Chapter: Andre
đ Vocabulary
ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
â Most Important Exam Words
dreamdreamedmotherfatherparentchoosechoicewondershorttallthinstoutawakespringsurprisedgladalwayslastmanybeautiful
đ Word Formation Rules
âē have â had: irregular verb-āĻāϰ past formāĨ¤
âē choose â chose â chosen: irregular verb-āĻāϰ present, past āĻāĻŦāĻ past participle formāĨ¤
âē spring â sprang â sprung: irregular verb-āĻāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ formāĨ¤
âē know â knew â known: irregular verb-āĻāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ formāĨ¤
âē wake â woke â woken: irregular verb-āĻāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ formāĨ¤
âē feel â felt â felt: irregular verb-āĻ past āĻ past participle āĻāĻāĻāĨ¤
âē love â loving: verb-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ -ing āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠present participle āĻŦāĻž adjective āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē glad â gladness: adjective-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ -ness āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠abstract noun āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē happy â happiness: y āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰ⧠i āĻāĻŦāĻ -ness āϝā§āĻā§ noun āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē appear â appearance: verb-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ -ance āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠noun āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
1. Dream and Imagination (8 words)
dream[/driËm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ
Alt: āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āώāĻž
Example: I had a strange dream last night.
Syn: vision, fantasyAnt: reality
đĄ Exam tip: Dream āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ; had a dream āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
dreamed[/driËmd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ
Alt: āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ
Example: She dreamed about her new school.
Syn: imagined, picturedAnt: forgot
đĄ Exam tip: Dream-āĻāϰ past form dreamed; British English-āĻ dreamt-āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
imagine[/ÉĒËmÃĻdĘÉĒn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž
Example: Can you imagine living on the moon?
Syn: suppose, visualizeAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Imagine-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ noun āĻŦāĻž verb-ing āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
wonder[/ËwĘndÉ(r)/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻļā§āĻāϰā§āϝ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: I wondered what I should do.
Syn: think, marvelAnt: know
đĄ Exam tip: Wonder what, why, where āĻāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
choice[/tĘÉÉĒs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ
Example: Choosing a good friend is an important choice.
Syn: selection, optionAnt: rejection
đĄ Exam tip: Choose-āĻāϰ noun form āĻšāϞ⧠choice; plural form choicesāĨ¤
choose[/tĘuËz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I choose my parents with love.
Syn: select, pickAnt: reject
đĄ Exam tip: Choose-āĻāϰ past form chose āĻāĻŦāĻ past participle chosenāĨ¤
wondered[/ËwĘndÉd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞ
Alt: āĻāĻļā§āĻāϰā§āϝ āĻšāϞā§
Example: He wondered about the result.
Syn: thought, questionedAnt: understood
đĄ Exam tip: Wondered āĻšāϞ⧠wonder-āĻāϰ past form; poem-āĻ āĻ
āϤā§āϤ āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
awake[/ÉËweÉĒk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰāϤ
Alt: āĻā§āĻŽāĻšā§āύ
Example: I was awake before sunrise.
Syn: alert, consciousAnt: asleep
đĄ Exam tip: Awake āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ be verb-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. Family and Parents (8 words)
mother[/ËmĘðÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻž
Alt: āĻāύāύā§
Example: My mother takes care of me.
Syn: mom, mummyAnt: father
đĄ Exam tip: Mother-āĻāϰ plural form mothersāĨ¤
father[/ËfÉËðÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž
Example: My father works in a bank.
Syn: dad, parentAnt: mother
đĄ Exam tip: Father āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ countable noun; one father, two fathersāĨ¤
parent[/ËpeÉrÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ
Example: Every child needs loving parents.
Syn: guardian, caretakerAnt: child
đĄ Exam tip: Parent-āĻāϰ plural form parents; poem-āĻ parents āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāύāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
parents[/ËpeÉrÉnts/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŦā§āύā§āĻĻ
Example: They were the parents I always had.
Syn: mother and father, guardiansAnt: children
đĄ Exam tip: Parents āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ plural noun; āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ are āĻŦāĻž were āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
family[/ËfÃĻmÉli/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻļā§āϰ āϞā§āĻāĻāύ
Example: My family lives in Dhaka.
Syn: household, kinAnt: strangers
đĄ Exam tip: Family-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§ is āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϞ⧠are āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
love[/lĘv/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āϰāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: A mother's love is very strong.
Syn: affection, careAnt: hatred
đĄ Exam tip: Love noun āĻ verb āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
loving[/ËlĘvÉĒÅ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āύā§āĻšāĻļā§āϞ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
Example: She grew up in a loving family.
Syn: affectionate, caringAnt: unkind
đĄ Exam tip: Loving āĻšāϞ⧠love-āĻāϰ adjective form; loving parents āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ phraseāĨ¤
take[/teÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: I will take this book with me.
Syn: accept, carryAnt: give
đĄ Exam tip: Take-āĻāϰ past form took āĻāĻŦāĻ past participle takenāĨ¤
3. Physical Descriptions (8 words)
short[/ĘÉËt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻā§
Alt: āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ
Example: The short boy stood near the door.
Syn: low, smallAnt: tall, long
đĄ Exam tip: Short-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ tall āĻŦāĻž long āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
tall[/tÉËl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻšā§
Example: A tall man was waiting outside.
Syn: high, longAnt: short, small
đĄ Exam tip: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠tall āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠long āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
thin[/θÉĒn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϰā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž
Example: The thin girl carried a small bag.
Syn: slim, leanAnt: fat, thick
đĄ Exam tip: Thin-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠fat āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠thick āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
stout[/staĘt/]adjhard
Meaning: āϏā§āĻĨā§āϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻā§āϤāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨ
Example: A stout man entered the room.
Syn: plump, thicksetAnt: thin, slender
đĄ Exam tip: Stout āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻļāϰā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻ āύ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
height[/haÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
Example: The height of the building is impressive.
Syn: altitude, elevationAnt: depth
đĄ Exam tip: Height āĻšāϞ⧠high-āĻāϰ noun form; āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ gh āύā§āϰāĻŦāĨ¤
appearance[/ÉËpÉĒÉrÉns/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻŦ
Example: Her appearance was simple and pleasant.
Syn: look, outlookAnt: disappearance
đĄ Exam tip: Appearance āĻšāϞ⧠appear-āĻāϰ noun formāĨ¤
beautiful[/ËbjuËtÉĒfÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ
Alt: āĻŽāύā§āϰāĻŽ
Example: The child had a beautiful smile.
Syn: pretty, lovelyAnt: ugly
đĄ Exam tip: Beautiful-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ very āĻŦāϏāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§; beautiful-āĻāϰ spelling āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻŦā§: beau-ti-fulāĨ¤
different[/ËdÉĒfÉrÉnt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ
Alt: āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž
Example: People have different appearances.
Syn: unlike, distinctAnt: same, similar
đĄ Exam tip: Different from āĻāĻŦāĻ different thanâāĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ different from āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤
4. Actions in the Poem (8 words)
have[/hÃĻv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: I have a loving family.
Syn: possess, ownAnt: lack
đĄ Exam tip: Have-āĻāϰ third-person singular form has; past form hadāĨ¤
had[/hÃĻd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ
Example: I had a dream last night.
Syn: possessed, experiencedAnt: lacked
đĄ Exam tip: Had āĻšāϞ⧠have āĻ has-āĻāϰ past form; āϏāĻŦ subject-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ had āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
pick[/pÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϤā§āϞ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Please pick one answer.
Syn: choose, selectAnt: drop, reject
đĄ Exam tip: Pick out āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž; pick up āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϤā§āϞ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
spring[/sprÉĒÅ/]verbhard
Meaning: āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Alt: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
Example: The cat sprang onto the table.
Syn: jump, leapAnt: sit, fall
đĄ Exam tip: Spring-āĻāϰ past form sprang āĻāĻŦāĻ past participle sprungāĨ¤
wake[/weÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Example: I wake up early every day.
Syn: arouse, awakenAnt: sleep
đĄ Exam tip: Wake-āĻāϰ past form woke āĻāĻŦāĻ past participle wokenāĨ¤
awake[/ÉËweÉĒk/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Example: The loud sound awoke the baby.
Syn: awaken, rouseAnt: put to sleep
đĄ Exam tip: Awake verb-āĻāϰ past form awoke; adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§āĻ awake āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
know[/nÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāύāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I know my parents love me.
Syn: understand, recognizeAnt: ignore, forget
đĄ Exam tip: Know-āĻāϰ past form knew āĻāĻŦāĻ past participle known; k āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
make[/meÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻžāύā§
Example: Good parents make their children happy.
Syn: create, produceAnt: destroy
đĄ Exam tip: Make-āĻāϰ past form made; make someone happy āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
5. Feelings and Emotions (8 words)
surprise[/sÉËpraÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻāύāĻž
Example: The gift was a pleasant surprise.
Syn: amazement, astonishmentAnt: expectation
đĄ Exam tip: Surprise noun āĻ verb āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
surprised[/sÉËpraÉĒzd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ
Example: I was surprised by the news.
Syn: amazed, astonishedAnt: calm, expectant
đĄ Exam tip: Surprised āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ; surprising āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
glad[/ÉĄlÃĻd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ
Example: I am glad to see you.
Syn: happy, pleasedAnt: sad, sorry
đĄ Exam tip: Glad-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ to + verb āĻŦāϏā§: glad to meetāĨ¤
happy[/ËhÃĻpi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻā§
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Example: The children are happy with their parents.
Syn: joyful, cheerfulAnt: unhappy, sad
đĄ Exam tip: Happy-āĻāϰ noun form happiness āĻāĻŦāĻ adverb form happilyāĨ¤
sad[/sÃĻd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŖā§āĻŖ
Example: The sad child began to cry.
Syn: unhappy, sorrowfulAnt: happy, glad
đĄ Exam tip: Sad-āĻāϰ comparative sadder āĻāĻŦāĻ superlative saddestāĨ¤
gladness[/ËÉĄlÃĻdnÉs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻļāĻŋāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Her success filled us with gladness.
Syn: joy, happinessAnt: sadness
đĄ Exam tip: Gladness āĻšāϞ⧠glad-āĻāϰ noun form; -ness āϝā§āĻā§ abstract noun āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
feel[/fiËl/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: I feel happy with my family.
Syn: sense, experienceAnt: disregard
đĄ Exam tip: Feel-āĻāϰ past form felt āĻāĻŦāĻ past participle feltāĨ¤
always[/ËÉËlweÉĒz/]adveasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž
Example: My parents always support me.
Syn: forever, continuallyAnt: never, rarely
đĄ Exam tip: Always āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ adverb of frequency; main verb-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ be verb-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
6. Time and Grammar Words (8 words)
last[/lÉËst/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāϤ
Alt: āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ
Example: I visited my grandmother last week.
Syn: previous, finalAnt: next, first
đĄ Exam tip: Last night āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāϤ āϰāĻžāϤā§; last-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ the āĻŦāϏ⧠āύāĻž āϝāĻāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
night[/naÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāĻžāϤ
Alt: āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞ
Example: The stars shine at night.
Syn: evening, darknessAnt: day, morning
đĄ Exam tip: At night āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞāĻŋāϤ phrase; night-āĻāϰ k āύā§āϰāĻŦāĨ¤
first[/fÉËst/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ
Alt: āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§
Example: She was the first student to arrive.
Syn: initial, earliestAnt: last, final
đĄ Exam tip: First āĻšāϞ⧠one-āĻāϰ ordinal form; first, second, third āĻā§āϰāĻŽ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
before[/bÉĒËfÉË(r)/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻā§
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§
Example: Wash your hands before eating.
Syn: earlier, previouslyAnt: after, later
đĄ Exam tip: Before preposition, conjunction āĻ adverbâāϤāĻŋāύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
just[/dĘĘst/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ
Example: The train has just arrived.
Syn: only, exactlyAnt: nearly, approximately
đĄ Exam tip: Just āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ perfect tense-āĻ âāĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
there[/ðeÉ(r)/]advmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āĻāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§
Example: There were many people there.
Syn: over there, in that placeAnt: here
đĄ Exam tip: There were many people āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠there introductory word āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ there āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
many[/Ëmeni/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻšā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻ
Example: There were many parents in the hall.
Syn: numerous, plenty ofAnt: few, little
đĄ Exam tip: Many countable plural noun-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϏā§; uncountable noun-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ much āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
therefore[/ËðeÉfÉË(r)/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āϤāĻāĻŦ
Alt: āϏā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻ
Example: He worked hard; therefore, he succeeded.
Syn: so, thusAnt: nevertheless
đĄ Exam tip: Therefore āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ formal writing-āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Poem-āĻāϰ comprehension āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻž āĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āύ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞâāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
âĸ Present tense āĻ past tense āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āύā§: haveâhad, chooseâchose, springâsprang, knowâknew, feelâfeltāĨ¤
âĸ I had a dream last night āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠had āĻāĻŦāĻ dreamed āĻ
āϤā§āϤ āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Parents āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ plural; āϤāĻžāĻ parents-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ were āĻŦāĻž are āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
âĸ Short, tall, thin āĻāĻŦāĻ stout āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ āύ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ Always āĻšāϞ⧠adverb of frequency; āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ verb-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ be verb-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
âĸ Choose āĻ pick āĻāĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠choose-āĻāϰ past form chose āĻāĻŦāĻ pick-āĻāϰ past form pickedāĨ¤
âĸ Awake adjective āĻ verb āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§; asleep āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤
âĸ Synonym āĻ antonym āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ word-āĻāϰ part of speech āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
âĸ āĻļā§āύā§āϝāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖā§ subject āĻ tense āĻĻā§āĻā§ have/has/had āĻāĻŦāĻ choose/chose/chosen-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ form āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤