Vocabulary
TOEIC Vocabulary: Word Families (Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb)
When the four options of a Part 5 question are forms of the same word, look at the blank's position first. Before a noun you usually need an adjective; after the, a or a possessive you need a noun; between a subject and an object you need a verb; and next to a verb or an adjective you usually need an adverb.
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| Verb | Noun (thing) | Noun (person) | Adjective | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| produce | production, product, productivity | producer | productive | productively |
| compete | competition | competitor | competitive | competitively |
| analyze | analysis | analyst | analytical | analytically |
| succeed | success | successor | successful | successfully |
| rely | reliability | — | reliable | reliably |
| employ | employment | employer, employee | employable | — |
| apply | application | applicant | applicable | — |
| inform | information | informant | informative | informatively |
| access | access, accessibility | — | accessible | accessibly |
| profit | profit, profitability | — | profitable | profitably |
| — | responsibility | — | responsible | responsibly |
| attend | attendance | attendee, attendant | attentive | attentively |
Ms. Banerjee's ------- analysis of the survey data impressed the board. (A) care (B) careful (C) carefully (D) carefulness
Answer: (B) careful — the blank is between a possessive (Ms. Banerjee's) and a noun (analysis), so it needs an adjective.
Other vocabulary topics
- Corporate development36
- Dining out36
- Entertainment36
- Finance and budgeting38
- General business: contracts, negotiations, marketing, sales, warranties, conferences40
- Health36
- Housing and corporate property37
- Manufacturing36
- Offices36
- Personnel38
- Purchasing: ordering, shipping, invoices37
- Technical areas37
- Travel37
- Confusable words
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