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Word Forms — Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
Word form questions — the TOEIC favourite
TOEIC Part 5 often gives you four forms of the same word and asks which one fits the sentence. You need to know: is the gap asking for a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb? French speakers struggle because French word forms often look identical or follow different patterns.
How to spot what the sentence needs
"The ______ of the report was impressive." → completion (noun)
Not "complete" (adj), "completely" (adv), or "completing" (verb).
"She made a ______ decision." → significant (adjective)
Not "significance" (noun) or "significantly" (adv).
"The team worked ______." → efficiently (adverb)
In French, "efficacement" and "efficace" — but English always adds "-ly" for the adverb.
"The board ______ the new policy." → approved (verb)
Key suffixes to recognise
Nouns: -tion, -ment, -ness, -ity, -ance/-ence. Adjectives: -ive, -ful, -less, -able, -ent/-ant. Adverbs: -ly. Verbs: -ise/-ize, -ify, -ate, -en.
Common mistake
French speakers often say "She works efficient" — say "She works efficiently" instead. French uses the same form for adjective and adverb ("elle travaille efficace" is colloquial French), but English strictly requires the "-ly" adverb form after a verb.
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