Chapter: Cyclone Aila
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
cyclonewindemergencysheltersurvivormissingrepairrebuildgovernmentfuturevoiceshareteachcroaksafe drinking waterfirst aid kit
đ Word Formation Rules
âē rebuild = re- + build; the prefix re- means again.
âē repair = re- + pair; re- can indicate doing something again.
âē survivor = survive + -or; the suffix -or forms a person noun.
âē worker = work + -er; the suffix -er forms a person who does an action.
âē beautiful = beauty + -ful; the suffix -ful means full of.
âē unsafe = un- + safe; the prefix un- makes the opposite meaning.
âē missing = miss + -ing; the suffix -ing forms a present participle.
âē grandfather = grand + father; two words combine to form a compound noun.
âē earthquake = earth + quake; two words combine to form a compound noun.
âē flashlight and first aid are compound or combined expressions related to emergencies.
1. Cyclone and Weather (8 words)
cyclone[/ËsaÉĒkloĘn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸
Example: Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh in 2009.
Syn: storm, hurricaneAnt: calm
đĄ Exam tip: Remember that a cyclone is a violent rotating storm.
wind[/wÉĒnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš
Example: The strong wind shook the walls.
Syn: breeze, airAnt: stillness
đĄ Exam tip: Wind means moving air; strong wind can cause damage.
rain[/reÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤
Example: There was light rain in the morning.
Syn: shower, rainfallAnt: drought
đĄ Exam tip: Light rain means āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ.
rise[/raÉĒz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž
Example: The river began to rise in the evening.
Syn: increase, ascendAnt: fall, decrease
đĄ Exam tip: Rise is an irregular verb: rise, rose, risen.
shake[/ĘeÉĒk/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻž
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: The winds shook the walls of the house.
Syn: tremble, vibrateAnt: steady
đĄ Exam tip: Use shook as the past form of shake.
dark[/dÉËrk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻšā§āĻ¨
Example: The sky was dark during the storm.
Syn: dim, blackAnt: bright, light
đĄ Exam tip: Dark is commonly used as the opposite of bright.
awful[/ËÉËfÉl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻš
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ
Example: The next day was awful.
Syn: terrible, horribleAnt: pleasant, wonderful
đĄ Exam tip: Awful and terrible are useful synonyms in comprehension answers.
earthquake[/ËÉËrθkweÉĒk/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻĒ
Alt: āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨
Example: The walls moved as if there was an earthquake.
Syn: quake, tremorAnt: stability
đĄ Exam tip: Earthquake is a compound word: earth + quake.
2. People and Family (8 words)
family[/ËfÃĻmÉli/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ°āĻž
Example: Babul lived with his family on Dublar Char.
Syn: household, kinAnt: stranger
đĄ Exam tip: Family is a collective noun referring to related people.
parent[/ËperÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ
Example: Babulâs parents talked about the terrible night.
Syn: guardian, mother or fatherAnt: child
đĄ Exam tip: Parents means father and mother together.
grandparent[/ËÉĄrÃĻnËperÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž-āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻž-āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻž
Example: Babul shared a small house with his grandparents.
Syn: ancestor, elderAnt: grandchild
đĄ Exam tip: Grandparent is formed with grand + parent.
sister[/ËsÉĒstÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻž
Example: Nipa was Babulâs six-year-old sister.
Syn: female siblingAnt: brother
đĄ Exam tip: Sister is the feminine form related to sibling.
baby[/ËbeÉĒbi/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§
Example: Babul was just a baby during the cyclone.
Syn: infant, childAnt: adult
đĄ Exam tip: Baby has the plural form babies.
grandfather[/ËÉĄrÃĻnËfÉËðÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž
Example: Babulâs grandfather was never found.
Syn: granddad, grandparentAnt: grandchild
đĄ Exam tip: Grandfather is a compound noun.
grandmother[/ËÉĄrÃĻnËmĘðÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻž
Example: Grandmother said that Grandfather wanted them to live.
Syn: grandma, grandparentAnt: grandchild
đĄ Exam tip: Grandmother is the feminine counterpart of grandfather.
survivor[/sÉrËvaÉĒvÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: Nipaâs school became a shelter for the survivors.
Syn: victim who lived, escaperAnt: casualty, victim
đĄ Exam tip: Survivor comes from the verb survive.
3. Emergency and Safety (8 words)
emergency[/ÉĒËmÉËrdĘÉnsi/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: The family checked their emergency kit.
Syn: crisis, urgencyAnt: normality
đĄ Exam tip: An emergency needs immediate action.
kit[/kÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ
Example: Their emergency kit was ready.
Syn: set, equipmentAnt: lack
đĄ Exam tip: Emergency kit means a collection of useful emergency items.
torch[/tÉËrtĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: Their torch was working.
Syn: flashlight, lampAnt: darkness
đĄ Exam tip: Torch is British English; flashlight is common in American English.
battery[/ËbÃĻtÉri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: They had extra batteries for the torch.
Syn: cell, power sourceAnt: powerlessness
đĄ Exam tip: The plural of battery is batteries.
first aid[/ËfÉËrst ËeÉĒd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻšāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¤āĻžā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž
Example: The first aid kit was in a plastic box.
Syn: basic treatment, emergency careAnt: neglect
đĄ Exam tip: First aid is usually written as two words.
plastic[/ËplÃĻstÉĒk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ
Example: They put the supplies in a plastic box.
Syn: synthetic, resin-basedAnt: natural
đĄ Exam tip: Plastic can be both a noun and an adjective.
shelter[/ËĘeltÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The school became a shelter for the survivors.
Syn: refuge, havenAnt: exposure
đĄ Exam tip: Shelter can also be used as a verb meaning āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž.
safe[/seÉĒf/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤
Example: There was not enough safe drinking water.
Syn: secure, protectedAnt: dangerous, unsafe
đĄ Exam tip: The opposite form is made with the prefix un-: unsafe.
4. Damage and Loss (8 words)
blow away[/bloĘ ÉËweÉĒ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: The familyâs roof blew away.
Syn: carry off, sweep awayAnt: hold, secure
đĄ Exam tip: Blew is the past form of blow; blew away means āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛.
roof[/ruËf/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ
Example: The strong wind blew away the roof.
Syn: top, coveringAnt: floor
đĄ Exam tip: Roof is an important disaster-related noun.
missing[/ËmÉĒsÉĒÅ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: Nipa and Grandfather were missing.
Syn: lost, absentAnt: found, present
đĄ Exam tip: Missing is formed from miss + -ing.
mud[/mĘd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Example: Nipa was covered in mud.
Syn: slush, wet soilAnt: dryness
đĄ Exam tip: Covered in mud means āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž.
field[/fiËld/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻˇā§āĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻŋ
Example: Father found Nipa in a field.
Syn: farmland, meadowAnt: building
đĄ Exam tip: Field may mean a cultivated area or an open piece of land.
damage[/ËdÃĻmÉĒdĘ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: The cyclone caused serious damage to homes.
Syn: harm, destructionAnt: repair, protection
đĄ Exam tip: Damage can be used as both a noun and a verb.
cry[/kraÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
Example: Nipa began to cry during the storm.
Syn: weep, sobAnt: laugh, smile
đĄ Exam tip: Cry is irregular: cry, cried, cried.
awful[/ËÉËfÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻš
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¤āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ
Example: The family could not stop crying after the awful night.
Syn: terrible, dreadfulAnt: good, pleasant
đĄ Exam tip: Use awful to describe a very bad event or condition.
5. Recovery and Rebuilding (8 words)
repair[/rÉĒËper/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: People repaired their homes after the cyclone.
Syn: fix, restoreAnt: damage, break
đĄ Exam tip: Repair may be used as a noun or a verb.
rebuild[/ËriËËbÉĒld/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The villagers rebuilt their bridges.
Syn: reconstruct, restoreAnt: demolish, destroy
đĄ Exam tip: Rebuild is formed with re- + build and means build again.
plant[/plÃĻnt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: They planted new trees in the village.
Syn: sow, growAnt: uproot, remove
đĄ Exam tip: Plant has the same form as a noun and a verb.
crop[/krÉËp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ
Example: The farmers planted new crops in their fields.
Syn: harvest, produceAnt: weed
đĄ Exam tip: Crops are plants grown for food or other use.
bridge[/brÉĒdĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§
Example: People rebuilt the bridges after the disaster.
Syn: passageway, overpassAnt: barrier
đĄ Exam tip: Bridge is a common infrastructure-related word.
government[/ËÉĄĘvÉrnmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇ
Example: The government came to help the people.
Syn: authority, administrationAnt: anarchy
đĄ Exam tip: Government is often followed by a singular verb in standard English.
worker[/ËwÉËrkÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: Workers from NGOs helped the survivors.
Syn: employee, labourerAnt: employer
đĄ Exam tip: Worker is formed from work + -er.
future[/ËfjuËtĘÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§
Alt: āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: Grandfather wanted the family to live for the future.
Syn: tomorrow, time aheadAnt: past, present
đĄ Exam tip: The phrase in the future means āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§.
6. Story and Animals (8 words)
frog[/frÉËÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: A frog makes a croaking sound.
Syn: amphibian, toad
đĄ Exam tip: Frog is the main animal in the story following Cyclone Aila.
croak[/kroĘk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ°āĻāĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The frog began to croak.
Syn: call, raspAnt: sing
đĄ Exam tip: Croak can be both a verb and a noun.
voice[/vÉÉĒs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Bluster had the most beautiful voice.
Syn: sound, vocal toneAnt: silence
đĄ Exam tip: Voice is different from sound because it usually comes from a person or animal.
beautiful[/ËbjuËtÉĒfÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: The frogs once had beautiful voices.
Syn: lovely, prettyAnt: ugly, unattractive
đĄ Exam tip: The adverb form is beautifully.
animal[/ËÃĻnÉĒmÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž
Example: All the other animals came to hear Bluster.
Syn: creature, beastAnt: plant
đĄ Exam tip: Animals is the plural form of animal.
share[/Ęer/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Bluster refused to share his voice.
Syn: divide, giveAnt: keep, withhold
đĄ Exam tip: Share is followed by an object: share something with someone.
teach[/tiËtĘ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: The animals asked Bluster to teach them how to sing.
Syn: instruct, educateAnt: learn
đĄ Exam tip: Teach is irregular: teach, taught, taught.
sleep[/sliËp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Bluster was sleeping in his bed.
Syn: rest, slumberAnt: wake
đĄ Exam tip: Sleeping is the present participle of sleep; slept is its past form.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Learn the Bengali meaning, pronunciation, part of speech, and spelling of each word.
âĸ Use context clues from the passage to choose the correct meaning.
âĸ Remember the important dates and facts: Cyclone Aila happened on 25 May 2009.
âĸ For multiple-choice questions, identify the exact sentence in the passage before selecting an answer.
âĸ Learn irregular verb forms such as riseâroseârisen, shakeâshookâshaken, blowâblewâblown, cryâcried, teachâtaught, and sleepâslept.
âĸ Distinguish synonyms such as awfulâterrible, repairâfix, missingâlost, and shelterârefuge.
âĸ Remember the cause-and-effect sentence: people became ill because there was not enough safe drinking water or food.
âĸ Use in, on, and at correctly: live on an island, on 25 May, and in the evening.
âĸ Remember that grandparents checked the emergency kit, Father found Nipa in a field, and Grandfather was never found.
âĸ For sentence completion, match the subject and verb carefully, such as the river began to rise and people worked together.