Chapter: Verbs: Modals
đ Vocabulary
English Grammar and Composition Classes Nine and Ten
â Most Important Exam Words
modal auxiliaryâāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžabilityâāϏāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨā§āϝpossibilityâāϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻžpermissionâāĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋobligationâāĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻāϤāĻžprohibitionâāύāĻŋāώā§āϧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžnecessityâāĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžrequestâāĻ
āύā§āϰā§āϧadviceâāĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļopinionâāĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤdeductionâāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤconfidentialâāĻā§āĻĒāύā§āϝāĻŧsubmitâāĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžobeyâāĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰāĻžrecommendâāϏā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻāϰāĻžarrangementâāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Modal auxiliary-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠verb-āĻāϰ base form āĻŦāϏā§: can go, may come, must obey, should readāĨ¤
âē Modal auxiliary-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ third-person singular -s āϝā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž: He can swim, not He cans swimāĨ¤
âē Modal auxiliary-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ to āĻŦāϏ⧠āύāĻž: must go, not must to goāĨ¤
âē Can-āĻāϰ negative form cannot āĻŦāĻž can't; cannot āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Will not-āĻāϰ contracted form won't āĻāĻŦāĻ would-āĻāϰ contracted form 'd: I'd, we'd, he'dāĨ¤
âē May/might-āĻāϰ negative form may not/might not; should-āĻāϰ negative form shouldn'tāĨ¤
âē Full verb need-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ to āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ: need to study; modal needn't-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠to āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž: needn't studyāĨ¤
âē Ought-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠to āĻāĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ: ought to help; āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠should-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠to āĻŦāϏ⧠āύāĻž: should helpāĨ¤
âē Advice uncountable noun, āϤāĻžāĻ an advice āĻŦāĻž advices āύāϝāĻŧ; a piece of advice āĻŦāϞāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē Submit-āĻāϰ past form submitted āĻāĻŦāĻ prefer-āĻāϰ past form preferredâāĻļā§āώ consonant āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
1. Modal Auxiliaries and Basic Grammar (8 words)
modal auxiliary[/ËmÉĘdÉl ÉËÉĄËzÉĒliÉri/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāύā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŽā§āϞ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Can is a modal auxiliary verb.
Syn: modal verbAnt: main verb
đĄ Exam tip: Modal auxiliary-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠verb-āĻāϰ āĻŽā§āϞ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
primary auxiliary[/ËpraÉĒmÉri ÉËÉĄËzÉĒliÉri/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: be, have āĻāĻŦāĻ do-āĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Have is a primary auxiliary.
Syn: helping verbAnt: modal auxiliary
đĄ Exam tip: Be, have āĻāĻŦāĻ do āĻšāϞ⧠primary auxiliariesāĨ¤
ability[/ÉËbÉĒlÉti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨā§āϝ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž
Example: She has the ability to speak English fluently.
Syn: capacityAnt: inability
đĄ Exam tip: āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧠can āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āϤā§āϤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧠could āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
possibility[/ËpÉsÉËbÉĒlÉti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāϤāĻž
Example: There is a possibility that it may rain.
Syn: chanceAnt: impossibility
đĄ Exam tip: May, might āĻāĻŦāĻ could āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
permission[/pÉËmÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ
Example: May I come in, sir?
Syn: consentAnt: prohibition
đĄ Exam tip: Formal permission-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ may, āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ can āĻŦāĻž could āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
obligation[/ËÉblÉĒËÉĄeÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāϞāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Example: Students must obey the rules.
Syn: dutyAnt: freedom
đĄ Exam tip: Must āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ obligation āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
prohibition[/ËprÉĘhÉĒËbÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāώā§āϧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ
Example: You must not smoke here.
Syn: banAnt: permission
đĄ Exam tip: Must not āĻŦāĻž cannot āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ prohibition āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
necessity[/nÉËsesÉti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϝāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: You need to submit the form today.
Syn: needAnt: unnecessity
đĄ Exam tip: Need to āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ needn't āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. Can and Could (8 words)
can[/kÃĻn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž; āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ, āĻ
āύā§āϰā§āϧ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I can solve the problem.
Syn: be able toAnt: cannot
đĄ Exam tip: Can-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠to āĻŦāϏ⧠āύāĻž; can go āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ, can to go āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
could[/kĘd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤ; āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāϞ
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āϰā§āϧ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Could you help me, please?
Syn: was able toAnt: could not
đĄ Exam tip: Could āĻšāϞ⧠can-āĻāϰ past form āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ polite request-āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
cannot[/ËkÃĻnÉt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āύāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ
Example: You cannot use a mobile phone in the examination hall.
Syn: can'tAnt: can
đĄ Exam tip: Cannot āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ; can not āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
borrow[/ËbÉrÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Can I borrow your pen?
Syn: take on loanAnt: lend
đĄ Exam tip: Borrow āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, lend āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
lend[/lend/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Could you lend me your dictionary?
Syn: loanAnt: borrow
đĄ Exam tip: Lend-āĻāϰ āĻāĻ āύ: lend somebody something āĻŦāĻž lend something to somebodyāĨ¤
request[/rÉĒËkwest/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āϰā§āϧ
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Could you pass me the salt, please?
Syn: appealAnt: command
đĄ Exam tip: Could you please... āĻšāϞ⧠polite request-āĻāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ āύāĨ¤
prohibit[/prÉËhÉĒbÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāώā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āύāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The rules prohibit students from using phones.
Syn: forbidAnt: allow
đĄ Exam tip: Cannot āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ prohibition āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ: You cannot enter hereāĨ¤
suggest[/sÉËdĘest/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: You could read a book to improve your English.
Syn: recommendAnt: discourage
đĄ Exam tip: Could + verb āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. May and Might (8 words)
may[/meÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
Alt: āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: It may rain this evening.
Syn: mightAnt: may not
đĄ Exam tip: May āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ might-āĻāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
might[/maÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
Alt: āĻāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: He might come to the party.
Syn: couldAnt: might not
đĄ Exam tip: Might āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
probability[/ËprÉbÉËbÉĒlÉti/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž
Example: The probability of rain is high.
Syn: likelihoodAnt: improbability
đĄ Exam tip: May āĻāĻŦāĻ might probability āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
formal[/ËfÉËmÉl/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŽāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āϰ
Example: May I ask you a question?
Syn: officialAnt: informal
đĄ Exam tip: May I...? can I...?-āĻāϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ formalāĨ¤
confidential[/ËkÉnfÉĒËdenĘÉl/]adjectivemedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: This document is confidential.
Syn: secretAnt: public
đĄ Exam tip: Confidential āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠permission āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
uncertain[/ĘnËsÉËtÉn/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The result is uncertain.
Syn: doubtfulAnt: certain
đĄ Exam tip: May/might-āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ uncertain possibilityāĨ¤
permission[/pÉËmÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ
Example: May we see the document?
Syn: approvalAnt: refusal
đĄ Exam tip: May-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧠āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠may āĻŦāĻž may notāĨ¤
forecast[/ËfÉËkÉËst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏ
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāĻžāύ
Example: The weather forecast says it may rain.
Syn: predictionAnt: fact
đĄ Exam tip: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏ⧠may āĻŦāĻž might āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Will, Would and Future Meaning (8 words)
will[/wÉĒl/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāϰāĻŦā§; āĻšāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: We will meet at the school ground at seven.
Syn: shallAnt: will not
đĄ Exam tip: Will-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠verb-āĻāϰ āĻŽā§āϞ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
won't[/wÉĘnt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāϰāĻŦā§ āύāĻž; āĻšāĻŦā§ āύāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I won't miss the wedding.
Syn: will notAnt: will
đĄ Exam tip: Won't āĻšāϞ⧠will not-āĻāϰ contracted formāĨ¤
would[/wĘd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāϰāϤ; āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āϰā§āϧ, āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Would you like to join us?
Syn: used toAnt: would not
đĄ Exam tip: Would you like...? āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦā§āϰ āĻāĻ āύāĨ¤
invitation[/ËÉĒnvÉĒËteÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧠āϝā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāύ
Example: Would you like to attend the ceremony?
Syn: æ invitationAnt: æ refusal
đĄ Exam tip: JSON-āĻ āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ; would-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ invitation āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
certain[/ËsÉËtÉn/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻžāϤā§āϤ
Example: The chief guest will arrive soon.
Syn: sureAnt: uncertain
đĄ Exam tip: āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ will āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
arrangement[/ÉËreÉĒndĘmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž
Example: Father has made all the arrangements for the trip.
Syn: preparationAnt: disorder
đĄ Exam tip: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ will āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
polite[/pÉËlaÉĒt/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĻā§āϰ
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
Example: Would you please give me a wake-up call?
Syn: courteousAnt: rude
đĄ Exam tip: Would āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ can-āĻāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ politeāĨ¤
prediction[/prÉĒËdÉĒkĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāύā§āĻŽāĻžāύ
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Example: Scientists predict that temperatures will rise.
Syn: forecastAnt: fact
đĄ Exam tip: Future prediction-āĻ will + base verb āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
5. Must, Mustn't and Need (8 words)
must[/mĘst/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: You must submit your essay tomorrow.
Syn: have toAnt: needn't
đĄ Exam tip: Must-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠to āĻŦāϏ⧠āύāĻž: must go āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤
mustn't[/ËmĘsÉnt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āύāĻŋāώā§āϧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž
Example: You mustn't copy from any book.
Syn: must notAnt: must
đĄ Exam tip: Mustn't āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āύāĻŋāώā§āϧ; needn't āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āύā§āĻâāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
need[/niËd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: You need to speak clearly.
Syn: requireAnt: lack
đĄ Exam tip: Full verb āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ need-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ to āϞāĻžāĻā§: need to goāĨ¤
needn't[/ËniËdÉnt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āύā§āĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāϰāϞā§āĻ āĻāϞā§
Example: You needn't wear fashionable clothes.
Syn: do not need toAnt: must
đĄ Exam tip: Modal needn't-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ base verb āĻŦāϏā§: needn't goāĨ¤
deduction[/dÉĒËdĘkĘÉn/]nounhard
Meaning: āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĢāϞ
Example: He must be tired after the long journey.
Syn: inferenceAnt: guess
đĄ Exam tip: Must be āĻāĻŦāĻ can't be logical deduction āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
obey[/ÉĘËbeÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāĻž
Example: All students must obey the school rules.
Syn: followAnt: disobey
đĄ Exam tip: Obey-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ object āĻŦāϏā§; obey the rulesāĨ¤
submit[/sÉbËmÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāϰā§āϤā§āĻĒāĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: You must submit the form by Monday.
Syn: hand inAnt: withdraw
đĄ Exam tip: Submit-āĻāϰ past form submitted; āĻļā§āώ āĻ
āĻā§āώāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
impression[/ÉĒmËpreĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: You need to make a good impression at the interview.
Syn: effectAnt: indifference
đĄ Exam tip: Interview vocabulary-āϤ⧠make a good impression āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ phraseāĨ¤
6. Should and Ought to (8 words)
should[/ĘĘd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ, āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: You should consult a doctor.
Syn: ought toAnt: shouldn't
đĄ Exam tip: Should-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠verb-āĻāϰ āĻŽā§āϞ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϏā§; should go āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤
ought to[/ÉËt tuË/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: You ought to respect your parents.
Syn: shouldAnt: ought not to
đĄ Exam tip: Ought-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠to āĻāĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ: ought to readāĨ¤
shouldn't[/ËĘĘdÉnt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ
Example: You shouldn't eat too much oily food.
Syn: should notAnt: should
đĄ Exam tip: Shouldn't āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āύāĻŋāώā§āϧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, mustn't-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āύāĻŋāώā§āϧ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
advice[/ÉdËvaÉĒs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ
Alt: āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āϏ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ
Example: My teacher gave me good advice.
Syn: recommendationAnt: misguidance
đĄ Exam tip: Advice uncountable noun; advices āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
opinion[/ÉËpÉĒnjÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž
Example: In my opinion, you should read this book.
Syn: viewAnt: fact
đĄ Exam tip: Should/ought to āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ opinion āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
expect[/ÉĒkËspekt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻāĻāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Example: The train should arrive at four.
Syn: anticipateAnt: doubt
đĄ Exam tip: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧ should āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
consult[/kÉnËsĘlt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: You should consult a doctor before exercising.
Syn: seek advice fromAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Consult-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠person āĻŦāϏā§; consult a doctorāĨ¤
recommend[/ËrekÉËmend/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: I recommend that you should read this novel.
Syn: suggestAnt: discourage
đĄ Exam tip: Recommend-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠should āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāϤ formal English-āĻāĨ¤
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Can āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨā§āϝ, could āĻ
āϤā§āϤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āϰā§āϧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ May āĻ might āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§; may āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ might-āĻāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Must obligation āĻŦāĻž logical deduction āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§; mustn't prohibition āĻāĻŦāĻ needn't absence of necessity āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Should āĻ ought to advice, opinion āĻāĻŦāĻ expected event āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ Modal verb-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§āϞ verb āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ: She can sing, He must workāĨ¤
âĸ Can, may, must, should āĻāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ subject āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻšāϞā§āĻ modal-āĻāϰ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
âĸ Permission-āĻāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠formal English-āĻ May I...? āĻāĻŦāĻ everyday English-āĻ Can I...? āĻŦāĻž Could I...? āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Polite request-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ Could you...? āĻāĻŦāĻ Would you...? āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
âĸ Must be āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ can't be āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Fill-in-the-blanks āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĻā§āĻā§ ability, permission, possibility, obligation, advice āĻŦāĻž prohibition āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤