Chapter: Sample Question English Second Paper
đ Vocabulary
English Grammar and Composition Class Six
â Most Important Exam Words
appointmentengagedexcellentlooking forward tobehindunderhomeworkexerciserainforestpetroleumreuseindependenceliberallendpromisehabitshiftenvironment
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Use the prefix re- to form a word meaning again: use â reuse.
âē Add -ing to a verb to make a gerund or participle: extract â extracting.
âē Add -ness to an adjective to form a noun: happy â happiness.
âē Add -ence to form a noun from an adjective: independent â independence.
âē Use -est to form the superlative degree of short adjectives: long â longest.
âē Use used to + base verb to express a past habit: make â used to make.
âē Use the negative auxiliary does not with a third-person singular subject in the present tense: live â does not live.
âē Add -ful to a noun to form an adjective meaning full of: beauty â beautiful.
1. Articles and Everyday Communication (8 words)
appointment[/ÉËpÉÉĒntmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: I need to make an appointment with my dentist.
Syn: meetingAnt: cancellation
đĄ Exam tip: Use an before appointment because it begins with a vowel sound.
dentist[/ËdentÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻ
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°
Example: The dentist checked my grandmotherâs teeth.
Syn: dental doctor
đĄ Exam tip: Dentist is a countable noun, so use a dentist or the dentist according to context.
engaged[/ÉĒnËÉĄeÉĒdĘd/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤
Example: I heard an engaged tone on the telephone.
Syn: busyAnt: free
đĄ Exam tip: Use an before engaged when it means a telephone tone.
excellent[/ËeksÉlÉnt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§
Example: She is an excellent student.
Syn: outstandingAnt: poor
đĄ Exam tip: Excellent begins with a vowel sound, so use an excellent.
supermarket[/ËsuËpÉrmÉËrkÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨
Example: There is a supermarket near our house.
Syn: grocery store
đĄ Exam tip: Use a supermarket when it is mentioned for the first time.
telephone[/ËtelÉĒfÉĘn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: Please give me the telephone number.
Syn: phone
đĄ Exam tip: Use the telephone number when the particular number is understood.
tooth[/tuËθ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: The dentist pulled out a tooth.
Syn: dental organ
đĄ Exam tip: The plural of tooth is teeth, not tooths.
pain[/peÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖāĻž
Example: You hardly feel any pain during the treatment.
Syn: acheAnt: comfort
đĄ Exam tip: Pain is usually an uncountable noun when referring to physical suffering.
2. Prepositions and Places (8 words)
looking forward to[/ËlĘkÉĒÅ ËfÉËrwÉrd tuË/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: We are looking forward to seeing you next Sunday.
Syn: anticipateAnt: dread
đĄ Exam tip: The phrase is followed by a noun or verb ending in -ing.
island[/ËaÉĒlÉnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Example: They visited St Martinâs Island.
Syn: isleAnt: mainland
đĄ Exam tip: Island begins with a vowel sound, but article choice depends on whether it is specific.
morning[/ËmÉËrnÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: We walk in the mornings.
Syn: forenoonAnt: evening
đĄ Exam tip: Use in the morning or in the mornings.
restaurant[/ËrestÉrÉËnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: We had breakfast at a local restaurant.
Syn: eating house
đĄ Exam tip: Use at with a specific place such as at a restaurant.
lunch[/lĘntĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻā§āĻ
Example: We study till lunch.
Syn: midday meal
đĄ Exam tip: Use till lunch to show the end point of an activity.
night[/naÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: We cook our meal at night.
Syn: eveningAnt: day
đĄ Exam tip: The usual expression is at night, not in night.
behind[/bÉĒËhaÉĒnd/]prepeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§
Example: There is a garden behind the hotel.
Syn: at the back ofAnt: in front of
đĄ Exam tip: Behind is a preposition of place and is followed by a noun or pronoun.
under[/ËĘndÉr/]prepeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: I am sitting under a banyan tree.
Syn: beneathAnt: above
đĄ Exam tip: Use under when one thing is lower than another.
3. Email and Schoolwork Vocabulary (8 words)
email[/ËiËmeÉĒl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ-āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž
Example: This is my first email to you.
Syn: electronic message
đĄ Exam tip: An email normally includes an address, subject, greeting, body and closing.
missing[/ËmÉĒsÉĒÅ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§
Alt: āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: We are missing you a lot.
Syn: absentAnt: present
đĄ Exam tip: Missing can mean feeling sad because someone is absent.
worry[/ËwĘri/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Do not worry about the classes.
Syn: be anxiousAnt: relax
đĄ Exam tip: Use do not worry for a negative command.
homework[/ËhÉĘmwÉËrk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž
Example: The teacher gave us some homework.
Syn: assignment
đĄ Exam tip: Homework is usually uncountable; say some homework, not homeworks.
finish[/ËfÉĒnÉĒĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Please finish the exercise today.
Syn: completeAnt: begin
đĄ Exam tip: After finish, use a noun or an -ing form, not to plus verb.
lesson[/ËlesÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦ
Example: We will do the exercise in the next lesson.
Syn: class
đĄ Exam tip: Lesson may refer to both a unit in a book and a teaching period.
exercise[/ËeksÉrsaÉĒz/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¸āĻ°āĻ¤
Example: The students completed the grammar exercise.
Syn: practiceAnt: rest
đĄ Exam tip: Exercise can be countable when it means a question or task.
class test[/klÉËs test/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
Example: We will sit for a class test on Thursday.
Syn: quiz
đĄ Exam tip: Sit for a test means take or participate in an examination.
4. Environment and Composition (8 words)
rainforest[/ËreÉĒnËfÉËrÉĒst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨
Example: The rainforest is important for the planet.
Syn: tropical forestAnt: desert
đĄ Exam tip: In a substitution table, identify the complete subject and predicate before arranging.
plastic[/ËplÃĻstÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Example: Plastic bottles can harm the environment.
Syn: synthetic material
đĄ Exam tip: Plastic may be used as a noun or an adjective.
bottle[/ËbÉtÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻ˛
Alt: āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: We should reuse plastic bottles.
Syn: container
đĄ Exam tip: Bottle is a countable noun; use bottles for more than one.
petroleum[/pÉËtrÉĘliÉm/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛
Example: Plastic is made from petroleum.
Syn: crude oil
đĄ Exam tip: Petroleum is generally an uncountable noun.
extract[/ÉĒkËstrÃĻkt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Extracting petroleum can damage nature.
Syn: removeAnt: insert
đĄ Exam tip: After extracting, use a noun; the -ing form can act as the subject.
reuse[/ËriËËjuËz/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: We should reuse bottles again and again.
Syn: use againAnt: discard
đĄ Exam tip: Reuse contains the prefix re-, meaning again.
glass[/ÉĄlÉËs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Example: It is better to use glass bottles.
Syn: vitreous materialAnt: plastic
đĄ Exam tip: Use it is better to when giving advice or preference.
environment[/ÉĒnËvaÉĒrÉnmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦāĻāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: We must protect the environment.
Syn: surroundings
đĄ Exam tip: Environment is often used with protect, pollution and friendly.
5. Sentence Transformation and Verbs (8 words)
beautiful[/ËbjuËtÉĒfÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨
Example: Bangladesh is a beautiful country.
Syn: lovelyAnt: ugly
đĄ Exam tip: To make a statement interrogative, use an auxiliary and a question mark.
title[/ËtaÉĒtÉl/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Rabindranath titled the country Sonar Bangla.
Syn: name
đĄ Exam tip: In the passive voice, the object becomes the subject: The country was titled...
rule[/ruËl/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The British ruled this country before independence.
Syn: governAnt: obey
đĄ Exam tip: For active voice, place the doer before the past-tense verb.
independence[/ËÉĒndÉĒËpendÉns/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971.
Syn: freedomAnt: dependence
đĄ Exam tip: Independence is a noun formed from independent.
aspect[/ËÃĻspekt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: The country has many beautiful aspects.
Syn: feature
đĄ Exam tip: Use aspects when referring to several features or sides.
longest[/ËlÉÅÉĄÉĒst/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ
Example: Coxâs Bazar is one of the longest sea beaches in the world.
Syn: most extendedAnt: shortest
đĄ Exam tip: Change a superlative comparison into positive degree with no other ... as ... as.
liberal[/ËlÉĒbÉrÉl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛
Example: The people of Bangladesh are very liberal.
Syn: generousAnt: narrow-minded
đĄ Exam tip: Liberal commonly describes a person or society that accepts different views.
proud[/praĘd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨
Example: We are very proud of our country.
Syn: honouredAnt: ashamed
đĄ Exam tip: Use proud of, not proud for, when expressing admiration.
6. Punctuation, Health and Personal Information (8 words)
lend[/lend/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Please lend me your pen.
Syn: loanAnt: borrow
đĄ Exam tip: Lend means give temporarily; borrow means take temporarily.
promise[/ËprÉmÉĒs/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: He promised to give the pen back.
Syn: pledgeAnt: break oneâs word
đĄ Exam tip: Promise is commonly followed by to plus the base verb.
moment[/ËmÉĘmÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ
āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: I will return it in a moment.
Syn: instantAnt: eternity
đĄ Exam tip: Use in a moment to mean very soon.
pocket[/ËpÉkÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻā§āĻ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻĨāĻ˛ā§
Example: I took my pen out of my pocket.
Syn: compartment
đĄ Exam tip: Use out of to show movement from inside a place.
keep[/kiËp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: You can keep the pen as long as you want.
Syn: retainAnt: give away
đĄ Exam tip: Keep is an irregular verb: keep, kept, kept.
cousin[/ËkĘzÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻšā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨
Example: I spend a lot of time with my cousin.
Syn: relative
đĄ Exam tip: Cousin is a countable noun and takes a or my before it.
habit[/ËhÃĻbÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖāĻ¤āĻž
Example: She used to make her father a horse from a stick.
Syn: customAnt: disuse
đĄ Exam tip: Used to expresses a past habit that no longer happens.
shift[/ĘÉĒft/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: We may shift to Saudi Arabia soon.
Syn: moveAnt: stay
đĄ Exam tip: After may, use the base form shift, not shifts or shifted.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Read the complete sentence before choosing an article, preposition or verb form.
âĸ Use an before a vowel sound, not merely before a vowel letter.
âĸ Remember common preposition phrases: in the morning, at night, till lunch, behind the hotel and under a tree.
âĸ In a substitution table, join the subject and predicate so that the complete sentence makes sense.
âĸ For passive voice, move the object to the subject position and use be plus the past participle.
âĸ For active voice, identify the doer and place it before the verb.
âĸ To change an exclamatory sentence into a statement, remove the exclamation structure and write a normal affirmative sentence.
âĸ Use correct punctuation in direct speech: quotation marks, commas, capital letters and full stops.
âĸ In an email, include the recipientâs address, subject, greeting, clear message and closing.
âĸ Learn vocabulary with its synonym, antonym, part of speech and an example sentence.
âĸ Do not confuse lend with borrow: lend means give temporarily, while borrow means take temporarily.
âĸ Use the base form after modal verbs such as may, can, should and will.