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SSC (Class 9-10)English Grammar and Composition Classes Nine and Ten - Verbs: Modals - Vocabulary

Chapter: Verbs: Modals

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English Grammar and Composition Classes Nine and Ten
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
modal auxiliary—āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžability—āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āϝpossibility—āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻžpermission—āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋobligation—āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻ•āϤāĻžprohibition—āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧāĻžāĻœā§āĻžāĻžnecessity—āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžrequest—āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧadvice—āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļopinion—āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤdeduction—āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤconfidential—āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧀āϝāĻŧsubmit—āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžobey—āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžrecommend—āϏ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžarrangement—āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē Modal auxiliary-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ verb-āĻāϰ base form āĻŦāϏ⧇: can go, may come, must obey, should readāĨ¤
â–ē Modal auxiliary-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ third-person singular -s āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž: He can swim, not He cans swimāĨ¤
â–ē Modal auxiliary-āĻāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ to āĻŦāϏ⧇ āύāĻž: must go, not must to goāĨ¤
â–ē Can-āĻāϰ negative form cannot āĻŦāĻž can't; cannot āĻāĻ•āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē Will not-āĻāϰ contracted form won't āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ would-āĻāϰ contracted form 'd: I'd, we'd, he'dāĨ¤
â–ē May/might-āĻāϰ negative form may not/might not; should-āĻāϰ negative form shouldn'tāĨ¤
â–ē Full verb need-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ to āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ: need to study; modal needn't-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ to āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž: needn't studyāĨ¤
â–ē Ought-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ to āφāĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ•: ought to help; āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ should-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ to āĻŦāϏ⧇ āύāĻž: should helpāĨ¤
â–ē Advice uncountable noun, āϤāĻžāχ an advice āĻŦāĻž advices āύāϝāĻŧ; a piece of advice āĻŦāϞāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē Submit-āĻāϰ past form submitted āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ prefer-āĻāϰ past form preferred—āĻļ⧇āώ consonant āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
1. Modal Auxiliaries and Basic Grammar (8 words)
modal auxiliary[/ˈməʊdəl ɔːɡˈzÉĒliəri/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāύ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Can is a modal auxiliary verb.
Syn: modal verbAnt: main verb
💡 Exam tip: Modal auxiliary-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ verb-āĻāϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āϰ⧂āĻĒ āĻŦāϏ⧇āĨ¤
primary auxiliary[/ˈpraÉĒməri ɔːɡˈzÉĒliəri/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: be, have āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ do-āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Have is a primary auxiliary.
Syn: helping verbAnt: modal auxiliary
💡 Exam tip: Be, have āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ do āĻšāϞ⧋ primary auxiliariesāĨ¤
ability[/əˈbÉĒləti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āϝ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž
Example: She has the ability to speak English fluently.
Syn: capacityAnt: inability
💡 Exam tip: āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇ can āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇ could āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
possibility[/ˌpɒsəˈbÉĒləti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϘāϟāύāĻž āϘāϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝāϤāĻž
Example: There is a possibility that it may rain.
Syn: chanceAnt: impossibility
💡 Exam tip: May, might āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ could āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
permission[/pəˈmÉĒʃən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ
Example: May I come in, sir?
Syn: consentAnt: prohibition
💡 Exam tip: Formal permission-āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ may, āφāϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ can āĻŦāĻž could āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
obligation[/ˌɒblÉĒˈɥeÉĒʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻ•āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāϞāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Example: Students must obey the rules.
Syn: dutyAnt: freedom
💡 Exam tip: Must āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ obligation āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
prohibition[/ˌprəʊhÉĒˈbÉĒʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧāĻžāĻœā§āĻžāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ
Example: You must not smoke here.
Syn: banAnt: permission
💡 Exam tip: Must not āĻŦāĻž cannot āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ prohibition āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
necessity[/nəˈsesəti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: You need to submit the form today.
Syn: needAnt: unnecessity
💡 Exam tip: Need to āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ needn't āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. Can and Could (8 words)
can[/kÃĻn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž; āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ, āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I can solve the problem.
Syn: be able toAnt: cannot
💡 Exam tip: Can-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ to āĻŦāϏ⧇ āύāĻž; can go āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•, can to go āϭ⧁āϞāĨ¤
could[/kƊd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤ; āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
Alt: āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Could you help me, please?
Syn: was able toAnt: could not
💡 Exam tip: Could āĻšāϞ⧋ can-āĻāϰ past form āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ polite request-āĻāĻ“ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
cannot[/ˈkÃĻnɒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āύāĻž
Alt: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ
Example: You cannot use a mobile phone in the examination hall.
Syn: can'tAnt: can
💡 Exam tip: Cannot āĻāĻ•āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ; can not āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāχ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĨ¤
borrow[/ˈbɒrəʊ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Can I borrow your pen?
Syn: take on loanAnt: lend
💡 Exam tip: Borrow āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, lend āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
lend[/lend/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Could you lend me your dictionary?
Syn: loanAnt: borrow
💡 Exam tip: Lend-āĻāϰ āĻ—āĻ āύ: lend somebody something āĻŦāĻž lend something to somebodyāĨ¤
request[/rÉĒˈkwest/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ
Alt: āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϚāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Could you pass me the salt, please?
Syn: appealAnt: command
💡 Exam tip: Could you please... āĻšāϞ⧋ polite request-āĻāϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ—āĻ āύāĨ¤
prohibit[/prəˈhÉĒbÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The rules prohibit students from using phones.
Syn: forbidAnt: allow
💡 Exam tip: Cannot āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ prohibition āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ: You cannot enter hereāĨ¤
suggest[/səˈdʒest/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: You could read a book to improve your English.
Syn: recommendAnt: discourage
💡 Exam tip: Could + verb āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. May and Might (8 words)
may[/meÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
Alt: āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: It may rain this evening.
Syn: mightAnt: may not
💡 Exam tip: May āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ might-āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
might[/maÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
Alt: āĻ•āĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: He might come to the party.
Syn: couldAnt: might not
💡 Exam tip: Might āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻŽ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
probability[/ˌprɒbəˈbÉĒləti/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝāϤāĻž
Alt: āϘāϟāύāĻž āϘāϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž
Example: The probability of rain is high.
Syn: likelihoodAnt: improbability
💡 Exam tip: May āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ might probability āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
formal[/ˈfɔːməl/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŽāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ
Example: May I ask you a question?
Syn: officialAnt: informal
💡 Exam tip: May I...? can I...?-āĻāϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ formalāĨ¤
confidential[/ˌkɒnfÉĒˈdenʃəl/]adjectivemedium
Meaning: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: This document is confidential.
Syn: secretAnt: public
💡 Exam tip: Confidential āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ permission āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
uncertain[/ʌnˈsɜːtən/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The result is uncertain.
Syn: doubtfulAnt: certain
💡 Exam tip: May/might-āĻāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ uncertain possibilityāĨ¤
permission[/pəˈmÉĒʃən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ
Example: May we see the document?
Syn: approvalAnt: refusal
💡 Exam tip: May-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ may āĻŦāĻž may notāĨ¤
forecast[/ˈfɔːkɑːst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāϏ
Alt: āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§Ž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ
Example: The weather forecast says it may rain.
Syn: predictionAnt: fact
💡 Exam tip: āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāϏ⧇ may āĻŦāĻž might āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Will, Would and Future Meaning (8 words)
will[/wÉĒl/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇; āĻšāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§Ž āϘāϟāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: We will meet at the school ground at seven.
Syn: shallAnt: will not
💡 Exam tip: Will-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ verb-āĻāϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āϰ⧂āĻĒ āĻŦāϏ⧇āĨ¤
won't[/wəʊnt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž; āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž
Alt: āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§Ž āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I won't miss the wedding.
Syn: will notAnt: will
💡 Exam tip: Won't āĻšāϞ⧋ will not-āĻāϰ contracted formāĨ¤
would[/wƊd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ•āϰāϤ; āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋ
Alt: āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Would you like to join us?
Syn: used toAnt: would not
💡 Exam tip: Would you like...? āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻ āύāĨ¤
invitation[/ˌÉĒnvÉĒˈteÉĒʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāύ
Example: Would you like to attend the ceremony?
Syn: 招 invitationAnt: 拒 refusal
💡 Exam tip: JSON-āĻ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āωāϚāĻŋāϤ; would-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ invitation āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
certain[/ˈsɜːtən/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšāĻžāϤ⧀āϤ
Example: The chief guest will arrive soon.
Syn: sureAnt: uncertain
💡 Exam tip: āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§Ž āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ will āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
arrangement[/əˈreÉĒndʒmənt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Alt: āφāϗ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž
Example: Father has made all the arrangements for the trip.
Syn: preparationAnt: disorder
💡 Exam tip: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§Ž āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ will āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
polite[/pəˈlaÉĒt/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϚāĻžāϰāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Example: Would you please give me a wake-up call?
Syn: courteousAnt: rude
💡 Exam tip: Would āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ can-āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ politeāĨ¤
prediction[/prÉĒˈdÉĒkʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§Ž āϘāϟāύāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Example: Scientists predict that temperatures will rise.
Syn: forecastAnt: fact
💡 Exam tip: Future prediction-āĻ will + base verb āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
5. Must, Mustn't and Need (8 words)
must[/mƌst/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: You must submit your essay tomorrow.
Syn: have toAnt: needn't
💡 Exam tip: Must-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ to āĻŦāϏ⧇ āύāĻž: must go āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤
mustn't[/ˈmʌsənt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧāĻžāĻœā§āĻžāĻž
Example: You mustn't copy from any book.
Syn: must notAnt: must
💡 Exam tip: Mustn't āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧ; needn't āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āύ⧇āĻ‡â€”āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
need[/niːd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: You need to speak clearly.
Syn: requireAnt: lack
💡 Exam tip: Full verb āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ need-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ to āϞāĻžāϗ⧇: need to goāĨ¤
needn't[/ˈniːdənt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āύ⧇āχ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āĻ“ āϚāϞ⧇
Example: You needn't wear fashionable clothes.
Syn: do not need toAnt: must
💡 Exam tip: Modal needn't-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ base verb āĻŦāϏ⧇: needn't goāĨ¤
deduction[/dÉĒˈdƌkʃən/]nounhard
Meaning: āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĢāϞ
Example: He must be tired after the long journey.
Syn: inferenceAnt: guess
💡 Exam tip: Must be āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ can't be logical deduction āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
obey[/əʊˈbeÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž
Example: All students must obey the school rules.
Syn: followAnt: disobey
💡 Exam tip: Obey-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ object āĻŦāϏ⧇; obey the rulesāĨ¤
submit[/səbˈmÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤ⧃āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: You must submit the form by Monday.
Syn: hand inAnt: withdraw
💡 Exam tip: Submit-āĻāϰ past form submitted; āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
impression[/ÉĒmˈpreʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ
Example: You need to make a good impression at the interview.
Syn: effectAnt: indifference
💡 Exam tip: Interview vocabulary-āϤ⧇ make a good impression āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ phraseāĨ¤
6. Should and Ought to (8 words)
should[/ƃƊd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāϚāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ, āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: You should consult a doctor.
Syn: ought toAnt: shouldn't
💡 Exam tip: Should-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ verb-āĻāϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āϰ⧂āĻĒ āĻŦāϏ⧇; should go āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤
ought to[/ɔːt tuː/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāϚāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: You ought to respect your parents.
Syn: shouldAnt: ought not to
💡 Exam tip: Ought-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ to āφāĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ•: ought to readāĨ¤
shouldn't[/ˈʃʊdənt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ
Example: You shouldn't eat too much oily food.
Syn: should notAnt: should
💡 Exam tip: Shouldn't āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, mustn't-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
advice[/ədˈvaÉĒs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ
Alt: āϕ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ
Example: My teacher gave me good advice.
Syn: recommendationAnt: misguidance
💡 Exam tip: Advice uncountable noun; advices āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϭ⧁āϞāĨ¤
opinion[/əˈpÉĒnjən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž
Example: In my opinion, you should read this book.
Syn: viewAnt: fact
💡 Exam tip: Should/ought to āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ opinion āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
expect[/ÉĒkˈspekt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϘāϟāύāĻž āϘāϟāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The train should arrive at four.
Syn: anticipateAnt: doubt
💡 Exam tip: āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§Ž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧ should āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
consult[/kənˈsʌlt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻœā§āĻžā§‡āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: You should consult a doctor before exercising.
Syn: seek advice fromAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Consult-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ person āĻŦāϏ⧇; consult a doctorāĨ¤
recommend[/ˌrekəˈmend/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: I recommend that you should read this novel.
Syn: suggestAnt: discourage
💡 Exam tip: Recommend-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ should āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāϤ formal English-āĻāĨ¤
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Can āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āϝ, could āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
â€ĸ May āĻ“ might āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇; may āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ might-āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â€ĸ Must obligation āĻŦāĻž logical deduction āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇; mustn't prohibition āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ needn't absence of necessity āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â€ĸ Should āĻ“ ought to advice, opinion āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ expected event āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
â€ĸ Modal verb-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§‚āϞ verb āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ: She can sing, He must workāĨ¤
â€ĸ Can, may, must, should āχāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ subject āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻšāϞ⧇āĻ“ modal-āĻāϰ āϰ⧂āĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
â€ĸ Permission-āĻāϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ formal English-āĻ May I...? āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ everyday English-āĻ Can I...? āĻŦāĻž Could I...? āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â€ĸ Polite request-āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ Could you...? āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ Would you...? āϖ⧁āĻŦ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
â€ĸ Must be āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ can't be āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â€ĸ Fill-in-the-blanks āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ ability, permission, possibility, obligation, advice āĻŦāĻž prohibition āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

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