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SSC (Class 9-10)English Grammar and Composition Classes Nine and Ten - Report Writing - Vocabulary

Chapter: Report Writing

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English Grammar and Composition Classes Nine and Ten
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
report — āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύobserve — āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžcelebration — āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύbefitting — āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ“ āĻŽāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖgather — āĻœā§œā§‹ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžrally — āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞprocession — āĻļā§‹āĻ­āĻžāϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžwreath — āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāĻ•pedestal — āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāĻŋcommemorate — āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžmartyr — āĻļāĻšāĻŋāĻĻtribute — āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻžā§āϜāϞāĻŋpatriotism — āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽthroughout — āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āϰvarious — āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύapproximately — āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§Ÿvenue — āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞconclusion — āωāĻĒāϏāĻ‚āĻšāĻžāϰnumerous — āĻ…āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝsuccessfully — āϏāĻĢāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē observe → observation → observer: verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ noun āĻ“ person noun āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē celebrate → celebration → celebratory: verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ noun āĻ“ adjective āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē commemorate → commemoration → commemorative: verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ noun āĻ“ adjective āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē participate → participation → participant: verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ abstract noun āĻ“ person noun āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē organise → organisation → organiser: verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ noun āĻ“ person noun āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē liberate → liberation → liberated: verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ noun āĻ“ adjective āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē patriot → patriotic → patriotism: noun āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adjective āĻ“ abstract noun āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē culture → cultural → culturally: noun āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adjective āĻ“ adverb āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē success → successful → successfully: noun āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adjective āĻ“ adverb āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē formal → formally → informality: adjective āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adverb āĻ“ noun āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē approximate → approximately: adjective āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adverb āĻ—āĻ āύ⧇ -ly āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤
â–ē vary → various → variety: verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adjective āĻ“ noun āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤
1. Report Structure and Purpose (8 words)
report[/rÉĒˈpɔːrt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϘāϟāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ
Example: The students prepared a report on the Victory Day celebration.
Syn: account, recordAnt: silence
💡 Exam tip: A report should have a clear title, introduction, details, and conclusion.
celebration[/ˌselÉĒˈbreÉĒʃən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ
Alt: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ
Example: The celebration of Independence Day was colourful.
Syn: observance, festivityAnt: mourning
💡 Exam tip: Use celebration when writing about national days, festivals, or school events.
occasion[/əˈkeÉĒʒən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āωāĻĒāϞāĻ•ā§āώ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āϘāϟāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ
Example: The school arranged a cultural programme on the occasion of Victory Day.
Syn: event, ceremonyAnt: 晎通
💡 Exam tip: The phrase “on the occasion of” is useful in formal reports.
event[/ÉĒˈvent/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϘāϟāύāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ
Example: Many important events took place during the day.
Syn: incident, functionAnt: inactivity
💡 Exam tip: Use event as a general word for a programme or happening.
headline[/ˈhedlaÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāϰ⧋āύāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āύāĻžāĻŽ
Example: The headline of the report was “A Report on Victory Day Celebration”.
Syn: title, captionAnt: footnote
💡 Exam tip: Write the headline at the top and keep it short and specific.
objective[/əbˈdʒektÉĒv/]nounmedium
Meaning: āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ
Example: The objective of the rally was to honour the martyrs.
Syn: aim, purposeAnt: aimlessness
💡 Exam tip: State the objective briefly in the opening paragraph.
account[/əˈkaʊnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ
Alt: āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž
Example: The report gives a detailed account of the school programme.
Syn: description, reportAnt: concealment
💡 Exam tip: An account should be factual, organised, and chronological.
conclusion[/kənˈkluːʒən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āωāĻĒāϏāĻ‚āĻšāĻžāϰ
Alt: āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ
Example: In conclusion, the programme was successful and meaningful.
Syn: ending, summaryAnt: beginning
💡 Exam tip: End a report with a brief concluding assessment.
2. School Programme and Participation (9 words)
observe[/əbˈzɜːrv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Our school observed Victory Day in a befitting manner.
Syn: celebrate, noticeAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Use observe for national days and important occasions.
gather[/ˈɥÃĻðər/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻœā§œā§‹ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ• āϜāĻžā§ŸāĻ—āĻžā§Ÿ āϏāĻŽāĻŦ⧇āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Example: All the teachers and students gathered in the school ground.
Syn: assemble, collectAnt: disperse
💡 Exam tip: The past form gathered is frequently used in reports.
attend[/əˈtend/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻ­āĻžā§Ÿ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Example: More than five thousand students attended the programme.
Syn: join, participateAnt: absent
💡 Exam tip: Use attend for people who are present at a programme.
participate[/pɑːrˈtÉĒsÉĒpeÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ⧟āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Example: Many students participated in the cultural competitions.
Syn: join, take partAnt: withdraw
💡 Exam tip: Write participate in, not participate into.
programme[/ˈproʊɡrÃĻm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻž
Example: The programme began at 7:30 a.m.
Syn: function, eventAnt: disorder
💡 Exam tip: British spelling programme is common in Bangladesh examinations.
competition[/ˌkɒmpəˈtÉĒʃən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž
Alt: āϜ⧟āϞāĻžāϭ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž
Example: Various competitions were held at the school.
Syn: contest, tournamentAnt: cooperation
💡 Exam tip: Use the plural competitions when several contests are arranged.
cultural[/ˈkʌltʃərəl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ•
Alt: āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ
Example: The students presented various cultural activities.
Syn: artistic, traditionalAnt: uncultural
💡 Exam tip: Cultural programme is a common formal collocation.
volunteer[/ˌvɒlənˈtÉĒər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϏ⧇āĻŦāĻ•
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: The volunteers helped to manage the large gathering.
Syn: helper, workerAnt: opponent
💡 Exam tip: Volunteer can be a noun or a verb; volunteers is often used in reports.
organise[/ˈɔːrɡənaÉĒz/]verbeasy
Meaning: āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The school authority organised a rally and a prayer session.
Syn: arrange, conductAnt: cancel
💡 Exam tip: Use organised in the past tense when describing a completed event.
3. National Day and Commemoration (8 words)
victory[/ˈvÉĒktəri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāϜ⧟
Alt: āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžā§Ÿ āϜ⧟
Example: Victory Day is observed on 16 December in Bangladesh.
Syn: triumph, successAnt: defeat
💡 Exam tip: Write Victory Day with capital letters because it is a proper name.
martyr[/ˈmɑːrtər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ
Alt: āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āφāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāĻĻāĻžāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: We prayed for the souls of the liberation war martyrs.
Syn: hero, sacrificial patriotAnt: coward
💡 Exam tip: The plural form is martyrs.
commemorate[/kəˈmeməreÉĒt/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The school commemorated the martyrs through prayers.
Syn: honour, rememberAnt: forget
💡 Exam tip: Commemorate is a formal verb suitable for reports.
liberation[/ˌlÉĒbəˈreÉĒʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ­
Example: The students sang songs of the Liberation War.
Syn: freedom, emancipationAnt: captivity
💡 Exam tip: Use Liberation War with capital letters when referring to Bangladesh’s 1971 war.
patriotism[/ˈpeÉĒtriətÉĒzəm/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϜ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž
Example: The programme inspired patriotism among the students.
Syn: nationalism, love of countryAnt: disloyalty
💡 Exam tip: Patriotism is an appropriate word for the significance section of a report.
national[/ˈnÃĻʃənəl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϜāĻžāĻ¤ā§€ā§Ÿ
Alt: āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āϜāĻžāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ
Example: Every student held a national flag.
Syn: patriotic, stateAnt: local
💡 Exam tip: National flag is a frequent collocation in reports on national occasions.
tribute[/ˈtrÉĒbjuːt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻžā§āϜāϞāĻŋ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ
Example: The students paid tribute to the freedom fighters.
Syn: honour, respectAnt: insult
💡 Exam tip: Use the phrase pay tribute to.
wreath[/riːθ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāĻ•
Alt: āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύāϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž
Example: They placed a floral wreath at the Shahid Minar.
Syn: garland, bouquetAnt: weed
💡 Exam tip: The common phrase is place or lay a wreath at a monument.
4. Rally, Ceremony and Place (8 words)
rally[/ˈrÃĻli/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻ†ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāĻŋāϤ āϜāύāϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļ
Example: The teachers and students brought out a rally.
Syn: procession, marchAnt: dispersal
💡 Exam tip: Bring out a rally is a common expression in Bangladeshi report writing.
march[/mɑːrtʃ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Alt: āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻž
Example: The rally marched towards the Central Shahid Minar.
Syn: walk, processAnt: retreat
💡 Exam tip: Use marched towards to show the direction of a procession.
pedestal[/ˈpedÉĒstəl/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽā§āϭ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: They placed floral wreaths on the pedestal of the Shahid Minar.
Syn: base, platformAnt: top
💡 Exam tip: Check the correct spelling: pedestal, not pedastal.
monument[/ˈmɒnjumənt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ­
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž
Example: The procession stopped at the national monument.
Syn: memorial, landmarkAnt: ruin
💡 Exam tip: Monument and memorial are useful alternatives in formal reports.
procession[/prəˈseʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļā§‹āĻ­āĻžāϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž
Alt: āϏ⧁āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāϞāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻĻāϞ
Example: A colourful procession moved through the main streets.
Syn: parade, marchAnt: standstill
💡 Exam tip: Use procession for a formal or ceremonial march.
ceremony[/ˈserəmoʊni/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āφāϚāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ
Example: The flag-hoisting ceremony began in the morning.
Syn: ritual, functionAnt: informality
💡 Exam tip: Ceremony is suitable for flag-hoisting, prize-giving, and memorial events.
venue[/ˈvenjuː/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: The school ground was the venue of the main programme.
Syn: place, siteAnt: absence
💡 Exam tip: Mention the venue in the opening details of a report.
banner[/ˈbÃĻnər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāϰ
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻ¸ā§āϞ⧋āĻ—āĻžāύāϏāĻš āĻŦ⧜ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒ⧜ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϤāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: The rally moved forward with a large banner.
Syn: poster, flagAnt: blankness
💡 Exam tip: A banner often carries the name or theme of an event.
5. Formal Reporting Expressions (8 words)
befitting[/bÉĒˈfÉĒtÉĒŋ/]adjhard
Meaning: āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ
Alt: āĻŽāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ“ āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻĨ
Example: The school observed the day in a befitting manner.
Syn: appropriate, suitableAnt: inappropriate
💡 Exam tip: The fixed phrase is in a befitting manner.
festive[/ˈfestÉĒv/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦāĻŽā§āĻ–āϰ
Alt: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ“ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦ⧇āϰ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Example: The school ground wore a festive look.
Syn: joyful, celebratoryAnt: gloomy
💡 Exam tip: The expression wore a festive look personifies a place and sounds formal.
throughout[/θruːˈaʊt/]advmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āϰ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇
Example: Throughout the day, cultural activities continued.
Syn: all through, everywhereAnt: partly
💡 Exam tip: Use throughout the day to describe activities continuing for the whole day.
various[/ˈveriəs/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ
Alt: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ
Example: Various competitions were held in the school.
Syn: different, severalAnt: single
💡 Exam tip: Various is more formal than many different in a report.
approximately[/əˈprɒksÉĒmətli/]advhard
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§Ÿ
Alt: āφāύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Example: Approximately five thousand students joined the programme.
Syn: about, roughlyAnt: exactly
💡 Exam tip: Use approximately before an estimated number.
subsequently[/ˈsƌbsÉĒkwəntli/]advhard
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀āϤ⧇
Alt: āĻāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧇
Example: Subsequently, the participants returned to the school ground.
Syn: afterwards, laterAnt: previously
💡 Exam tip: Use subsequently to connect events in chronological order.
notably[/ˈnoʊtəbli/]advhard
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Example: Notably, all the students carried national flags.
Syn: remarkably, especiallyAnt: insignificantly
💡 Exam tip: Notably helps highlight an important detail.
successfully[/səkˈsesfəli/]adveasy
Meaning: āϏāĻĢāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇
Example: The entire programme was successfully completed.
Syn: effectively, efficientlyAnt: unsuccessfully
💡 Exam tip: Use an adverb such as successfully to give a final evaluation.
6. Formal and Informal Vocabulary (8 words)
children[/ˈtʃÉĒldrən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŦ⧟āϏ⧀ āϛ⧇āϞ⧇āĻŽā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡āϰāĻž
Example: The children participated in the drawing competition.
Syn: youngsters, minorsAnt: adults
💡 Exam tip: Children is formal or neutral; avoid kids in formal writing.
numerous[/ˈnjuːmərəs/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝ
Alt: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻ•
Example: Numerous students attended the cultural programme.
Syn: many, countlessAnt: few
💡 Exam tip: Use numerous instead of a lot of in formal reports.
assemble[/əˈsembəl/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻŦ⧇āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Example: The participants assembled before the flag-hoisting ceremony.
Syn: gather, conveneAnt: disperse
💡 Exam tip: Assemble is a formal alternative to get together.
depart[/dÉĒˈpɑːrt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϰāĻ“āύāĻž āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The procession departed from the school at 8 a.m.
Syn: leave, set outAnt: arrive
💡 Exam tip: Depart is more formal than get out or leave in official writing.
immediately[/ÉĒˈmiːdiətli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇
Alt: āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇
Example: The volunteers immediately arranged the seating.
Syn: instantly, promptlyAnt: eventually
💡 Exam tip: Use immediately instead of right away in formal compositions.
proceed[/prəˈsiːd/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻāĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāϏāϰ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Example: After the speech, the participants proceeded to the Shahid Minar.
Syn: advance, continueAnt: stop
💡 Exam tip: Proceed to is the formal expression for go to in reports.
excellent[/ˈeksələnt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋
Example: The students gave an excellent cultural performance.
Syn: outstanding, superbAnt: poor
💡 Exam tip: Excellent is a formal alternative to pretty nice or terrific.
acquire[/əˈkwaÉĒər/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ­ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Students acquire valuable experience by participating in such programmes.
Syn: obtain, gainAnt: lose
💡 Exam tip: Acquire is a formal alternative to pick up in academic writing.
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ“ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€ā§Ÿ title āϞāĻŋāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
â€ĸ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ⧇ āϕ⧀, āĻ•āĻ–āύ, āϕ⧋āĻĨāĻžā§Ÿ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāϰ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āϗ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇ āϤāĻž āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āĻ•āϰ⧋āĨ¤
â€ĸ Report writing-āĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ past tense āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧋, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϘāϟāύāĻž āχāϤ⧋āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϘāϟāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤
â€ĸ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āϏāĻžāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāĻ“ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ First, Then, Subsequently, Finally āχāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ linking words āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧋āĨ¤
â€ĸ Formal writing-āĻ kids, a lot of, got together, pretty nice, right away-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ children, numerous, assembled, excellent, immediately āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧋āĨ¤
â€ĸ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ, āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤
â€ĸ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāύ⧇ passive voice āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧋: Various competitions were held and floral wreaths were placed.
â€ĸ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ, āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ⧇ āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇ conclusion āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤
â€ĸ Victory Day, Liberation War, Central Shahid Minar āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ National Flag-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ proper nouns āĻ“ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻŦ⧜ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āϞāĻŋāĻ–ā§‹āĨ¤
â€ĸ in a befitting manner, pay tribute to, place a floral wreath, bring out a rally āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ throughout the day—āĻāχ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ collocations āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧋āĨ¤
â€ĸ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āφāύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāϞ⧇ approximately āĻŦāĻž about āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧋; āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ: Approximately 5,000 students attended the programme.
â€ĸ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ–ā§‹: celebration, ceremony, commemorated, procession, pedestal, participationāĨ¤

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