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English for Today Class Five - Vocabulary (Part 2)

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English for Today Class Five
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
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📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē Noun + -er can form a person noun: teach + er = teacher, bank + er = banker, report + er = reporter.
â–ē Verb + -er can form a person who does an action: act + or = actor, dress + maker = dressmaker.
â–ē Adjective + -ly can form an adverb: quiet + ly = quietly, safe + ly = safely, slow + ly = slowly.
â–ē Verb + -ing can form an activity noun: weight + lifting = weightlifting, cycle + ing = cycling, swim + ming = swimming.
â–ē Some words are compound words made by joining two words: butterfly, breakfast, bookshop, firefighter and homework.
â–ē The prefix un- can make an opposite word: healthy → unhealthy, safe → unsafe, happy → unhappy.
â–ē The suffix -ful can form an adjective meaning full of: wonder + ful = wonderful, colour + ful = colourful.
â–ē The suffix -less can form an adjective meaning without: care + less = careless.
1. People, Family and Occupations (10 words)
actor[/ˈÃĻk.tər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻž
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ
Example: The actor acted well in the film.
Syn: performer
💡 Exam tip: Actor means a male or general performer; actress means a female performer.
athlete[/ˈÃĻθ.liːt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϧ⧁āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āύ
Example: The athlete ran very fast.
Syn: sportsperson
💡 Exam tip: Remember: an athlete takes part in sports.
banker[/ˈbÃĻŋ.kər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻ•āĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: My uncle is a banker.
Syn: bank employee
💡 Exam tip: Banker is formed from bank + er.
doctor[/ˈdɒk.tər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ
Alt: āϰ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: The doctor gave me some medicine.
Syn: physician
💡 Exam tip: Use a doctor for a person and medicine for treatment.
dressmaker[/ˈdresˌmeÉĒ.kər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ•
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ
Example: The dressmaker made a beautiful shirt.
Syn: tailor
💡 Exam tip: Dressmaker is a compound word: dress + maker.
firefighter[/ˈfaÉĒərˌfaÉĒ.tər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ—ā§āύāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāϗ⧁āύ āύ⧇āĻ­āĻžāύ
Example: The firefighter saved the family.
Syn: fireman
💡 Exam tip: A firefighter fights and controls fire.
leader[/ˈliː.dər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āύ⧇āϤāĻž
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ
Example: The leader helped the people.
Syn: guideAnt: follower
💡 Exam tip: Leader is the person who leads others.
reporter[/rÉĒˈpɔːr.tər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ
Example: The reporter wrote a news report.
Syn: journalist
💡 Exam tip: Reporter comes from the verb report.
teacher[/ˈtiː.tʃər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻ•āĻž
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ
Example: Our teacher teaches us English.
Syn: educatorAnt: student
💡 Exam tip: Teacher is formed from teach + er.
volunteer[/ˌvɒl.ənˈtÉĒər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϏ⧇āĻŦāĻ•
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ
Example: The volunteer helped the flood survivors.
Syn: helper
💡 Exam tip: A volunteer works willingly, usually without payment.
2. Health, Food and Body (10 words)
active[/ˈÃĻk.tÉĒv/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϚāĻžā§āϚāϞ āĻ“ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ
Example: An active child likes to play.
Syn: energeticAnt: inactive
💡 Exam tip: Active is the adjective form of action.
breakfast[/ˈbrek.fəst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: I eat breakfast at eight o'clock.
Syn: morning meal
💡 Exam tip: Breakfast means breaking the overnight fast.
carrot[/ˈkÃĻr.ət/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ—āĻžāϜāϰ
Alt: āĻāĻ• āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ
Example: Rina eats a fresh carrot.
Syn: vegetable
💡 Exam tip: Carrot is a vegetable, not a fruit.
healthy[/ˈhel.θi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ“ āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋
Example: Fresh vegetables are healthy food.
Syn: fitAnt: ill
💡 Exam tip: Healthy is related to health.
medicine[/ˈmed.sən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ
Alt: āϰ⧋āĻ— āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ
Example: The doctor gave the child some medicine.
Syn: drug
💡 Exam tip: Medicine is used to treat illness.
exercise[/ˈek.sər.saÉĒz/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰāϚāĻ°ā§āϚāĻž
Example: Regular exercise keeps us fit.
Syn: physical activityAnt: inactivity
💡 Exam tip: Exercise may be both a noun and a verb.
fever[/ˈfiː.vər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻœā§āĻŦāϰ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Mina has a high fever.
Syn: temperature
💡 Exam tip: Fever is an illness-related noun.
hungry[/ˈhĘŒÅ‹.ÉĄri/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤ
Alt: āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϖ⧇āϤ⧇ āχāĻšā§āϛ⧁āĻ•
Example: I am hungry after the game.
Syn: starvingAnt: full
💡 Exam tip: Hungry describes a person who needs food.
vegetables[/ˈvedʒ.tə.bəlz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āϜ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ
Example: We should eat vegetables every day.
Syn: greens
💡 Exam tip: Vegetables is usually used in the plural form.
weightlifting[/ˈweÉĒtˌlÉĒf.tÉĒŋ/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧋āĻ¤ā§āϤ⧋āϞāύ
Alt: āĻ­āĻžāϰ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž
Example: Weightlifting is a popular sport.
Syn: lifting
💡 Exam tip: Weightlifting is a compound noun: weight + lifting.
3. Nature, Animals and Places (10 words)
animal[/ˈÃĻn.ÉĒ.məl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€
Alt: āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž
Example: The tiger is a wild animal.
Syn: creature
💡 Exam tip: Animal is a common noun for living creatures other than plants and humans.
beach[/biːtʃ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϞ⧁āĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: We walked along the beach.
Syn: seashore
💡 Exam tip: Beach and beech are different words; beach means āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ.
butterfly[/ˈbƌt.ə.flaÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋ
Alt: āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻĄāĻžāύāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĒāϤāĻ™ā§āĻ—
Example: A butterfly is sitting on the flower.
Syn: insect
💡 Exam tip: Butterfly is a compound word: butter + fly.
coral[/ˈkɒr.əl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϞ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽāϜāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁
Example: Saint Martin's Island has beautiful coral.
Syn: reef material
💡 Exam tip: Coral is associated with the sea and islands.
forest[/ˈfɒr.ÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāύ
Alt: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: Many wild animals live in the forest.
Syn: woodland
💡 Exam tip: Forest means a large area covered with trees.
island[/ˈaÉĒ.lənd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒ
Alt: āϚāĻžāϰāĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ˜ā§‡āϰāĻž āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ
Example: Saint Martin's is a beautiful island.
Syn: isle
💡 Exam tip: An island is land surrounded by water.
river[/ˈrÉĒv.ər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āύāĻĻā§€
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϜāϞāϧāĻžāϰāĻž
Example: The river flows beside our village.
Syn: watercourse
💡 Exam tip: River erosion means āύāĻĻā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āύ.
tortoise[/ˈtɔː.təs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ•āĻšā§āĻ›āĻĒ
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞāϚāϰ āϧ⧀āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€
Example: The tortoise won the race.
Syn: land turtle
💡 Exam tip: Do not confuse tortoise with turtle; tortoise mainly lives on land.
village[/ˈvÉĒl.ÉĒdʒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϛ⧋āϟ āϜāύāĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋ
Example: My grandparents live in a village.
Syn: rural settlementAnt: city
💡 Exam tip: Village is the opposite of city in many elementary exercises.
wildlife[/ˈwaÉĒld.laÉĒf/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻ“ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻĻ
Example: We must protect our wildlife.
Syn: wild animals
💡 Exam tip: Wildlife is an uncountable noun.
4. Actions and Everyday Activities (10 words)
arrive[/əˈraÉĒv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āφāϏāĻž
Example: We arrived at school early.
Syn: reachAnt: leave
💡 Exam tip: Arrive at a small place and arrive in a city or country.
borrow[/ˈbɒr.əʊ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: May I borrow your pen?
Syn: take temporarilyAnt: lend
💡 Exam tip: Borrow means take; lend means give temporarily.
celebrate[/ˈsel.ə.breÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āϘāϟāύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: We celebrate Independence Day.
Syn: observe
💡 Exam tip: Use celebrate for birthdays, festivals and national days.
continue[/kənˈtÉĒn.juː/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: Please continue your work.
Syn: go onAnt: stop
💡 Exam tip: Continue is often followed by a verb ending in -ing.
improve[/ÉĒmˈpruːv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Practice can improve your English.
Syn: developAnt: worsen
💡 Exam tip: Improve means make or become better.
prepare[/prÉĒˈpeər/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: I prepare my homework every evening.
Syn: make ready
💡 Exam tip: Prepare for an examination or prepare a meal.
repair[/rÉĒˈpeər/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āύāĻˇā§āϟ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Father will repair the bicycle.
Syn: fixAnt: damage
💡 Exam tip: Repair and fix have nearly the same meaning.
return[/rÉĒˈtɜːrn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϰāϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āφāϗ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Please return the book tomorrow.
Syn: come backAnt: leave
💡 Exam tip: Return may mean come back or give back.
search[/sɜːrtʃ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ–ā§‹āρāϜāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: They searched for the lost bag.
Syn: look for
💡 Exam tip: Search for something is a common phrase.
understand[/ˌʌn.dəˈstÃĻnd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āύ⧁āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I understand the lesson.
Syn: comprehendAnt: misunderstand
💡 Exam tip: The past form of understand is understood.
5. Descriptions and Feelings (10 words)
afraid[/əˈfreÉĒd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ­ā§€āϤ
Alt: āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The child is afraid of the dark.
Syn: frightenedAnt: brave
💡 Exam tip: Afraid is commonly followed by of.
amazing[/əˈmeÉĒ.zÉĒŋ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ•āϰ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋
Example: The view of the sea was amazing.
Syn: wonderfulAnt: ordinary
💡 Exam tip: Amazing describes something that causes surprise.
angry[/ˈÃĻŋ.ÉĄri/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϰāĻžāĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āϰāĻžāϗ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ
Example: The teacher was angry with the noisy students.
Syn: furiousAnt: calm
💡 Exam tip: Angry with someone and angry about something are common patterns.
beautiful[/ˈbjuː.tÉĒ.fəl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ
Alt: āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻŽāύ⧋āϰāĻŽ
Example: Bangladesh is a beautiful country.
Syn: prettyAnt: ugly
💡 Exam tip: Beautiful has three syllables: beau-ti-ful.
clever[/ˈklev.ər/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϚāϤ⧁āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ
Example: The clever girl solved the problem.
Syn: smartAnt: foolish
💡 Exam tip: Clever and intelligent are similar in meaning.
exciting[/ÉĒkˈsaÉĒ.tÉĒŋ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Alt: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ“ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The football match was exciting.
Syn: thrillingAnt: boring
frightened[/ˈfraÉĒ.tənd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ­ā§€āϤ āĻŦāĻž āφāϤāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The frightened bird flew away.
Syn: scaredAnt: unafraid
💡 Exam tip: Frightened is the past participle form of frighten.
furi​​ous[/ˈfjʊə.ri.əs/]adjhard
Meaning: āĻ­ā§€āώāĻŖ āϰāĻžāĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ
Example: The furious man shouted loudly.
Syn: very angryAnt: peaceful
💡 Exam tip: Furious is stronger than angry.
quietly[/ˈkwaÉĒ.ətli/]adveasy
Meaning: āύ⧀āϰāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇
Example: The students entered the room quietly.
Syn: silentlyAnt: loudly
wonderful[/ˈwʌn.dər.fəl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻž āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•
Example: We had a wonderful day.
Syn: excellentAnt: awful
6. Time, Direction and Safety (10 words)
afternoon[/ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ
Alt: āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We play in the afternoon.
Syn: after middayAnt: morning
💡 Exam tip: Afternoon comes after midday and before evening.
calendar[/ˈkÃĻl.ən.dər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻĒāĻžā§āϜāĻŋ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āĻ“ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻž
Example: There are twelve months in a calendar year.
Syn: datebook
💡 Exam tip: A calendar shows dates, days and months.
direction[/dəˈrek.ʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨāύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ
Example: The policeman gave us the right direction.
Syn: way
emergency[/ÉĒˈmɜː.dʒən.si/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϜāϰ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Alt: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻœā§āϜāύāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ
Example: Call for help in an emergency.
Syn: crisisAnt: normality
midday[/ˌmÉĒdˈdeÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We eat lunch at midday.
Syn: noonAnt: midnight
nearby[/ˌnÉĒərˈbaÉĒ/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇
Example: There is a shop nearby.
Syn: closeAnt: far away
opposite[/ˈɒp.ə.zÉĒt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻž āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ
Example: The school is opposite the library.
Syn: facingAnt: same
safely[/ˈseÉĒf.li/]adveasy
Meaning: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ⧇
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Example: The children crossed the road safely.
Syn: securelyAnt: dangerously
shelter[/ˈʃel.tər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: The villagers went to a cyclone shelter.
Syn: refuge
tomorrow[/təˈmɒr.əʊ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€āĻ•āĻžāϞ
Alt: āφāϜāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Example: We will visit the museum tomorrow.
Syn: the next dayAnt: yesterday
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Learn each word with its Bengali meaning, pronunciation and part of speech.
â€ĸ For synonym questions, remember pairs such as afraid–frightened, clever–smart, repair–fix and continue–go on.
â€ĸ For antonym questions, remember active–inactive, healthy–ill, opposite–same, quiet–loud and safe–dangerous.
â€ĸ Use borrow for taking something and lend for giving something temporarily.
â€ĸ Use arrive at a small place and arrive in a city or country.
â€ĸ Read the example sentences aloud and practise making new sentences.
â€ĸ In fill-in-the-blank questions, check whether the sentence needs a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.
â€ĸ Revise compound words carefully because they are common in vocabulary examinations.
â€ĸ Pay attention to spelling: beautiful, frightened, emergency, tomorrow and Wednesday.
â€ĸ Practise alphabetical order and write difficult words several times.

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