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Class 6 to 8ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six - Stop, Look, and Listen - Vocabulary

Chapter: Stop, Look, and Listen

📚 Vocabulary
ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
stop — āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžlook — āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžlisten — āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻžrule — āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽstreet — āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžcross — āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžclue — āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āχāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāϤenjoy — āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻždiscuss — āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžpartner — āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€whiteboard — āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄpackage — āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϟcoloured — āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύchalk — āĻ–āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋimprove — āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžskill — āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžpractice — āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύdifficulty — āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžhold — āϧāϰāĻžbreak — āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžwrist — āĻ•āĻŦāϜāĻŋnumb — āĻ…āĻŦāĻļtotally — āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇carefully — āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇easy — āϏāĻšāϜhard — āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤsoft — āύāϰāĻŽkeep — āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžfind — āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē careful + ly = carefully; adjective āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adverb āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ.
â–ē total + ly = totally; adjective āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adverb āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ.
â–ē teach + er = teacher; verb-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ -er āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ.
â–ē mean + ing = meaning; verb-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ -ing āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ noun āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇.
â–ē coloured = colour + ed; noun-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ -ed āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ adjective āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ.
â–ē improve + ment = improvement; verb-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ -ment āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ noun āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ.
â–ē easy + er = easier; adjective-āĻāϰ comparative form.
â–ē easy + est = easiest; adjective-āĻāϰ superlative form.
â–ē poet + ic = poetic; noun āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adjective āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ.
â–ē write, wrote, written; āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ irregular verb-āĻāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āϰ⧂āĻĒ.
1. Chapter Theme and Safety Rules (8 words)
stop[/stɒp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Stop before you cross the street.
Syn: haltAnt: continue
💡 Exam tip: Stop is commonly followed by before, when, or -ing.
look[/lƊk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Alt: āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Example: Look both ways before crossing the road.
Syn: seeAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Look at a person or thing; look for means search.
listen[/ˈlÉĒsən/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Listen carefully to your teacher.
Syn: hearAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Use listen to, not listen someone.
rule[/ruːl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ
Alt: āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ
Example: Stop, look, and listen is a good safety rule.
Syn: regulationAnt: disorder
💡 Exam tip: Rule can be a noun meaning āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ and a verb meaning āĻļāĻžāϏāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž.
street[/striːt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻ•
Example: Many cars are moving along the street.
Syn: road
💡 Exam tip: Street is used for a road in a town or city.
cross[/krɒs/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: We should cross the road carefully.
Syn: passAnt: stay
💡 Exam tip: Cross the road is a common phrase.
carefully[/ˈkeəfəli/]advmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇
Example: The child crossed the street carefully.
Syn: cautiouslyAnt: carelessly
💡 Exam tip: Carefully is the adverb form of careful.
clue[/kluː/]nounmedium
Meaning: āχāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§āϰ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āϤāĻĨā§āϝ
Example: The picture gave us a clue to the answer.
Syn: hintAnt: confusion
💡 Exam tip: The plural form of clue is clues.
2. Poem Vocabulary (8 words)
poem[/ˈpəʊÉĒm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ
Example: The students read the poem aloud.
Syn: verse
💡 Exam tip: A person who writes a poem is called a poet.
poet[/ˈpəʊÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋ
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž āϞ⧇āϖ⧇āύ
Example: The poet teaches us to be careful on the road.
Syn: versifier
💡 Exam tip: Poet is a noun; poetic is an adjective.
enjoy[/ÉĒnˈdʒɔÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Did you enjoy the poem?
Syn: likeAnt: dislike
💡 Exam tip: Enjoy is followed by a noun or verb plus -ing.
discuss[/dÉĒˈskƌs/]verbmedium
Meaning: āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽāϤāĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Discuss the poem with your partner.
Syn: talk overAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Do not use about after discuss in standard exam English.
partner[/ˈpɑːtnə(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€
Alt: āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Work with a partner to answer the questions.
Syn: companionAnt: opponent
💡 Exam tip: Partner can refer to a person who works with another.
try[/traÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Example: Try to follow the safety rule.
Syn: attemptAnt: neglect
💡 Exam tip: Try to do means āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž; try doing means āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž.
say[/seÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāϞāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: What does the poet say in the poem?
Syn: stateAnt: silence
💡 Exam tip: Say something, but tell someone something.
meaning[/ˈmiːnÉĒŋ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āϤāĻžā§ŽāĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻŽ
Example: The meaning of the poem is easy to understand.
Syn: senseAnt: meaninglessness
💡 Exam tip: Meaning is formed from mean plus -ing.
3. School and Writing Materials (8 words)
school[/skuːl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ
Example: I took the board to school.
Syn: academy
💡 Exam tip: School is both a place and an institution of education.
teacher[/ˈtiːtʃə(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻ•āĻž
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĻ⧇āύ
Example: My teacher gave me useful advice.
Syn: educatorAnt: student
💡 Exam tip: Teacher is formed from teach plus -er.
whiteboard[/ˈwaÉĒtbɔːd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ
Example: I wrote the sentence on the whiteboard.
Syn: writing board
💡 Exam tip: Whiteboard is a compound noun: white plus board.
package[/ˈpÃĻkÉĒdʒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϟ
Alt: āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻ•āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁
Example: She bought a package of coloured chalk.
Syn: packet
💡 Exam tip: A package of chalk is a useful quantity phrase.
coloured[/ˈkʌləd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ
Example: The child used coloured pencils.
Syn: multicolouredAnt: colourless
💡 Exam tip: Coloured is the British spelling used in the textbook.
chalk[/tʃɔːk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ–āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āύāϰāĻŽ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Example: The teacher wrote on the board with chalk.
Syn: crayon
💡 Exam tip: Chalk is generally treated as an uncountable noun.
desk[/desk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āϰ āĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻ“ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ
Example: The whiteboard was on my desk.
Syn: table
💡 Exam tip: At my desk means āĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇.
write[/raÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I write carefully in my notebook.
Syn: recordAnt: erase
💡 Exam tip: The past form is wrote and the past participle is written.
4. Learning and Improvement (8 words)
carefully[/ˈkeəfəli/]adveasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇
Alt: āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Example: She listened carefully to the instructions.
Syn: attentivelyAnt: carelessly
💡 Exam tip: Carefully modifies a verb and answers how.
improve[/ÉĒmˈpruːv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž
Example: Practice can improve your handwriting.
Syn: developAnt: worsen
💡 Exam tip: Improve means make or become better.
way[/weÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
Alt: āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•
Example: There are many ways to learn English.
Syn: method
💡 Exam tip: Way may mean method, road, or direction depending on context.
learn[/lɜːn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Alt: āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: We learn new words at school.
Syn: studyAnt: forget
💡 Exam tip: Learn has the past forms learned and learnt.
skill[/skÉĒl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: Writing is an important language skill.
Syn: abilityAnt: inability
💡 Exam tip: Skill is countable when referring to a particular ability.
try out[/traÉĒ aƊt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The teacher allowed me to try out the whiteboard.
Syn: testAnt: reject
💡 Exam tip: Try out is a phrasal verb meaning āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž.
allow[/əˈlaʊ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The teacher allowed the student to use the board.
Syn: permitAnt: forbid
💡 Exam tip: Allow is followed by an object and to plus verb.
practice[/ˈprÃĻktÉĒs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ
Example: Regular practice improves handwriting.
Syn: trainingAnt: neglect
💡 Exam tip: In British English, practice is the noun and practise is the verb.
5. Physical Difficulties and Feelings (8 words)
terrible[/ˈterəbl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ­āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻš āĻŦāĻž āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟāĻ•āϰ
Example: I had a terrible time writing with the chalk.
Syn: awfulAnt: wonderful
💡 Exam tip: Terrible is an adjective used before a noun or after a linking verb.
difficulty[/ˈdÉĒfÉĒkəlti/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž
Example: He had difficulty holding the chalk.
Syn: problemAnt: ease
💡 Exam tip: Have difficulty in doing or have difficulty doing are both common patterns.
hold[/həʊld/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž
Example: Hold the pencil gently.
Syn: gripAnt: release
💡 Exam tip: Hold is irregular: hold, held, held.
break[/breÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻž
Alt: āĻ›āĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The chalk kept breaking in my hand.
Syn: crackAnt: repair
💡 Exam tip: Break is irregular: break, broke, broken.
lesson[/ˈlesən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ 
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ
Example: The lesson was over at noon.
Syn: class
💡 Exam tip: A lesson may mean a class or something learned from experience.
wrist[/rÉĒst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ•āĻŦāϜāĻŋ
Alt: āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻ“ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ
Example: My wrist felt numb after writing.
💡 Exam tip: The w in wrist is silent.
numb[/nƌm/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ
Alt: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋāĻšā§€āύ
Example: My fingers became numb in the cold.
Syn: insensibleAnt: sensitive
💡 Exam tip: The b in numb is silent.
totally[/ˈtəʊtəli/]adveasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ
Example: I was totally tired after the lesson.
Syn: completelyAnt: partly
💡 Exam tip: Totally is an adverb formed from total plus -ly.
6. Quantity, Texture, and Final Description (8 words)
little[/ˈlÉĒtl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ
Alt: āϛ⧋āϟ
Example: I got a little whiteboard.
Syn: smallAnt: much
💡 Exam tip: Little with an uncountable noun means āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ; a little means āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϟāĻž.
some[/sƌm/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
Example: I need some coloured chalk.
Syn: a fewAnt: none
💡 Exam tip: Some is generally used in affirmative sentences.
more[/mɔː(r)/]adjeasy
Meaning: āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
Example: I could write more carefully with the board.
Syn: additionalAnt: less
💡 Exam tip: More is the comparative form used with many adjectives and nouns.
easy[/ˈiːzi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻšāϜ
Alt: āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž
Example: The new method is easy to follow.
Syn: simpleAnt: difficult
💡 Exam tip: The comparative and superlative forms are easier and easiest.
hard[/hɑːd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ
Alt: āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇
Example: The hard chalk was difficult to hold.
Syn: difficultAnt: soft
💡 Exam tip: Hard can describe both physical texture and difficulty.
soft[/sɒft/]adjeasy
Meaning: āύāϰāĻŽ
Alt: āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: Soft chalk is easier to use.
Syn: tenderAnt: hard
💡 Exam tip: Soft is often used as the antonym of hard.
keep[/kiːp/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž
Alt: āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The chalk kept breaking in my hand.
Syn: continueAnt: stop
💡 Exam tip: Keep plus verb-ing means āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž.
find[/faÉĒnd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I will try to find an easier way to write.
Syn: discoverAnt: lose
💡 Exam tip: Find is irregular: find, found, found.
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Stop, look, and listen-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ imperative āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧇ subject āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āωāĻšā§āϝ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ verb-āĻāϰ base form āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ.
â€ĸ Look at āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āφāϰ look for āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ–ā§‹āρāϜāĻž.
â€ĸ Listen-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ to āĻŦāϏ⧇: listen to the teacher.
â€ĸ Cross the street āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ cross the road—āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋāχ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• phrase.
â€ĸ Discuss-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ object āĻŦāϏ⧇; āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ discuss about āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž.
â€ĸ Keep breaking-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ keep-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ verb-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ -ing āĻŦāϏ⧇.
â€ĸ Have difficulty doing something āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ have difficulty in doing something—āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύāχ āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ.
â€ĸ Enjoy-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ noun āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž verb-āĻāϰ -ing form āĻŦāϏ⧇: enjoy reading.
â€ĸ Carefully, totally āχāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ adverb āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ verb-āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇.
â€ĸ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ: stop—continue, careful—careless, easy—difficult, hard—soft, allow—forbid.
â€ĸ āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒā§‚āϰāϪ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇-āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ noun, verb, adjective āĻŦāĻž adverb āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ.
â€ĸ āĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ–āύ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ⧇ whiteboard, coloured chalk, wrist āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ numb āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϰ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻ“ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ.

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