đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
activeafraidarriveborrowcelebratecontinuedirectionemergencyhealthyimprovenearbyoppositepreparerepairreturnsafelyshelterunderstandvolunteerwildlife
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Noun + -er can form a person noun: teach + er = teacher, bank + er = banker, report + er = reporter.
âē Verb + -er can form a person who does an action: act + or = actor, dress + maker = dressmaker.
âē Adjective + -ly can form an adverb: quiet + ly = quietly, safe + ly = safely, slow + ly = slowly.
âē Verb + -ing can form an activity noun: weight + lifting = weightlifting, cycle + ing = cycling, swim + ming = swimming.
âē Some words are compound words made by joining two words: butterfly, breakfast, bookshop, firefighter and homework.
âē The prefix un- can make an opposite word: healthy â unhealthy, safe â unsafe, happy â unhappy.
âē The suffix -ful can form an adjective meaning full of: wonder + ful = wonderful, colour + ful = colourful.
âē The suffix -less can form an adjective meaning without: care + less = careless.
1. People, Family and Occupations (10 words)
actor[/ËÃĻk.tÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: The actor acted well in the film.
Syn: performer
đĄ Exam tip: Actor means a male or general performer; actress means a female performer.
athlete[/ËÃĻθ.liËt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āύā§āύ
Example: The athlete ran very fast.
Syn: sportsperson
đĄ Exam tip: Remember: an athlete takes part in sports.
banker[/ËbÃĻÅ.kÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: My uncle is a banker.
Syn: bank employee
đĄ Exam tip: Banker is formed from bank + er.
doctor[/ËdÉk.tÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ
Alt: āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: The doctor gave me some medicine.
Syn: physician
đĄ Exam tip: Use a doctor for a person and medicine for treatment.
dressmaker[/ËdresËmeÉĒ.kÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĻāĻžāϰāĻ
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: The dressmaker made a beautiful shirt.
Syn: tailor
đĄ Exam tip: Dressmaker is a compound word: dress + maker.
firefighter[/ËfaÉĒÉrËfaÉĒ.tÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻā§āύāĻŋāύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āύ āύā§āĻāĻžāύ
Example: The firefighter saved the family.
Syn: fireman
đĄ Exam tip: A firefighter fights and controls fire.
leader[/ËliË.dÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āύā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: The leader helped the people.
Syn: guideAnt: follower
đĄ Exam tip: Leader is the person who leads others.
reporter[/rÉĒËpÉËr.tÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: The reporter wrote a news report.
Syn: journalist
đĄ Exam tip: Reporter comes from the verb report.
teacher[/ËtiË.tĘÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻāĻž
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ
Example: Our teacher teaches us English.
Syn: educatorAnt: student
đĄ Exam tip: Teacher is formed from teach + er.
volunteer[/ËvÉl.ÉnËtÉĒÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻŦāĻ
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: The volunteer helped the flood survivors.
Syn: helper
đĄ Exam tip: A volunteer works willingly, usually without payment.
2. Health, Food and Body (10 words)
active[/ËÃĻk.tÉĒv/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āώāĻŽ
Example: An active child likes to play.
Syn: energeticAnt: inactive
đĄ Exam tip: Active is the adjective form of action.
breakfast[/Ëbrek.fÉst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: I eat breakfast at eight o'clock.
Syn: morning meal
đĄ Exam tip: Breakfast means breaking the overnight fast.
carrot[/ËkÃĻr.Ét/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāϰ
Alt: āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ
Example: Rina eats a fresh carrot.
Syn: vegetable
đĄ Exam tip: Carrot is a vegetable, not a fruit.
healthy[/Ëhel.θi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϞā§
Example: Fresh vegetables are healthy food.
Syn: fitAnt: ill
đĄ Exam tip: Healthy is related to health.
medicine[/Ëmed.sÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāώā§āϧ
Alt: āϰā§āĻ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻāϰāĻŖ
Example: The doctor gave the child some medicine.
Syn: drug
đĄ Exam tip: Medicine is used to treat illness.
exercise[/Ëek.sÉr.saÉĒz/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰāĻāϰā§āĻāĻž
Example: Regular exercise keeps us fit.
Syn: physical activityAnt: inactivity
đĄ Exam tip: Exercise may be both a noun and a verb.
fever[/ËfiË.vÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŦāϰ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰā§āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Mina has a high fever.
Syn: temperature
đĄ Exam tip: Fever is an illness-related noun.
hungry[/ËhĘÅ.ÉĄri/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āώā§āϧāĻžāϰā§āϤ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ
Example: I am hungry after the game.
Syn: starvingAnt: full
đĄ Exam tip: Hungry describes a person who needs food.
vegetables[/ËvedĘ.tÉ.bÉlz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ
Example: We should eat vegetables every day.
Syn: greens
đĄ Exam tip: Vegetables is usually used in the plural form.
weightlifting[/ËweÉĒtËlÉĒf.tÉĒÅ/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϰā§āϤā§āϤā§āϞāύ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰ āϤā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻž
Example: Weightlifting is a popular sport.
Syn: lifting
đĄ Exam tip: Weightlifting is a compound noun: weight + lifting.
3. Nature, Animals and Places (10 words)
animal[/ËÃĻn.ÉĒ.mÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦāύā§āϤ āĻ
āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϏāϤā§āϤāĻž
Example: The tiger is a wild animal.
Syn: creature
đĄ Exam tip: Animal is a common noun for living creatures other than plants and humans.
beach[/biËtĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāϏā§āĻāϤ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻĻā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: We walked along the beach.
Syn: seashore
đĄ Exam tip: Beach and beech are different words; beach means āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāϏā§āĻāϤ.
butterfly[/ËbĘt.É.flaÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋ
Alt: āϰāĻāĻŋāύ āĻĄāĻžāύāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĒāϤāĻā§āĻ
Example: A butterfly is sitting on the flower.
Syn: insect
đĄ Exam tip: Butterfly is a compound word: butter + fly.
coral[/ËkÉr.Él/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϞ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§
Example: Saint Martin's Island has beautiful coral.
Syn: reef material
đĄ Exam tip: Coral is associated with the sea and islands.
forest[/ËfÉr.ÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāύ
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Many wild animals live in the forest.
Syn: woodland
đĄ Exam tip: Forest means a large area covered with trees.
island[/ËaÉĒ.lÉnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰāĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Example: Saint Martin's is a beautiful island.
Syn: isle
đĄ Exam tip: An island is land surrounded by water.
river[/ËrÉĒv.Ér/]nouneasy
Meaning: āύāĻĻā§
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāϞāϧāĻžāϰāĻž
Example: The river flows beside our village.
Syn: watercourse
đĄ Exam tip: River erosion means āύāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāύ.
tortoise[/ËtÉË.tÉs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻĒ
Alt: āϏā§āĻĨāϞāĻāϰ āϧā§āϰāĻāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The tortoise won the race.
Syn: land turtle
đĄ Exam tip: Do not confuse tortoise with turtle; tortoise mainly lives on land.
village[/ËvÉĒl.ÉĒdĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻāύāĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋ
Example: My grandparents live in a village.
Syn: rural settlementAnt: city
đĄ Exam tip: Village is the opposite of city in many elementary exercises.
wildlife[/ËwaÉĒld.laÉĒf/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ
Example: We must protect our wildlife.
Syn: wild animals
đĄ Exam tip: Wildlife is an uncountable noun.
4. Actions and Everyday Activities (10 words)
arrive[/ÉËraÉĒv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻāϏāĻž
Example: We arrived at school early.
Syn: reachAnt: leave
đĄ Exam tip: Arrive at a small place and arrive in a city or country.
borrow[/ËbÉr.ÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: May I borrow your pen?
Syn: take temporarilyAnt: lend
đĄ Exam tip: Borrow means take; lend means give temporarily.
celebrate[/Ësel.É.breÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: We celebrate Independence Day.
Syn: observe
đĄ Exam tip: Use celebrate for birthdays, festivals and national days.
continue[/kÉnËtÉĒn.juË/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāύā§āϧ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Please continue your work.
Syn: go onAnt: stop
đĄ Exam tip: Continue is often followed by a verb ending in -ing.
improve[/ÉĒmËpruËv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Practice can improve your English.
Syn: developAnt: worsen
đĄ Exam tip: Improve means make or become better.
prepare[/prÉĒËpeÉr/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: I prepare my homework every evening.
Syn: make ready
đĄ Exam tip: Prepare for an examination or prepare a meal.
repair[/rÉĒËpeÉr/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āύāώā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Father will repair the bicycle.
Syn: fixAnt: damage
đĄ Exam tip: Repair and fix have nearly the same meaning.
return[/rÉĒËtÉËrn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āϰāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Please return the book tomorrow.
Syn: come backAnt: leave
đĄ Exam tip: Return may mean come back or give back.
search[/sÉËrtĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: They searched for the lost bag.
Syn: look for
đĄ Exam tip: Search for something is a common phrase.
understand[/ËĘn.dÉËstÃĻnd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ
āύā§āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I understand the lesson.
Syn: comprehendAnt: misunderstand
đĄ Exam tip: The past form of understand is understood.
5. Descriptions and Feelings (10 words)
afraid[/ÉËfreÉĒd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϤ
Alt: āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The child is afraid of the dark.
Syn: frightenedAnt: brave
đĄ Exam tip: Afraid is commonly followed by of.
amazing[/ÉËmeÉĒ.zÉĒÅ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāϰ
Alt: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤā§
Example: The view of the sea was amazing.
Syn: wonderfulAnt: ordinary
đĄ Exam tip: Amazing describes something that causes surprise.
angry[/ËÃĻÅ.ÉĄri/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āϰāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
Example: The teacher was angry with the noisy students.
Syn: furiousAnt: calm
đĄ Exam tip: Angry with someone and angry about something are common patterns.
beautiful[/ËbjuË.tÉĒ.fÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŽāύā§āϰāĻŽ
Example: Bangladesh is a beautiful country.
Syn: prettyAnt: ugly
đĄ Exam tip: Beautiful has three syllables: beau-ti-ful.
clever[/Ëklev.Ér/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ
Example: The clever girl solved the problem.
Syn: smartAnt: foolish
đĄ Exam tip: Clever and intelligent are similar in meaning.
exciting[/ÉĒkËsaÉĒ.tÉĒÅ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāύāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The football match was exciting.
Syn: thrillingAnt: boring
frightened[/ËfraÉĒ.tÉnd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϤāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The frightened bird flew away.
Syn: scaredAnt: unafraid
đĄ Exam tip: Frightened is the past participle form of frighten.
furiââous[/ËfjĘÉ.ri.És/]adjhard
Meaning: āĻā§āώāĻŖ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ
Example: The furious man shouted loudly.
Syn: very angryAnt: peaceful
đĄ Exam tip: Furious is stronger than angry.
quietly[/ËkwaÉĒ.Étli/]adveasy
Meaning: āύā§āϰāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āύāĻž āĻāϰā§
Example: The students entered the room quietly.
Syn: silentlyAnt: loudly
wonderful[/ËwĘn.dÉr.fÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ
Example: We had a wonderful day.
Syn: excellentAnt: awful
6. Time, Direction and Safety (10 words)
afternoon[/ËÉËf.tÉËnuËn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We play in the afternoon.
Syn: after middayAnt: morning
đĄ Exam tip: Afternoon comes after midday and before evening.
calendar[/ËkÃĻl.Én.dÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āĻ āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻž
Example: There are twelve months in a calendar year.
Syn: datebook
đĄ Exam tip: A calendar shows dates, days and months.
direction[/dÉËrek.ĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāύāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨāύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ
Example: The policeman gave us the right direction.
Syn: way
emergency[/ÉĒËmÉË.dĘÉn.si/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Alt: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ
Example: Call for help in an emergency.
Syn: crisisAnt: normality
midday[/ËmÉĒdËdeÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We eat lunch at midday.
Syn: noonAnt: midnight
nearby[/ËnÉĒÉrËbaÉĒ/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āϰā§
Example: There is a shop nearby.
Syn: closeAnt: far away
opposite[/ËÉp.É.zÉĒt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ
Example: The school is opposite the library.
Syn: facingAnt: same
safely[/ËseÉĒf.li/]adveasy
Meaning: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Example: The children crossed the road safely.
Syn: securelyAnt: dangerously
shelter[/ËĘel.tÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻĨāϞ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: The villagers went to a cyclone shelter.
Syn: refuge
tomorrow[/tÉËmÉr.ÉĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϞ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Example: We will visit the museum tomorrow.
Syn: the next dayAnt: yesterday
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Learn each word with its Bengali meaning, pronunciation and part of speech.
âĸ For synonym questions, remember pairs such as afraidâfrightened, cleverâsmart, repairâfix and continueâgo on.
âĸ For antonym questions, remember activeâinactive, healthyâill, oppositeâsame, quietâloud and safeâdangerous.
âĸ Use borrow for taking something and lend for giving something temporarily.
âĸ Use arrive at a small place and arrive in a city or country.
âĸ Read the example sentences aloud and practise making new sentences.
âĸ In fill-in-the-blank questions, check whether the sentence needs a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.
âĸ Revise compound words carefully because they are common in vocabulary examinations.
âĸ Pay attention to spelling: beautiful, frightened, emergency, tomorrow and Wednesday.
âĸ Practise alphabetical order and write difficult words several times.