Phrases and Words for HSC

July 3, 2025 Md. Rokon Uddin (Rumon)

Phrases and Words

Name Of Word/ Phrases

1.What its like

Uses: কেমন, অনিশ্চিত ভবিষৎ বুঝাতে

Example:

1.————– swimming in the sea? It seems to be very heroic to me.

2. I never traveled by air, ———- in the sky?

2.Was born

Uses: পৃথিবীতে জন্ম গ্রহন করা বুঝাতে Phrase টি Passive form ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Example:

1.Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists. He was born in Ulm, Germany om 14 March, 1879.

2.Sir Jagadish Chandro Bose, a Bengali polymath, physicist and Biologist ——— on 30 November, 1858.

3.Have to/ Had to

Uses: কোন কাজ করার বাধ্যবাধকতা, প্রয়োজনীয়তা এবং উপদেশ বোঝাতে

Example:

1.I have to look after my old parents.

2. He ————- do the work.

4 .Would rather

Uses: দুটি কাজ বা অবস্থানের মধ্যে কোনটি অধিক পছন্দনীয় তা প্রকাশ করতে

1.I would rather not stay here than stay at your home.

2. I ————– fail in the exam than copy.

5.Had Better

Uses: Modal and Unreal Past এর অর্থ প্রকাশ করলে। কোন কিছু করা ভালো এমন ধারনা বুঝালে।

Example:

1.You had better meet me.

2. You ——— not miss the train.

6. Let alone

Uses: কোন কিছু চিন্তা করা যায় না এরূপ অর্থ প্রকাশে। না বোধক বাক্যের পর বসে।

Example:

1.I cannot swim a kilometer let alone ten kilometer.

2. He does not allow us to hear music ——– watch movie.

7.What if

Uses: কোন কিছু ঘটার ভয় প্রকাশ করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়। কোন একটি ঘটনা ঘটলে তার পরিণাম কি হতে পারে বুঝাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Example:

1.I don’t like to travel by this old car. What if it disturbs on the way.

2. I was supposed to go by the bus that made an accident last night. ——— I had been in the bus.

8. What does — look like

Uses: কারো আচরণ, স্বাস্থ্য, মনের অবস্থা, কোন অদ্ভুদ বা কাল্পনিক কোন কিছু দেখতে কেমন ইত্যাদি সম্বন্ধে জানার জন্য

Example:

1.What does a ghost look like?

2. ——- your exam ———?

9 . As soon as

Uses: কোন একটি ঘটনার সাথে আরেকটি ঘটনা ঘটা বোঝাতে

Example:

1.As soon as the teacher entered the class room , the students stood up.

2.———— the sun goes down, the temperature drops dramatically.

10. No sooner had —— than,

scarcely had —- when,

hardly had ——— when

Uses:

যেতে ———– না যেতে
খেতে ———— না খেতে
পৌঁছাইতে ——— না পৌঁছাইতে এ জাতীয় ইত্যাদি ক্ষেত্রে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Example:

1.No sooner had I gone out than he came.

2. Scarcely had we reached the station when the train left.

3. Hardly had he reached the college when the examination began.

11. Need Not

Uses: যখন modals অর্থে ব্যবহৃত হয় তখন তা Negative অর্থে ব্যবহৃত হয়। এর অর্থ দাড়ায় (প্রয়োজন নেই)

Example:

1.You need not do this.

2. My shoes ——– mending

11. Dare

Uses: Principal & Auxiliary উভয় হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়। সাহস বা ধৃষ্টতা বুঝাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

Example:

1.He dare not to do it.

2. How ——- he say so?

12. Used to

Uses: অতীতের নিয়মিত ও অনিয়মিত অভ্যাস বুঝাতে কর্তব্য ও আবশ্যকতা বুঝাতে সম্ভাব্যতা বুঝাতে

Example:

1.I used to drink tea; now I drink coffee.

2. Omar ———— lead a very simple life.

13. It is time

Uses: কোন কাজ করিবার সঠিক সময় বুঝালে

Example:

1.It is time to start the work.

2. ————- to leave the place.

14. It is high time

Uses: কোন কাজ করার সঠিক সময় ইতিমধ্যে পার হয়ে গেছে। সুতরাং আর বিলম্ব না করে এ মুহুর্তে কাজটি শুরু করা উচিৎ বুঝানোর জন্য

1.It is time we went home.

2. ———- the time they started for the station.

15. As if/ As though

Uses: যেন অর্থ প্রকাশ করে

1.He tells the matter as if he knew every thing.

2. He runs fast ——— he were a mad man.

16. Introductory There

Uses: বাক্যের শুরুতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

1.There is a high school in our village.

2. ———— were five books on the table.

17. Introductory it

Uses: বাক্যের শুরুতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

1.It is a good idea to walk in the morning.

2. ——— was costly.

18 .Lest

Uses: অন্যথায়- বুঝাতে

Example:

1.Walk fast ——— you should miss the train.

2. Read attentively ——— you would fail in the exam.

19 .Unless

Uses: অন্যথায়- বুঝাতে

Example:

1.I will wait for you ———- you come.

2. He will not success in life ———- he is working hard.

20 .Beggar Description

Uses: দূরাবস্থা- বুঝাতে

Example:

1.The flood affected people condition are ———.

2. He worked hard but he did not improve his —–.

21 .At the Eleventh Hour

Uses: শেষ মুহুর্তে- বুঝাতে

Example:

1.They reached the station —————.

2. You always come ———– of the program.

22. In a nut shell

Uses: সংক্ষেপে- বুঝাতে

Example:

1.Tell me the story ————–.

2. I have limited time brief me all ———-

23 .Would you mind

Uses: অনুরোধ/ অনুমতি -বুঝতে

Example:

1.—————— helping me in cooking?

2.—————— opening the window?

24 . Ps and Qs

Uses: মুখের কথা -বঝাতে

Example:

1.Mind your —————.

2. You should be careful using ———–.

25 . IDK

Uses: আমি জানি না –বুঝাতে

Example:

A: Would you tell about the incident? B: ———–.

A: ———- ,so I can’t help you.

26. Cannot help

Uses: না করে থাকতে পারবনা –বুঝাতে

Example:

1.I ————– helping you.

2. You ———- going there.

27. . Provided that

Uses: প্রমাণ করে যে -বুঝাতে

Example:

1.You did not get GPA5 ————– you did not study regularly.

2. You was accused of theft ———- that he was dishonest.

28. Crocodile Tears

Uses: মায়া কান্না বুঝাতে

Example:

1.You should not convinced at his —————.

2. Everybody understand his ———-.

29. Look Down Upon

Uses: ঘৃণা করা, ছোট করে দেখা বোঝাতে।

Example:

1.We should not look down upon poor.

2. The poor should not be looked down upon.

30. Adhere to

Uses: লেগে থাকা

Example:

1.He adheres to his principles doing his work.

2.He must adhere to right path.

Complete the sentences with suitable phrase or words given in the box:–

As though	Would rather	Had better	It	Let alone
Was born	As soon as	What ——- look like	There	Had to

(a)We ————– hire a rickshaw. It’s already too late. We have to reach the exam hall in time.

(b) I can’t remember the name of the story, ———– the details about the different characters. I read the story many years ago.

(d) Rabindranath Tagore is one of the greatest poets of the world literature. He ———- into the famous Tagore family in 1861.

(e) ———– does a leopard ———–? I think it looks very ferocious.

(f) The cricket match restarted ———- the third umpire declared the decision. It was great relief for the spectators.

(g) it was a terrible ship. ———- was no crew in that ship of death.

(h) in ancient time people ———- fight against dangerous wild animals. Is it same in the present days?

(i) In our country, rainy season is very different. During this season ——— rains heavily without anny gap.

(j) Tarin ———- sleep than watch such a type of film. It’s really boring.

What does —- look like	As if	Had better	Let alone	Need not
What if	As soon as	What’s it like	Have to	Would rather

(a)Nowadays most of the politicians play the role of actors/actresses. They act ———— they were the real patriots.

(b) Pakistan cricket team is very weak now. They cannot defeat Bangladesh, ———– Australia.

(d) The price of mango is high in our country. ————- we turn this land into a mango orchard?

(e) We ———- walk fast. It may start raining. The sky seems stormy.

(f) ————- staying in a hostel?

(g) ———– the meeting started, some activists of the opposition party started picketing.

(h) He can see well. He ———– use spectacle.

(i) We ——— develop our humanity than observe hartal and strike. Let us change our destructive culture.

(j) The authoress : —————- your mother ——-, Jerry?

Jerry: She is a very nice woman. She looks pretty nice.

Let alone	Was born	There	What’s it like	What if
Have to	Would rather	As though	It	Had better

(a)Melson Mandela was the former President of South Africa. This great leader ——— in 1918 in South Africa.

(b) He ——— save up than spend all his money. He is honest and sincere.

(d) I cannot ride bike, ———- car. I have no money to buy any of these two things.

(e) You cannot wear shorts and a T-shirt to a job interview. You ———- change clothes before you go.

(f) ———- playing in local team? You seem to be bored playing with the team.

(g) You seem to be very tired. ———- you went home and take rest?

(h) Mira behaves roughly with all. She speaks ———- she were a queen.

(i) You ———- cross the river at this moment. The river is very calm now.

(j) ——— flows a river by our village. We often swim in it.

As soon as	Would rather	There	Let alone	Had better
What’s it like	Was born	What does —–look like	As though	It

(a)The old man was very curious. He looked ———– he had wanted to know many things from us.

(b) ———- the Prime Minister arrived, the old woman started crying. She lost her only son in a bomb explosion during hartal.

(d) ———— living in a lonely life? You seem to be happy living in the island.

(e) Child : ————- a crocodile ———–?

Sister : Sorry, no idea. We may watch them in zoo.

(f) The child could not remember the face of its mother, ————- the details of her attitude.

(g) Phytagoras was a great Greek philosopher. He ———– in 570 BC.

(h) Now the world is advancing very fast. ———- is high time we changed our method.

(i) Long ago ———— lived a poor woodsman and his wife. They were unhappy because they had no child.

(j)I ———- stay alone than play with bad boys. Bad boys are usually quarrelsome and naughty.

As though	Would rather	Had better	It	Let alone
Was born	As soon as	What ——- look like	There	Had to