With Clues for SSC is one of the most important topics in English 2nd Paper for SSC exams. Every year, questions from this topic appear in board exams. In this post, we have shared the most important With Clues for SSC Suggestion 2026 along with a free PDF download to help students prepare easily and score better.
With Clues for SSC Suggestion
01. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words:
| Independent | number | large | source | asia |
| neighbour | nature | share | abode | to |
Bangladesh is a south (a) ____ country. It is blessed with (b) ____ beauty. Natural resources abound in this country. Bangladesh (c) ____ boundary with India and Myanmar. The three sides of the country are surrounded by these two (d) ____. The Bay of Bengal is (e) ____ the south of Bangladesh. The majority of the (f) ____ mangrove forest Sundarbans lies in this country. This forest is the (g) ____ of the world famous Rayal Bengal Tiger. A (h) ____ of rivers criss-crossed this forest. It is also a great (i) ____ of natural wealth. Bangladesh got her (j) ____ through a nine month long freedom war.
Answer & Explanation:
| Gap | Answer | Explanation |
| (a) | Asian | ‘Asia’ শব্দটি এখানে adjective হিসেবে বসে ‘country’ কে বিশেষায়িত করেছে। দক্ষিণ এশীয় দেশ। |
| (b) | natural | ‘Nature’ এর adjective রূপ ‘natural’। প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্য বোঝাতে এটি ব্যবহৃত হয়। |
| (c) | shares | বাংলাদেশ সীমানা ভাগ করে নেয়। Subject (Bangladesh) 3rd person singular হওয়ায় ‘share’ এর সাথে ‘s’ যুক্ত হয়েছে। |
| (d) | neighbours | ভারত ও মিয়ানমার আমাদের প্রতিবেশী দেশ। বহুবচন বোঝাতে ‘neighbour’ থেকে ‘neighbours’ হয়েছে। |
| (e) | to | কোনো কিছুর দক্ষিণে অবস্থিত বোঝাতে ‘to the south’ ব্যবহৃত হয়। |
| (f) | largest | সুন্দরবন বিশ্বের বৃহত্তম ম্যানগ্রোভ বন। এখানে Superlative degree ‘largest’ বসবে। |
| (g) | abode | ‘Abode’ মানে আবাসস্থল। সুন্দরবন রয়েল বেঙ্গল টাইগারের আবাস। |
| (h) | number | ‘A number of’ একটি ফ্রেজ, যার অর্থ অনেকগুলো। |
| (i) | source | সুন্দরবন প্রাকৃতিক সম্পদের একটি বড় উৎস (source)। |
| (j) | independence | ‘Independent’ (adjective) থেকে ‘Independence’ (noun) হয়েছে। বাংলাদেশ তার স্বাধীনতা লাভ করেছিল। |
02. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words:
| trade | tour | consider | poor | off |
| dream | era | without | grow | Mega |
The Padma multi-purpose bridge has opened a new (a) ____ in the history of Bangladesh. This (b)____ project has been implemented (c) ____ any foreign aid. The southern 21 districts were cut (d) ____ from the mainland by the mighty Padma river. So, this vast area could not keep pace with the other parts (e) ____ economic development. But, direct connection with the capital by this bridge is going to expand (f) ____ and commerce. Besides, (g) ____ is also going to speed up. All these are contributing a lot to our economic (h) ____ and surely reduce the (i) ____ of those regions. The construction of the bridge which was our long cherished (j) ____ at last came true.
Answer & Explanation:
| Gap | Answer | Explanation |
| (a) | era | ‘Era’ মানে যুগ। পদ্মা সেতু বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাসে নতুন যুগের সূচনা করেছে। |
| (b) | Mega | বিশাল প্রকল্প বোঝাতে ‘Mega project’ শব্দটি ব্যবহৃত হয়। |
| (c) | without | কোনো বৈদেশিক সাহায্য ‘ব্যতীত’ বা ‘ছাড়া’ বোঝাতে ‘without’ বসেছে। |
| (d) | off | ‘Cut off’ একটি phrasal verb যার অর্থ বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া। |
| (e) | of | ‘Part of’ বা কোনো কিছুর অংশ বোঝাতে preposition ‘of’ বসে। |
| (f) | trade | ব্যবসা ও বাণিজ্য বোঝাতে ‘trade and commerce’ ব্যবহৃত হয়। |
| (g) | tourism | ‘Tour’ থেকে ‘tourism’ (noun) হয়েছে। পর্যটন শিল্প গতিশীল হবে। |
| (h) | growth | ‘Grow’ (verb) থেকে ‘growth’ (noun) হয়েছে। অর্থনৈতিক প্রবৃদ্ধি বোঝাতে এটি ব্যবহৃত হয়। |
| (i) | poverty | ‘Poor’ (adjective) থেকে ‘poverty’ (noun) হয়েছে। ওই অঞ্চলের দারিদ্র্য দূর হবে। |
| (j) | dream | এটি আমাদের দীর্ঘদিনের লালিত ‘স্বপ্ন’ (dream) ছিল। |
03. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box. Make any grammatical change if necessary:
| Acquire | respective | human | place | able |
| smooth | on | Process | Without | to |
Language is a way of human communication. And the (a) ____ to use any language is called the language skill. All (b) ____ beings acquire this skill from their (c) ____ environment. That is, human babies begin (d) ____ acquire this language skill from just after their birth. If this process continues (e) ____ any obstruction, a baby can communicate with the people of the same language (f) ____ within 3 to 4 years. During this period, the baby does not need to read or write for (g) ____ the language skill. The baby only goes (h) ____ listening, speaking, picking up words. This process is called acquisition of language and this acquisition mostly takes (i) ____ while learning one’s first language. We acquire the language skill of Bangla in this (j) ____. This is why, Bangla is called our first language.
Answer & Explanation:
| Gap | Answer | Explanation |
| (a) | ability | ‘Able’ থেকে ‘ability’ (noun) হয়েছে। ভাষা ব্যবহারের ‘ক্ষমতা’ বা ‘দক্ষতা’। |
| (b) | human | ‘Human beings’ মানে মানবজাতি বা মানুষ। |
| (c) | respective | ‘Respective environment’ মানে নিজ নিজ পরিবেশ। |
| (d) | to | ‘Begin to’ (infinitive) বা কোনো কাজ শুরু করা বোঝাতে ‘to’ বসে। |
| (e) | without | কোনো বাধা ‘ছাড়াই’ বা ‘ব্যতীত’ বোঝাতে ‘without’ বসেছে। |
| (f) | smoothly | ‘Smooth’ থেকে ‘smoothly’ (adverb) হয়েছে। সাবলীলভাবে যোগাযোগ করতে পারে। |
| (g) | acquiring | Preposition (for) এর পর verb থাকলে তার সাথে ‘ing’ যুক্ত হয়। |
| (h) | on | ‘Go on’ মানে চালিয়ে যাওয়া। শিশুটি শোনা ও বলা চালিয়ে যায়। |
| (i) | place | ‘Take place’ একটি ফ্রেজ যার অর্থ ঘটা বা অনুষ্ঠিত হওয়া। |
| (j) | process | এই ‘প্রক্রিয়ার’ (process) মাধ্যমে আমরা বাংলা শিখি। |
04. Fill in the blanks of the following text with clues given in the box:
| fair | acquire | degrade | suffer | examination |
| Way | learners | supervise | case | assess |
Examination is the process of (a) ____ the academic knowledge of the (b) ____. So, it should be absolutely (c) ____. The authority should conduct and (d) ____ it in the best possible (e) ____. Adopting unethical activities in the (f) ____ is a great offence. It (g) ____ the standard of education. In (h) ____ of the students’ failure to (i) ____ true education, the nation will (j) ____ greatly. So all students should make the best use of time in order to be truly educated.
Answer & Explanation:
| Gap | Answer | Explanation |
| (a) | assessing | ‘Of’ এর পর verb (assess) এর সাথে ‘ing’ যুক্ত হয়ে ‘assessing’ হয়েছে। |
| (b) | learners | শিক্ষার্থীদের জ্ঞান যাচাই। বহুবচন হিসেবে ‘learners’ বসেছে। |
| (c) | fair | পরীক্ষা অবশ্যই ‘স্বচ্ছ’ বা ‘নিরপেক্ষ’ (fair) হতে হবে। |
| (d) | supervise | পরীক্ষা নিয়ন্ত্রণ ও ‘তত্ত্বাবধান’ (supervise) করা উচিত। |
| (e) | way | সবচেয়ে ভালো ‘উপায়ে’ (way) পরিচালনা করা উচিত। |
| (f) | examination | পরীক্ষায় (examination) অসদুপায় অবলম্বন একটি অপরাধ। |
| (g) | degrades | ‘It’ (subject) singular হওয়ায় verb এর সাথে ‘s’ যুক্ত হয়ে ‘degrades’ (মান কমিয়ে দেওয়া) হয়েছে। |
| (h) | case | ‘In case of’ মানে ‘ক্ষেত্রে’। যদি শিক্ষার্থীরা ব্যর্থ হয়। |
| (i) | acquire | সঠিক শিক্ষা ‘অর্জন’ (acquire) করতে ব্যর্থ হলে। |
| (j) | suffer | জাতি অনেক ‘কষ্ট ভোগ’ (suffer) করবে। |
5. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words:
| well | bookish | burning | competitive | newspaper |
| cannot | enrich | water | knowledge | current |
A student must have the habit of reading newspaper everyday. Mere (a) ____ knowledge is not enough in this (b) ____ world. Newspapers help him (c) ____ his general knowledge and make him aware of the (d)____ issues both inside and outside the country. A man who doesn’t read (e) ____ is like a frog in a narrow (f) ____. Being ignorant of the (g) ____ affairs, he (h) ____ take part in the talks and discussions in an enlightened society and feels like a fish out of (i) ____. By reading newspapers one can widen one’s range of (j) ____ in the field of science, history, geography, literature etc.
6. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of the words. You may need to use one word more than once:
| In | dark | the | from | an |
| learning | often | midst | that | worthy |
An ideal teacher is (a) ____ compared with (b) ____ architect. He is called (c) ____ architect of a nation. He is the light of (d) ____and makes the illiterate people (e) ____ citizens of our Country. But it is a matter of regret (f) ____ the teachers are not held (g) ____ due respect in our society. They lead a humble life in the (h) ____ of want. Still, they keep the light of education burning in order to remove the (i)____ of illiteracy and superstitions (j) ____ the society.
07. Fill in the blanks with suitable words given in the box below. You may need to change the forms of the words. You may need to use one word more than once:
| Develop | to | fear | conscious | both |
| for | punish | be | – | – |
Nowadays, parents are very (a) ____ of the harmful effect of (b) ____ on children. Child psychologists think that (c) ____ physical and mental punishment can be disastrous (d) ____ a child’s growth and (e)____. It may lead to (f) ____ and hatred of the person who (g) ____ the child. Again, if a child (h)____ punished, he may lack initiative. He may also feel hostile (i) ____ others. So, rude behavior gradually (j) ____in him.
8. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of the words. You may need to use one word more than once:
| More | with | complete | contact | about |
| influence | a | of | for | which |
Travelling has a great (a) ____ on our minds. The human mind always craves (b) ____change. There is none who does not feel (c) ____ thrill of joy at the new sight (d) ____ experience. The traveler comes in (e) ____with various types of people. If he moves about (f) ____ the observant eyes, he can acquire a lot of practical knowledge (g) ____ men and things of the word (h) ____books alone cannot provide. Travelling gives us an opportunity to enjoy the (i) ____ enchanting sights of nature. It helps one enrich his knowledge and makes him a (j) ____ perfect man.
09. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of the words. You may need to use one word more than once:
| About | between | of | basic | no |
| educate | almost | right | will | light |
Education removes our ignorance and gives us the (a) ____of knowledge in respect (b) ____ imparting education. There should be (c) ____discrimination (d) ____ man and woman. Education is one of the (e) ____human rights. If we deprive woman of the (f) ____ of education (g) ____ half of our population (h) ____ remain in darkness. No development can be brought (i) ____ without the participation of woman. So, the government is doing everything to (j) ____the woman folk.
10. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may also use one word more than once:
| Rests | nation | culture | the | walks |
| throughout | history | tradition | some | number |
Festivals have always been integral parts of our tradition and culture. We have a (a) ____ of festivals which we celebrate (b)____the year. Some of our (c) ____ festivals are related to our (d) ––– of Independence and Language Movement, (e)____are related to our religions and the (f) ____ are related to our art and (g) ____. Whatever may be (h) ____ occasion, people from all (i) ____ of the society take part in these festivals spontaneously. We should continue the (j) ____of our festivals.
11. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some words. You may need to use one word more than once.
| Miracle | thirst | network | of | within |
| advance | short | connect | with | small |
Internet is the latest discovery of science. It is the greatest (a) ____ in this field. It is a computerised process (b)____ a telephone set. To get internet (c) ____ it requires a modem, telephone line and a different sort of software for using the (d) ____ system. Nowadays the internet is (e) ____ great use to us. It has made the world (f) ____ and brought the world (g) ____ our reach. We can get any information in a very (h) ____ time. It has not only widened our knowledge but also made us (i) ____ for the unknown. It’s a (j) ____ like Aladin’s magic lamp.
12. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some words. You may need to use one word more than once.
| Danger | recently | victim | accused | fault |
| that | by | the | aware | strict |
Road accidents have (a) ____ become a regular phenomenon in our country. As a result of the accidents many persons fall (b) ____ to untimely death. It is reported (c) ____ most of the accidents occur for (d) ____ violation of traffic rules, (e) ____ unskilled drivers and unconscious passers-by. Many unlicensed and (f) ____ vehicles also (g) ____ the passengers and the passers-by. So, in order to save us from the accidents the government is trying to create (h) ____ among the people and has passed (i) ____ laws against the (j) ____.
13. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some the words. You may need to use one word more than once:
| On | rote | to | proper | by |
| then | a | speak | cram | through |
Learning is (a) ____continuous process. Learning a language depends on a process based (b) ____ language skills. We need to practice four skills (c) ____ learn a language (d) ____. We learn by listening, (e) ____ reading and writing. But we have to learn not by (f) ____ but by understanding. We know that (g) ____ child starts to learn its mother tongue (h) ____ listening and lipping and (i) ____ speaking. Native (j) ____ learn their language easily by listening and speaking.
14. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the form of some words. You may need to use one word more than once.
| Between | saying | physical | of | an |
| personality | for | participation | beneficial | on |
Sports are very essential (a) ____ us. There are various (b)____sports. Among them cricket, football, volleyball etc. are very popular. All types of sports are (c) ____ to us. There is a relation (d) ____ the body and the mind. “A sound mind in a sound body” is a wise (e) ____. In order to win success in life, we should have sound health which depends (f) ____ regular (g) ____in games and sports keep us (h) ____ fit. Sport exercise is (i) ____ important influence in forming one’s (j) ____.
15. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once:
| Repent | in | the | to | of |
| a | sure | do | make | life |
Man is the (a)____ of his own fate. If he makes (b)____proper division of his time and (c)____ his duties accordingly, he will (d)____ improve and prosper (e) ____ life. But if he does otherwise, he is sure (f)____ suffer when it is too late. To waste time is as bad as to commit suicide. In fact, our (g)____ is nothing but the sum total (h)____ hours, days, and years. If we waste (i) ____ morning hours of life, we shall have to (j)____ afterwards.
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