Word of the day 9.

   Had Better vs Should

💡 What’s the difference?

✅ Should → gives general advice or recommendation

✅ Had better → gives strong advice, often with a warning or consequence

📌 Examples (Should):

➡️ You should drink more water. 💧

➡️ He should take some rest. 😴

📌 Examples (Had Better):

➡️ You had better apologize before it’s too late. ⚠️

➡️ We had better leave now, or we’ll miss the train. 🚆

🎯 Quick Trick:

✔️ Should = simple suggestion

🚨 Had better = urgent or serious advice (like a warning)

 🌟 10 Other Ways to Say “I Agree” 🌟

 1. Absolutely ✅

 2. Exactly 👌

 3. You’re right 👍

 4. Definitely 🙌

 5. Without a doubt 💯

 6. I couldn’t agree more 🤝

 7. True that 😎

 8. You said it! 🎯

 9. That’s correct ✔️

 10. No doubt about it 🌟

🌟 Regular English 🆚 Academic English 🌟

💡 Use these in essays to score Band 7+!

• Good 👍 → Beneficial

• Bad 👎 → Detrimental

• Important ⭐ → Significant

• Big 📏 → Substantial

• Small 🔹 → Minor

• Many 🔢 → Numerous

• Few ✋ → Scarce

• Easy 🍰 → Effortless

• Hard 💪 → Challenging

• True ✅ → Authentic

• Fake ❌ → Counterfeit

• Right ✔️ → Accurate

• Wrong 🚫 → Erroneous

• Rich 💰 → Wealthy / Affluent

• Poor 🥀 → Underprivileged

🔥 These words instantly make essays formal & academic!

 🌍 IN vs AT – Common Place Prepositions ✨

Use IN ➝ inside a space/building/city 🏙️

Use AT ➝ exact location/point 📍

🏠 In a room

🌆 In a city

🛏️ In a bed

🚌 In a building

🏨 In a hotel

📍 At the door

🛤️ At the station

🏫 At the school gate

🎉 At a party

💻 At work

🎧 5 Commonly Mispronounced General English Words 🗣️📚

1️⃣ ❌ February – /feb-yoo-air-ee/

✅ February – /feb-roo-air-ee/

🗓️ Don’t skip the “r” after “b”!

2️⃣ ❌ Entrepreneur – /on-tra-pra-new-er/

✅ Entrepreneur – /ahn-truh-pruh-nur/

💼 Tricky to spell and say — keep it smooth!

3️⃣ ❌ Women – /wo-men/

✅ Women – /wi-min/

👩‍🦰 Sounds like “win-min” — not “wo-men”!

4️⃣ ❌ Quote – /coat/

✅ Quote – /kwoht/

📝 Make sure the “kw” sound is there!

5️⃣ ❌ Meme – /me-me/ or /meh-meh/

✅ Meme – /meem/

📲 Rhymes with dream — not “me-me”!

📝 Despite vs Although

💡 What’s the difference?

✅ Despite → followed by a noun, pronoun, or -ing form

✅ Although → followed by a subject + verb

📌 Examples (Despite):

➡️ Despite the rain, we went outside. 🌧️

➡️ Despite being tired, she kept working. 😩

📌 Examples (Although):

➡️ Although it was raining, we went outside. ☔

➡️ Although she was tired, she kept working. 💪

🎯 Quick Trick:

👉 Despite + noun/verb-ing

👉 Although + subject + verb

🌟 Stop Saying “Very” — Use These Instead! 🌟

💡 Upgrade your English & impress examiners!

• Very tired 😴 → Exhausted

• Very hungry 🍽️ → Starving

• Very angry 😡 → Furious

• Very happy 😍 → Ecstatic / Thrilled

• Very sad 😔 → Heartbroken

• Very big 🌍 → Enormous

• Very small 🐜 → Tiny / Minute

• Very good 🌟 → Excellent

• Very bad 😖 → Awful / Dreadful

• Very fast ⚡ → Rapid / Swift

• Very slow 🐌 → Sluggish

• Very hot 🔥 → Scorching

• Very cold ❄️ → Freezing

• Very clean ✨ → Spotless

• Very dirty 🗑️ → Filthy

🔥 Replace “very” to sound fluent & advanced!

📝 May vs Might

💡 What’s the difference?

✅ May → shows a higher possibility (more likely)

✅ Might → shows a lower possibility (less likely)

📌 Examples (May):

➡️ I may go to the party tonight. 🎉 (Maybe yes)

➡️ She may be at the office now. 🏢

📌 Examples (Might):

➡️ I might go if I finish my work. 📄 (Not sure)

➡️ He might call you later. 📞

🎯 Quick Trick:

📈 May = more likely

📉 Might = less likely

💬 In casual English, both are often used interchangeably — but this is the grammar rule!

 🌟 Phrasal Verbs 🆚 Formal English 🌟

💡 Use the formal version in essays, reports & interviews!

• Put off ⏳ → Postpone

• Give up 😓 → Surrender / Abandon

• Find out 🔍 → Discover

• Go on 🚶 → Continue / Proceed

• Look into 👀 → Investigate

• Carry out 🛠️ → Conduct

• Point out 👉 → Indicate

• Set up 🏗️ → Establish

• Deal with 🤝 → Address / Handle

• Go against 🚫 → Oppose

• Come up with 💡 → Devise

• Bring about 🔄 → Cause / Produce

• Take part 🙋 → Participate

• Keep on 🔁 → Persist

• Leave out ❌ → Omit

🌟 Make vs Do – Level Up Your English! 🌟

✅ DO (Tasks, Duties, General Actions)

 • Do your taxes 🧾

 • Do research 🔍

 • Do a favor 🤝

 • Do laundry 🧺

 • Do the shopping 🛒

 MAKE (Create, Produce, Cause)

 • Make coffee ☕

 • Make an appointment 📅

 • Make progress 📈

 • Make a promise 🤞

 • Make a phone call 📞

 Quick Hack:

👉 If there’s a result or creation, use MAKE.

👉 If it’s a task or activity, use DO

📝 Even Though vs In Spite Of

💡 What’s the difference?

✅ Even though → followed by a subject + verb

✅ In spite of → followed by a noun, pronoun, or verb-ing

📌 Examples (Even though):

➡️ Even though he was tired, he kept running. 🏃‍♂️

➡️ Even though it was raining, they went hiking. 🌧️

📌 Examples (In spite of):

➡️ In spite of the rain, they went hiking. ☔

➡️ In spite of being tired, he kept running. 😓

🎯 Quick Trick:

🧠 Even though = subject + verb

🧠 In spite of = noun / verb-ing

🌟 😎 Don’t Say This… Say That!😎

✨ Speak like a pro with advanced English!

✅ Don’t say: I’m very tired

👉 Say: I’m drained 😩

✅ Don’t say: It’s very boring

👉 Say: It’s dull 😴

✅ Don’t say: I’m very angry

👉 Say: I’m enraged 😡

✅ Don’t say: It’s very cheap

👉 Say: It’s inexpensive 💸

✅ Don’t say: I’m very hungry

👉 Say: I’m famished 🍕

✅ Don’t say: I’m very busy

👉 Say: I’m overwhelmed 🧠

✅ Don’t say: It’s very beautiful

👉 Say: It’s stunning 🌺

🌟 Don’t Just “Cut” — Use the Right Verb! ✂️✨

❌ Cut your nails 

✅ Clip your nails 💅

❌ Cut your beard 

✅ Shave your beard 🧔

❌ Cut your hair yourself 

✅ Get a haircut / Trim your hair 💇

❌ Cut the grass 

✅ Mow the lawn 🌿

❌ Cut the garlic 

✅ Chop / Mince the garlic 🧄

❌ Cut the cheese 🫢 

✅ Slice the cheese 🧀

❌ Cut the cake 🎂 

✅ Slice the cake 🍰

❌ Cut the connection 

✅ Disconnect / Drop the connection 📶

❌ Cut the vegetables 

✅ Chop / Dice the vegetables 🥕

🌟 Don’t Just “Take” — Use the Right Verb! 🎒✨

❌ Take a photo

✅ Snap / Capture a photo 📸

❌ Take a shower

✅ Have / Enjoy a shower 🚿

❌ Take medicine

✅ Swallow / Have your medicine 💊

❌ Take a seat

✅ Sit down 🪑

❌ Take revenge

✅ Seek revenge / Get back at someone 😈

❌ Take a test

✅ Sit for / Attempt a test ✍️

❌ Take the bus

✅ Catch / Board the bus 🚌

❌ Take care of the baby

✅ Look after / Care for the baby 👶

❌ Take a nap

✅ Have / Grab a nap 😴

 🌟 Don’t Just Use “Will” — Sometimes “Would” Is Better! ✨🗣️

❌ I will appreciate it if you help me.

✅ I would appreciate it if you helped me. 🤝 (→ More polite/request)

❌ I will like to know your opinion.

✅ I would like to know your opinion. 💬 (→ Formal & respectful)

❌ He said he will call later.

✅ He said he would call later. ☎️ (→ Reported speech)

❌ If I was rich, I will travel the world.

✅ If I were rich, I would travel the world. 🌍 (→ Hypothetical condition)

❌ She promised she will send the email.

✅ She promised she would send the email. 📧 (→ Past reference)

🌟 English vocabulary Tip 🌟 

FRUIT: 🍎

FRUIT: 🍎🍎

FRUITS: 🍎🍑🥭🥝🍊🍇

FISH: 🐟

FISH: 🐟🐟🐟

FISHES: 🐟🐠🐋🦈

FOOD: 🍳

FOOD: 🍳🍳🍳

FOODS: 🍳🍕🍜🍤🍗

PERSON: 👨

PEOPLE: 👨👨👨👨

PEOPLES: 👨🏿👨🏽👨🏼👨🏻👨‍🦲

🌟 English Vocabulary Tip 🌟

GOOSE: 🦢

GOOSE: 🦢🦢

GEESE: 🦢🪿🦆

CACTUS: 🌵

CACTUS: 🌵🌵

CACTI: 🌵🌿🌴

OX: 🐂

OX: 🐂🐂

OXEN: 🐂🐃🐄

DEER: 🦌

DEER: 🦌🦌

DEER: 🦌🦌🦌 (same for singular & plural)

🌟 Animal Families 🌟

🐱 Cat Family

Father → Tom

Mother → Queen

Children → Kittens

🐶 Dog Family

Father → Dog

Mother → Bitch

Children → Puppies

🦁 Lion Family

Father → Lion

Mother → Lioness

Children → Cubs

🐴 Horse Family

Father → Stallion

Mother → Mare

Children → Foals

🐮 Cattle Family

Father → Bull

Mother → Cow

Children → Calves