Sarker Academic HSC English

Magic of verbs

Short Forms in Spoken English ✍️🗣

1. going to → gonna
2. want to → wanna
3. got to → gotta
4. kind of → kinda
5. out of → outta
6. let me → lemme
7. give me → gimme
8. have to → hafta
9. need to → needa
10. used to → usta
11. supposed to → s’posed to
12. lot of → lotta
13. sort of → sorta
14. because → ’cause
15. probably → probly
16. about to → ’bout to
17. what are you → whatcha
18. what do you → whaddya
19. how are you → howarya
20. did you → didja
21. don’t you → doncha
22. tell them → tell’em
23. ask him → ask’im
24. meet her → meet’er
25. give us → gimme / gimus
26. let us → let’s
27. going to be → gonna be
28. going to have → gonna have
29. going to go → gonna go
30. cup of → cuppa

30 One-Word Substitution Vocabulary 📝

1. A person who talks too much → Loquacious
2. A person who steals → Thief
3. A person who loves books → Bibliophile
4. A person who walks on foot → Pedestrian
5. A person who hates women → Misogynist
6. A person who loves women → Philogynist
7. A person who hates mankind → Misanthrope
8. A person who eats too much → Glutton
9. A person who loves eating (fine food) → Gourmand / Gourmet
10. A person who writes poems → Poet
11. A person who writes dictionaries → Lexicographer
12. A person who studies the stars → Astronomer
13. A person who repairs shoes → Cobbler
14. A person who believes in God → Theist
15. A person who does not believe in God → Atheist
16. A person who studies animals → Zoologist
17. A person who studies plants → Botanist
18. A person who studies the human mind → Psychologist
19. A person who can speak many languages → Polyglot
20. A person who sets fire intentionally → Arsonist
21. A person who saves others from danger → Rescuer / Savior
22. A person who loves nature → Naturalist
23. A person who can’t read or write → Illiterate
24. A person who studies earthquakes → Seismologist
25. A person who predicts the future → Prophet / Seer / Fortune-teller
26. A person who travels from place to place → Nomad
27. A person who believes in fate → Fatalist
28. A person who lends money at high interest → Usurer / Moneylender
29. A person who collects stamps → Philatelist
30. A person who collects coins → Numismatist

Basic vs Advanced English

1. Talk → Converse
2. Get → Obtain
3. Eat → Consume
4. Give → Provide
5. Take → Acquire
6. Start → Initiate
7. Make → Create
8. Show → Demonstrate
9. Help → Assist
10. Ask → Inquire
11. Buy → Purchase
12. Begin → Commence
13. End → Conclude
14. Keep → Retain
15. Think → Consider
16. Find → Discover
17. Try → Attempt
18. Use → Utilize
19. Change → Modify
20. Speak → Articulate

ABBREVIATIONS 👌🔥

1. AM → Ante Meridiem (before noon)
2. PM → Post Meridiem (after noon)
3. GMT → Greenwich Mean Time
4. EST → Eastern Standard Time
5. etc. → et cetera (and so on)
6. e.g. → exempli gratia (for example)
7. i.e. → id est (that is / in other words)
8. N/A → Not Applicable / Not Available
9. VS / vs. → Versus (against)
10. DOB → Date of Birth
11. ETA → Estimated Time of Arrival
12. CEO → Chief Executive Officer
13. CFO → Chief Financial Officer
14. HR → Human Resources
15. RIP → Rest In Peace
16. PDF → Portable Document Format
17. USB → Universal Serial Bus
18. Wi-Fi → Wireless Fidelity
19. GPS → Global Positioning System
20. CPU → Central Processing Unit