ADJECTIVE

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ADJECTIVE
A. ADJ FORMATIONS
I. Cách thành lập và chức năng của tính từ.
1. ful
Beautiful Harmful Useful Meaningful
Hopeful Powerful Careful Wonderful
2. less
Meaningless Hopeless Powerless Wireless
Careless Harmless Homeless Useless
3. al
Natural Musical Professional Practical
Technical Essential Critical Normal
4. ible / able
Unforgettable Unbelievable Valuable Agreeable
Achievable Comparable Maintainable Refundable
5. ous
Industrious Mountainous Nervous Serious
Poisonous Dangerous Famous Tedious
6. ive
Active Attractive Expensive Productive
Aggressive Creative Massive Descriptive
7. ic
Periodic Realistic Emphatic Diagnostic
Automatic Gigantic Fantastic Erratic

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II. Những chức năng chính của tính từ (function of adjective)

1. Trước danh từ ADJ + N

Ex: His father is a mechanical engineer. (Cha cô ấy là kỹ sư cơ khí)
Talor Swift is a beautiful singer. (Taylor Swift là một ca sĩ xinh đẹp)

2. Sau những động từ to be (am/is/are, was/were…)

3. Sau Linking verb (become, remain, prove, find, look, taste, smell, appear,
feel, stay …)
Ex: She is beautiful
Peter felt upset because he failed the test.
Mary looks happy now.
This coffee tastes good.

NOTE! Trong đề thi TOEIC cần đặc biệt chú ý những động từ nối như remain,

become, look, find, taste, smell, appear…

4. Thường đứng sau những trạng từ chỉ mức độ như very, so, extremely, too,
quite, ...

5. Tính từ còn được dùng trong các trường hợp so sánh bằng, nhất, hơn….

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B. ADJECTIVE ASSIGNMENT

1. You should become thoroughly ………… with your computer and all of its
software programs before you take an on- line class.
A. familiar B. familiarize C. familiarity D. familiarization

2. To remain …………, you need to spend more time on career development.

A. competition B. competitive C. completion D. compete

3. Mr. Ross was considered an ………… candidate for the marketing position
because he lacked professional experience.
A. inadequately B. inadequateness C. inadequate D. inadequacy

4. To attract young consumers, promoting new products online is more

………… than advertising on television.
A. effects B. effectively C. effecting D. effective

5. During peak shopping seasons, Johnson’s Sportwear provides additional

staff training to ensure an ………… workforce.
A. experienced B. experiencing C. experiences D. experience

6. ………… is still a major concern for inner-city schools that want to install
computers.
A. Affordable B. Affordability C. Afford D. Afforded

7. Many office supply businesses specialize in furniture that is as ………… as

it is affordable.
A. duration B. durable C. durability D. durableness

8. Your full participation is ………… to our timely completion of this project.

A. essence B. essential C. essentially D. essences

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9. Scanning the shipment number is an ………… part of tracking these

containers.
A. integral B. integration C. integrating D. integrate

10. The attached documents contain ………… information.

A. confidential B. confident C. confidentiality D. confidently

11. Our well-trained specialists are ready to provide reliable and …………
solutions to corporate clients.
A. innovation B. innovative C. innovate D. innovatively

12. Call - Tech Plus offers ………… cell phone service at low monthly rates.
A. reliable B. reliability C. reliably D. reliant

13. In a recent survey, people appear to consider changing their job when they
find their current work too………….
A. repetition B. repeating C. repetitive D. repeat

14. The economic outlook in Asia is promising, so we are expecting …………

growth in sales during the next fiscal year.
A. substantial B. substantially C. dramatically D. significantly

15. The event’s organizers decided to expand their invitation list to include
several ………… associations.
A. profession B. professions C. professional D. professionally

16. The upscale boutique Jane’s Closet is known for selling the most stylish
………… for young professionals.
A. accessorized B. accessorize C. accessorizes D. accessories

17. The survey results indicated an increasing need for ………… technicians.
A. skilled B. skills C. skill D. experience

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18. Under a new law, accountants who produce false documents are subject to
………… penalties than they were a few years ago.
A. harsh B. harsher C. harshly D. harshest

19. A ………… from BHY explained that the recent recall of its tires would not
adversely affect the sales.
A. represent B. representation C. represented D. representative

20. Customers who were surveyed found most of the nine color variations of
Malbey purses very …………
A. attractive B. attraction C. attracted D. attracts

21. The Personnel Department has lost no time seeking a(n) ………… to Dr.
Roberts, who recently retired after 30 years of service.
A. replace B. replacements C. replaces D. alternative

22. The newly launched cell phones were designed to deliver exceptional
………… in various functions.
A. perform B. performance C. performed D. performing

23. The newly released movie received …………. reviews from many movie
critics.
A. excellent B. qualified C. substantial D. heavier

24. Our firm offers ………… benefits as a way of retaining its valued
employees.
A. exceptional B. satisfied C. pleased D. rigorous

25. Please be aware that the company does not accept …………… for
belongings left behind in the building.
A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsibly D. response

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26. Prior to a viewing by potential buyers, the real estate agent makes sure the
home is …………
A. presentation B. presenting C. presentable D. present

27. Not only is Emiko Imamura a widely published poet, she is also an ............
painter and sculptor.
A. accomplished B. accomplish C. accomplishment D. accomplishes

28. Mrs. Angela is expected to win the promotion because she is the most highly
………… candidates.
A. qualify B. qualification C. qualifying D. qualified

29. The seminar leader wanted all the attendees to give him some ………….
feedback about the session.
A. construction B. constructive C. constructs D. construct

30. The recent findings indicate that the effects of weight loss associated with
calorie restriction are quite …………..
A. beneficial B. benefits C. beneficiary D. benefit

31. The weather conditions were ................. for the 21st Emerald Bay Yacht
Race last weekend.
A. favor B. favorable C. favorably D. favorite

32. The vocabulary in Words in Russian becomes ............... harder after the first
section of the book.
A. progressive B. progressively C. progress D. progressed

33. The new publication features the show schedule normally found on our
website and is also enhanced with ............... reviews of new shows.
A. critic B. critical C. criticize D. critically

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34. Among her many ................. achievements, Dr. Ahn wrote sixteen books and
served as editor for three major journals.
A. remarkable B. remarkably C. remarked D. remarking

35. The ………… trail Ms. Vigneux had ever hiked was located in Flint Valley
National Park.
A. roughly B. rougher C. roughest D. rough

36. Robert Lum is one of the most ............... leaders in the import-export
business.
A. persuasive B. persuade C. persuasively D. persuades

37. Solar power is being heavily promoted as a clean and ............. source of
energy.
A. renew B. renews C. renewal D. renewable

38. Before leaving the bank teller's desk, please verify that your name, the last
four digits of your account number, and the amount of your deposit are .............
A. corrects B. corrective C. correcting D. correct

39. In her inspirational talk, Denise Camic argues that the ............ a company is,
the greater its success.
A. more creative B. creativity C. creative D. most creative

40. In order to be more ............ to its customers, the Jeness Department Store has
added a customer feedback section to its Web site.
A. response B. responded C. responsive D. responder