Chapter: Buying clothes
đ Vocabulary
ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
â Most Important Exam Words
clothesgarmenttrousersjacketsareepanjabipolo shirtT-shirtjeansplainformalcasualstripedcheckedsizemediumnarrowbaggyloose-fittingfitcolourdesignmatchshop assistantsectiontry onwearcash counterpricecheapexpensiveon saleperfectcomfortableheelsflat shoes
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add -ed to stripe to form striped, meaning having stripes.
âē Add -ed to check to form checked, meaning having a checked pattern.
âē Add -y to bag to form baggy, meaning loose or oversized.
âē Add -able to comfort to form comfortable, meaning giving comfort.
âē Add -ive to expense to form expensive, meaning costing a lot of money.
âē Add -ly to perfect to form perfectly, meaning in a perfect way.
âē Use the prefix in- to form inexpensive, meaning not expensive.
âē Use the suffix -er to form cheaper, the comparative form of cheap.
âē Use compound nouns such as polo shirt, cash counter, and shop assistant.
âē Use compound adjectives such as loose-fitting and high-heeled.
1. Clothes and Garments (8 words)
trousers[/ËtraĘzÉrz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
Example: These trousers are too long for me.
Syn: pants
đĄ Exam tip: Trousers is usually used as a plural noun.
jacket[/ËdĘÃĻkÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
Example: He is wearing a warm jacket.
Syn: coat
đĄ Exam tip: Use a jacket for an outer garment covering the upper body.
saree[/ËsÉËri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
Example: My mother bought a beautiful saree.
Syn: sari
đĄ Exam tip: The alternative spelling is sari.
panjabi[/pÃĻnËdĘÉËbi/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻž
Example: Rahim wore a white panjabi on Eid.
Syn: kurta
đĄ Exam tip: Panjabi is a common traditional dress in Bangladesh.
shorts[/ĘÉËrts/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāĻĢāĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ
Example: He wears shorts while playing football.
Syn: short trousersAnt: trousers
đĄ Exam tip: Shorts is generally treated as a plural noun.
blouse[/blaĘz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ
Alt: āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
Example: The red blouse matches her saree.
Syn: top
đĄ Exam tip: Blouse normally refers to a woman's upper garment.
frock[/frÉk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻ
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
Example: The little girl wore a pink frock.
Syn: dress
đĄ Exam tip: Frock and dress can have similar meanings.
salwar-kameez[/ËsÃĻlwÉËr kÉËmiËz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°-āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
Example: She bought a new salwar-kameez.
Syn: traditional dress
đĄ Exam tip: Use a hyphen when writing salwar-kameez.
2. Shirts and Casual Wear (8 words)
polo shirt[/ËpoĘloĘ ĘÉËrt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ
Example: Imran wants to buy a blue polo shirt.
Syn: collared shirt
đĄ Exam tip: Polo shirt is a compound noun.
T-shirt[/ËtiË ĘÉËrt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋ-āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻž
Example: I wear a T-shirt at home.
Syn: tee
đĄ Exam tip: Write T-shirt with a capital T and a hyphen.
jeans[/dĘiËnz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻĄā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ
Example: These jeans are very comfortable.
Syn: denim trousers
đĄ Exam tip: Jeans is commonly used in the plural form.
plain[/pleÉĒn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻž; āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ˛āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻšā§āĻ¨
Example: I prefer a plain white shirt.
Syn: simple, unadornedAnt: decorated, fancy
đĄ Exam tip: Plain can describe clothes without prints or designs.
formal[/ËfÉËrmÉl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§
Example: He wore formal clothes to the meeting.
Syn: official, ceremonialAnt: casual, informal
đĄ Exam tip: The opposite of formal is informal.
casual[/ËkÃĻĘuÉl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ
Example: T-shirts are suitable for casual wear.
Syn: informal, relaxedAnt: formal
đĄ Exam tip: Casual clothes are not usually worn at formal events.
striped[/straÉĒpt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§
Example: She chose a striped shirt.
Syn: bandedAnt: plain
đĄ Exam tip: Striped is formed from the noun stripe plus -ed.
checked[/tĘekt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤
Example: The checked shirt looks attractive.
Syn: checkered, patternedAnt: plain
đĄ Exam tip: Checked clothes have a pattern of squares.
3. Size, Shape and Fit (8 words)
size[/saÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻĒ; āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ
Example: What size do you wear?
Syn: measurement
đĄ Exam tip: Ask What size do you wear? when buying clothes.
medium[/ËmiËdiÉm/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒ
Example: Please give me a medium-sized shirt.
Syn: average, middle-sizedAnt: small, large
đĄ Exam tip: The common sequence is small, medium, large.
small[/smÉËl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ
Example: This shirt is too small for me.
Syn: little, tinyAnt: big, large
đĄ Exam tip: Use too small when something is smaller than needed.
big[/bÉĒÉĄ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ
Example: The medium shirt is too big for Imran.
Syn: large, hugeAnt: small, little
đĄ Exam tip: Big is the usual opposite of small.
narrow[/ËnÃĻroĘ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ°ā§; āĻāĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻ
Example: These jeans are too narrow for me.
Syn: tight, slimAnt: wide, broad
đĄ Exam tip: Narrow describes limited width; it is not always the same as tight.
baggy[/ËbÃĻÉĄi/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĸāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĸāĻžāĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻž
Example: Imran wants a baggy pair of jeans.
Syn: loose, oversizedAnt: tight, fitted
đĄ Exam tip: Baggy means loose-fitting, especially for clothes.
loose-fitting[/ËluËs ËfÉĒtÉĒÅ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĸāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĸāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°
Alt: āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž
Example: Loose-fitting clothes are comfortable in summer.
Syn: baggy, looseAnt: tight-fitting
đĄ Exam tip: Loose-fitting is a compound adjective and takes a hyphen.
fit[/fÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻ¸āĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻĨāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: These trousers fit me perfectly.
Syn: suit, matchAnt: misfit
đĄ Exam tip: Fit can be a verb, noun, or adjective depending on the sentence.
4. Colour, Design and Appearance (8 words)
colour[/ËkĘlÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ°āĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Example: What colour would you like?
Syn: shade, hue
đĄ Exam tip: Colour is British spelling; color is American spelling.
blue[/bluË/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻ
Example: Imran likes the blue shirt.
Syn: azure
đĄ Exam tip: Blue can be used as both an adjective and a noun.
sky blue[/ËskaÉĒ ËbluË/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛
Alt: āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛ āĻ°āĻ
Example: She selected a sky-blue dress.
Syn: light blue, azureAnt: dark blue
đĄ Exam tip: Sky blue is often written with a hyphen before a noun.
print[/prÉĒnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻž
Example: The shirt has a beautiful floral print.
Syn: pattern, designAnt: plainness
đĄ Exam tip: Print can also be a verb meaning āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž.
stripe[/straÉĒp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻž; āĻĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž
Example: The shirt has blue stripes.
Syn: band, line
đĄ Exam tip: The adjective form is striped.
check[/tĘek/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ; āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻž
Example: I like the checks on this shirt.
Syn: square pattern, plaid
đĄ Exam tip: In clothing, check means a pattern of squares, not āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž.
design[/dÉĒËzaÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ˛āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ
Example: This dress has a modern design.
Syn: pattern, style
đĄ Exam tip: Design may function as both a noun and a verb.
match[/mÃĻtĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ°āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: These shoes match your blue trousers.
Syn: suit, go withAnt: clash
đĄ Exam tip: Match is often followed by an object: match the shirt.
5. Shopping Actions and Expressions (8 words)
shop[/ĘÉp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: We went to a clothes shop.
Syn: store, market
đĄ Exam tip: Shop means āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ in British English; store is common in American English.
assistant[/ÉËsÉĒstÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: The shop assistant showed me a shirt.
Syn: helper, sales assistant
đĄ Exam tip: Shop assistant is a useful compound noun for shopping dialogues.
section[/ËsekĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: The polo shirts are in the boys' section.
Syn: department, partAnt: whole
đĄ Exam tip: Use in the boys' section to indicate location.
show[/ĘoĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: The assistant will show us some dresses.
Syn: display, presentAnt: hide
đĄ Exam tip: The past form of show is showed; shown is its past participle.
try on[/traÉĒ Én/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Example: Can I try this shirt on?
Syn: test, wear brieflyAnt: take off
đĄ Exam tip: Try on is a separable phrasal verb: try the shirt on or try on the shirt.
wear[/wer/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: What are you wearing to the function?
Syn: put on, dress inAnt: remove, take off
đĄ Exam tip: Wear describes having clothes on; put on describes the action of dressing.
pay[/peÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: We will pay at the cash counter.
Syn: settle, purchaseAnt: receive
đĄ Exam tip: Use pay for something, but pay someone.
cash counter[/kÃĻĘ ËkaĘntÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: Please take the receipt from the cash counter.
Syn: checkout, billing counter
đĄ Exam tip: Cash counter is a common expression in South Asian English.
6. Price, Quality and Comfort (8 words)
price[/praÉĒs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§
Example: What is the price of this dress?
Syn: cost, value
đĄ Exam tip: Ask What is the price? or How much is it?
cheap[/tĘiËp/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŽ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ°
Example: This shirt is cheap but attractive.
Syn: inexpensive, low-pricedAnt: expensive, costly
đĄ Exam tip: The comparative form is cheaper, not more cheap.
expensive[/ÉĒkËspensÉĒv/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ
Example: That jacket is too expensive for me.
Syn: costly, high-pricedAnt: cheap, inexpensive
đĄ Exam tip: Use too expensive when the price is more than acceptable.
sale[/seÉĒl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ
Alt: āĻāĻŽ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: This shirt is on sale this week.
Syn: discount sale, special offer
đĄ Exam tip: The phrase on sale means available at a reduced price.
perfect[/ËpÉËrfÉĒkt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤; āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: The shirt is just perfect for Imran.
Syn: ideal, excellentAnt: imperfect, poor
đĄ Exam tip: Just perfect means exactly suitable in this context.
comfortable[/ËkĘmftÉrbÉl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ
Alt: āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§
Example: I like comfortable cotton clothes.
Syn: easy, pleasantAnt: uncomfortable, painful
đĄ Exam tip: The noun form is comfort and the adverb form is comfortably.
heel[/hiËl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: The heels of these shoes are too high.
Syn: shoe heel
đĄ Exam tip: High heels means shoes with raised heels.
flat[/flÃĻt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻ˛; āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻž
Example: She prefers flat shoes for walking.
Syn: level, low-heeledAnt: high-heeled
đĄ Exam tip: Flat shoes have little or no heel.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Remember the shopping question: What size do you wear?
âĸ Use How much is it? for one item and How much are they? for plural items.
âĸ Use try on when you want to wear a garment before buying it.
âĸ Distinguish wear from put on: wear means have clothes on, while put on means dress yourself.
âĸ Use fit when a garment is the correct size and match when colours or designs look good together.
âĸ Remember that trousers, shorts, jeans, and shoes are generally used as plural nouns.
âĸ The phrase on sale means sold at a reduced price.
âĸ Formal is the opposite of casual, and plain is the opposite of decorated or patterned.
âĸ In dialogue completion, identify clues such as size, colour, design, price, and place.
âĸ For sentence transformation, practise questions with do, does, is, are, and can.
âĸ Use in the boys' section to describe the location of the polo shirts.
âĸ Use polite expressions such as Excuse me, Here you are, Thank you, and Would you follow me, please?