Use compete in a sport or competition.
game[/ÉĄeÉĒm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: The first Olympic Games were held in Greece.
Syn: match
đĄ Exam tip: Games is plural when referring to the Olympic Games.
5. Time, Numbers and History (8 words)
every[/Ëevri/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ
Example: The Olympics are held every four years.
Syn: eachAnt: some
đĄ Exam tip: Every is followed by a singular countable noun: every year.
year[/jÉĒÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛
Example: A year has twelve months.
Syn: annual period
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is years.
first[/fÉËrst/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: The first Olympic Games were held in Greece.
Syn: earliestAnt: last
đĄ Exam tip: First is an ordinal number; its cardinal form is one.
modern[/ËmÉdÉn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ°
Example: The modern Olympic Games started in 1896.
Syn: contemporaryAnt: ancient
đĄ Exam tip: Modern is the opposite of ancient.
ancient[/ËeÉĒnĘÉnt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ°
Example: The first Olympic Games were held almost 3,000 years ago.
Syn: oldAnt: modern
đĄ Exam tip: Use ancient for something belonging to a very old period.
almost[/ËÉËlmÉĘst/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ
Alt: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Example: The first Olympics was held almost 3,000 years ago.
Syn: nearlyAnt: exactly
đĄ Exam tip: Almost means not completely or slightly less than a stated amount.
since[/sÉĒns/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻĨā§āĻā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§
Example: There have been many Olympic competitions since 1896.
Syn: from thenAnt: until
đĄ Exam tip: Since is used with a starting point in time.
different[/ËdÉĒfrÉnt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āĻ°āĻāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: The Olympics are held in a different host city.
Syn: unlikeAnt: same
đĄ Exam tip: Different is usually followed by from in standard English.
6. Places, Countries and Flags (8 words)
city[/ËsÉĒti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻšāĻ°
Alt: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Athens was the first host city.
Syn: townAnt: village
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is cities; change y to ies.
country[/ËkĘntri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻļ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Example: The United States was the host country in 1932.
Syn: nation
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is countries.
Greece[/ÉĄriËs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻļ
Example: The first Olympics was held in Greece.
Syn: Hellenic Republic
đĄ Exam tip: Greece is the country; Greek means related to Greece.
Sweden[/ËswiËdÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĄā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻļ
Example: Sweden hosted the Olympics in 1912.
Syn: Kingdom of Sweden
đĄ Exam tip: The adjective and nationality word is Swedish.
France[/frÉËns/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸
Alt: āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻļ
Example: Paris is the capital of France.
Syn: French Republic
đĄ Exam tip: The adjective and nationality word is French.
flag[/flÃĻÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
Example: Sweden's flag is blue and yellow.
Syn: banner
đĄ Exam tip: Use apostrophe s to show possession: Sweden's flag.
capital[/ËkÃĻpÉĒtÉl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻļāĻšāĻ°
Example: Athens is the capital of Greece.
Syn: chief city
đĄ Exam tip: A capital city is the main city of a country.
held[/held/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛
Example: The 1924 Olympics was held in Paris.
Syn: conductedAnt: cancelled
đĄ Exam tip: Held is the past form and past participle of hold.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Remember the sports collocations: play badminton, play cricket, play football, play kabadi, play volleyball.
âĸ Use go with activities ending in -ing: go cycling and go swimming.
âĸ Use do with weightlifting: do weightlifting.
âĸ Use more than for comparison: I like football more than volleyball.
âĸ Use as much as to show equal degree: I do not like football as much as cricket.
âĸ The Olympics are held every four years.
âĸ The first Olympic Games were held in Greece almost 3,000 years ago.
âĸ The modern Olympic Games started in 1896.
âĸ Learn the host-city pairs: 1896 Athens, 1912 Stockholm, 1924 Paris, 1932 Los Angeles, 1948 London, 1960 Rome, 1968 Mexico City, and 1972 Munich.
âĸ For reading questions, answer with complete sentences and use information directly from the passage.
âĸ Distinguish country names from city names: Greece is a country, while Athens is a city.
âĸ Learn the difference between ancient and modern, strong and weak, and more and less.