UNIT 1 PART OF SPEECH

PART OF SPEECH

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB PREPOSITION CONJUNCTION

วธิ ีการทาโจทย์

Example: They hired her because her _____ is international finance.
(A) special (______)
(B) specially (______)
(C) specialty (______)
(D) specialize (______)

ขนั้ ท่ี 1 การแยกประเภทของคา โดยดูคาลงท้าย

เช่น คำที่ลงท้ำยด้วย -al มกั เป็น Adjective Ex: experimental
คำท่ีลงท้ำยด้วย -ate มกั เป็น Verb Ex: investigate
คำที่ลงท้ำยด้วย -ment มกั เป็น Noun Ex: investment

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ADJECTIVE กินเกง่ จน -ful มำกมำย
-al of -ous อ้วนทกุ คน น่ำ t -ive หลำย เพรำะอ้วนกลม
-ble นนั่ น่ี จนตำลำย

Example: experimental, dangerous, available etc.

VERB

-en ได้หน้ำ ไมล่ ืมหลงั เป็น -ate ยงั ก็ไมร่ ู้

โดนดำ่ -ify เตม็ หู เอำ -ise (-ize) ถดู ู ก็ไมห่ ำย

ขำ่ ว -press อยำก ทำ re- -port เอำรถมำจอด ตรงปำ้ ย -sign

นง่ั -sist -mit ชดิ อบั อำย คนมำกมำย -pose ประจำน

อยำก -prove พสิ จู น์ตวั เอง แตใ่ จนกั เลง con -fuse สบั สน

คำดหวงั ex -pect ให้คน re- -ceive ตน pre -fer ซกั วนั

Example: shorten, investigate, identify etc.

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NOUN
น้อง -ant (-ance, -anse)
อยำก -ence (-ense) ติด
เป็น econom -ist นกั เศรษฐศำสตร์

เป็น doct -or (-er, -ure) ก็เข้ำทำง
หรือ actr -ess นำงละคร

นง่ั -ship ไป Admiss -ion
memo -ry ทกุ วนั จำไมไ่ หว
ข้อสอบ difficul -ty ได้ใจ

-ment ยงั ไงก็ไมท่ นั

Example: applicant, expenditure, inventory etc.

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Exercise

Directions: Identify parts of speech.

acceptance knowledgeable competitive

heighten infer familiarity

voluntary comprehensive desist

compose substantiate feasibility

successful typical persist

repose expect economist

invention consign expanse

appliance supplier impressive

unintelligible partner respect

strengthen fantastical commitment

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ขนั้ ท่ี 2 ดูช่องว่างให้ออกว่าเป็ นคาประเภทใด
1) การสังเกต Noun

a/ an/ the Prepo.
Possessive
Prepo. NOUN V.
V. . , (ท้ายประโยค)

___. , (ต้นประโยค)

Possessive  ________________________________________

Preposition:

in into on at under below

before after to by beside next to

for over above across through towards

from of off about with in front of

behind between

การใช้สูตร

1) a ____ run 2) is ____ go 3) talk ____ me
4) ____ speak 5) on ____ the 6) their ___ ,

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Exercise

Directions: Identify nouns.

1. Many scientists recommend that the government reduce their ___
on non-renewable energy sources.

2. We plan to ___ the planned merger of the two companies as soon as
possible.

3. We overspent our budget last year, so we really need to ____ this
year.

4. The executive will use his ____ in determining how the research will
be conducted.

5. The ____ of the executives is scheduled for Monday.
6. We plan to hire a number of new staff members and will have to

____ our workspace in order to have room for them.
7. The ____ of our products is well known throughout the world.
8. Government experts ____ the stock market to do better in the

coming months.
9. Whenever out-of-town clients visit us, we do our best to ____ them.
10. I dislike radios playing in the office because they ____ me while I try

to work.

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2) การสังเกต Verb
ในข้อสอบ TOEIC นยิ มออก 3 แบบมำตรฐำน

❶ ท่อง: Pronoun, Noun + Verb

I, you, we, they, he, she, it VERB
/Noun

❷ ท่อง: To Verb + Pronoun, Noun

to VERB me, you, us, them, him, her, it
/Noun
pure

❸ ท่อง: Modal Verb + Verb pure

Modal Verb: can, could, may, might, VERB
will, would should, must

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สรุป
Pr/N + V
To V + Pr/N
Modal Verb + V

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Exercise

Directions: Noun or Verb?
1. In order to ______ expenses on our trip, we have decided to

stay at a less luxurious hotel.
2. Unless you have a minimum of five years’ experience in this

filed, you won’t ______ for the job.
3. ______ can be the cause of many work delays.
4. The director is meeting with investors, as the company

would like to ______ operations.
5. Ms. Najar wants to ______ the costs by tonight.
6. Although improving, the unemployment problem ______.
7. If you cannot ______ those accusations, I want to hear no

more about it.
8. As soon as everybody is happy with the ______, we will sign

the papers.
9. The ______ of your speech cannot be more than 30 minutes.
10. We plan to hire a number of new staff members and will

have to ______ our workspace in order to have room for
them.

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3) การสังเกต Adjective Noun
ในข้อสอบ TOEIC นยิ มออก 2 แบบมำตรฐำน

❶ ADJECTIVE

Example: the successful person.
a spacious house

❷ Linking Verb ADJECTIVE

Example: He is happy
You look beautiful.

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OTHER LINKING VERBS

ดู, ดูเหมอื น: appear, seem, look
กลายเป็ น: become, go, grow, get, turn

คงท่ี, เหมอื นเดมิ : remain, keep, stay
ประสาทสัมผัส: feel, smell, taste, sound

NOTE:

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● ลักษณะโจทย์ Adjective หน้า Noun ช่องว่างอยหู่ น้า N.
แต่อยหู่ ลงั a, an, the
Example 1:
หรือ Possessive

Ms. Jones always sends her orders out in a ______ fashion.

Example 2:

The woman who works here keeps her ______ equipment in the garage.

Test:

1) Make sure we don’t run out of the _____ products such as ink and paper.

(A) essential (B) essentially

2) Entering all the information about the inventory into the computer is
my ________ job, but it has to be done.

(A) tedium (B) tedious

3) His _______ position on investing was frowned upon by the Board of
Directors.

(A) aggressive (B) aggression

Exercise

Directions: Adjective or Not?

1. Bridget made the ______ entrance into the room.
2. Hamas made sweeping gains in these elections last year which

prepared the way ______ its election victory last week.
3. He wrote a letter of his ______ acceptance.
4. Jordan ______ a supporter of the unconventional arms register.

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5. We have an ______ attendance of 4,000 fans per game.

6. Their ______ supporters were asked to make a donation in exchange
for having their picture taken with the trophy.

7. Seems their automatic e-mail response ______ an acceptance of the
sale.

8. Access to the park ______ the entrance over the bridge, by boat or
by our nearby pontoon.

9. The doctor will have a record ______ her attendances.

10. We have started to work toward victory in the ______ election.

● ลักษณะโจทย์ Adjective หลัง Linking Verb

AdjectivAe:dหjนe้cาชtiอ่ vงeว:า่ งมกั จหะนไม้า่ชม่อี aง,วa่าnง,จtะhไeมห่มรือี a,paonss, ethsseive

Noun: หน้าชห่อรงือวา่ pงoมsกั sจeะssมiีvae, an, the หรือ possessive

Noun: หน้าช่องว่างจะมี a, an, the

Example 1: We felt that theหrรeือppoosrstessswivee re ______.

We felt that the reports were the ____.
Example 2: The chairman of the board is ______ he has been married for

two years.
The chairman of the board is the ______ he has been married
for two years.
Example 3: Remember that feeling _______ is an important part of
working with the customers.
No one is willing to take _____ for the mistakes that were
made.

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TEST:

Example 1: We felt that the reports were _________.

(A) useful (B) usefulness

We felt that the reports were the _________.

(A) acceptable (B) acceptance

Example 2: The chairman of the board is _________.

(A) curious (B) curiosity

The chairman of the board is our _________; he has been
married for two years.

(A) mentor (B) mental

Example 3: Remember that feeling ________ is an important part of
working with the customers.

(A) grateful (B) gratefulness

Remember that expecting _________ is an important part of
our business.

(A) profits (B) profitable

Exercise

Directions: Select the best answer to complete
the sentence.

1. Being your own boss is the _______ of owning your own business.

(A) attractions (B) attractive

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2. For the president who has been under fire for the way he deals with Exxon
company, the most challenging thing is how he will be ______ to complete the
ongoing economic restructuring without asking for any further sacrifices on the
part of workers.

(A) ability (B) able

3. In a field like politic what is ______ is not what is said but who says it.

(A) essential (B) essentiality

4. The man wearing a moustache standing to the right of Mr. Weaver is our ____.

(A) manageable (B) manager

5. New employees are encouraged to approach more senior staff to ask questions
as often as necessary until they feel ______ with their jobs.

(A) comfortable (B) comforter

6. The densely populated area was a ______ for infectious diseases.

(A) location (B) locate

7. Loans used to finance college education expenses usually have a relatively low
interest rate and, in some cases, are ______.

(A) deduction (B) deductible

8. There are the _______ to the problem of overpopulation.

(A) soluble (B) solutions

9. Managers often feel that customer satisfaction is an ______ of a company’s
success.

(A) indicator (B) indicate

10. Since its founding, the Smith and Jones Law Office has become _______ in
Washington, D.C.

(A) famous (B) fan

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4) การสังเกต Adverb
สรุป: ตาแหน่ง Adverb ใน TOEIC
1 หน้ำ ประโยค
2 หน้ำ Adjective
3 หน้ำ V. หลงั V.

Adverb: ทำหน้ำท่ีขยำย Verb, Adjective, Adverb
และขยำยประโยค ในข้อสอบมี 4 รูปแบบท่ีออกบอ่ ยคือ

1. Adverb ประโยค

ADVERB, ประโยค

***กรณีไมม่ ี comma จะเป็น -ly ก็ตอ่ เม่อื มี Pronoun, a, an, the ***

I, you, we, they, he, she, it

1) _____ you worked hard…
a, an, the + Noun

2) _____ the water flows…
3) _____ water flows…

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Test: ใช่ Adverb ไหม?

1) _____ she is…
2) _____ a train departs…
3) _____ pollution was…

2. Adverb ADJECTIVE + NOUN

Example1: impressively useful advice.
Example2: This report is surprisingly intelligible to understand.

Test: ใช่ Adverb ไหม?

1. I had hoped that the discussion would yield a definite answer from
them, but they were _______ noncommittal.

(A) total (B) totally

2. the manager wants a _______ productive advertisement.

(A) incredibly (B) incredible

3. Sales tax that tourists pay in a foreign country may be ________
refundable when they leave the country.

(A) complete (B) completely

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3. LINKING VERB ADVERB V.ing/V.ed

Example: The applicant is nervously talking to the manager.
All offers of help will be greatly appreciated.

หน้า V.ing/V.ed ต้องมี LV

Exercise

Directions: Adverb or Not?

1. ______, he was successful in the business.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

2. Most shopping malls are _____ Staffed during the holiday shopping
season.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

3. Disagreements about the consequences of globalization ______.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

4. Daily exercise and proper diet are ______ essential if one wants to
stay healthy.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

5. A business owner must ______ dozens of important decisions each day.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

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6. The company was ______ losing its way and many employees were
leaving.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

7. The government’s secret papers were ______ released to the public
yesterday.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

8. A winter slowdown in the county’s economy is ______ worrying some
government analysis.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

9. The personal computer is probably one of the ________ of the last thirty
years.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

10. In this management position you will be overseeing three of the ______
valuable departments.

A) Yes B) No C) Not sure

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4. Adverb หน้า Verb

Example1: Because of our high employee turnover, we ______
spend less money on salaries

Example2: The new enterprise _______ established an account
with the office supply store.

Quick tip ตาแหนง่ หน้า Verb อาจเป็น Noun ได้แตห่ ากเป็น
Adverb จะต้องมี Subject (Noun) อย่ดู ้านหน้าอย่แู ล้ว

หากมี Verb ช่วย (Modal Verbs หรือพวก be, do, have)

Adverb อย่หู น้า Verb หลกั หลงั Verb ช่วย

Example: If you choose, the bank will ________ deduct regular
charges such as electric bills from your account.

Test: เป็ นตาแหน่ง -ly หรือไม่
1) _____ can learn
2) must _____ speak
3) should _____ think
4) _____ may subtract
5) could _____ type

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Exercise

Directions: Identify Adverb.

1. The new manager _______ expanded the store’s inventory.
2. The new sales agent should _______ offer a full refund for the damaged
goods.
3. According to the agreement, the ______ will also supply the flowers for
the event.
4. _______ should not begin the work without the assurance of a signed
contract.
5. The computer has _______ updated the inventory files.
6. The _______ of the union bargainers will determine whether the
automotive plant will open next week.
7. _______ felt obligated to finish the project even though I could have
exercised my option to quit.
8. The program has _______ subtracted it from the inventory log.
9. Work on the ________ had to stop because of the cancellation of the
contract.
10. Our business _______ profited from hiring an expert accountant.

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Adverb หลงั Verb

แบบท่ี 1 : Adverb ตามหลัง Verb เพียวๆ แบบไม่มี Object

Tips
1. หลัง Verb ท่วั ไปเป็ น Noun หรือ Adverb กไ็ ด้ต้องแปล
2. หากแปลไม่ออกตอบเป็ น Adverb ไว้ก่อน

Example: I value my ability to communicate _______ with others.

(A) direction (B) directly

ตวั เลอื ก (A) ผมให้ควำมสำคญั กบั ควำมสำมำรถของผมในด้ำนกำรสื่อสำรทศิ ทางกบั ผ้อู ื่น
ตวั เลอื ก (B) ผมให้ควำมสำคญั กบั ควำมสำมำรถของผมในด้ำนกำรสือ่ สำรอย่างตรงไปตรงมากบั ผ้อู ่ืน

สรุปตวั ซ้อน

1) be _________________
2) Verb (ทว่ั ไป) ___________

Test:
1) We are organized sufficiency/sufficiently to begin transferring the

palettes tomorrow.
2) Deductions are made electronic/electronically every month and will

appear on your statement.
3) Children’s car seats are inspected thorough/thoroughly and tested

for safety before being put on the market.

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แบบท่ี 2 : Adverb ตามหลัง Verb ท่ีมี Object

Tips
ตาแหน่งหลัง Noun อาจเป็ น Verb ได้ แต่หากเป็ น

Adverb จะมี Verb และ Object อยู่ก่อนแล้วด้านหน้า

S + V + (O) + -ly

Example

1. Unless you catch the error _____, the discrepancy gets entered into the
computer and becomes very difficult to correct.

(A) immediate (B) immediately

2. The lenders ______ our creditability and decided to loan us money.

(A) evaluated (B) evanescently

3. Act cautiously when signing contracts and read them ______ first.

(A) through (B) thoroughly

4. The office manager ______ enough money to purchase software.

(A) allocated (B) allocatably

5. We spent our money ______ because we were not sure we would be able to
borrow more.

(A) cautious (B) cautiously

6. The brochure ______ several times before it was sent to the printer.

(A) was revised (B) revisably

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7. Do not withhold any information from your accountant or he will not be able
to prepare your tax form ______.

(A) correct (B) correctly

8. The computer program ______ the scheduling of appointments.

(A) facilitated (B) facilitatively

9. A quality control agent who does not inspect every product ______ can ruin his
company’s reputation.

(A) care (B) carefully

10. The applicant _____ all her paperwork in a professional and timely manner.

(A) submitted (B) submissively

สรุปตาแหน่ง Adverb

หน้าประโยค
________, the manager is smart.

หน้า Adj.
The manager is __________ creative.

หน้า V.ing หน้า V.ed

The manager was _________ talking.
The manager was _________ blamed.

หน้า V.
The manager _____ talked to me.

หลัง V.
The manager thinks ______.
The manager typed the report ______.

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TIPS CUTTING MODIFIERS

ถ้าเจอ Adjective Adverb หน้าช่องว่าง ให้ตดั ทงิ้ (ในใจ) จะได้มองเหน็ คาตอบชัดขึน้

• โจทย์ Noun แบบ Normal

The managers had a ______ and were able to solve many of the problems.

• โจทย์ Noun แบบมี Adjective มาค่นั

The managers had a productive _____ and were able to solve many of the
problems.

Example 1: Somehow the successive ____ were interrupted and had to

be edited again.

(A) images (B) imagine

Example 2: The creative _____ of the Seven Deadly Sins was astounding.

(A) represent (B) representation

Example 3: After turning up details in the crime that even the police had

missed, Helen became well known as an investigative ______.

(A) investigated (B) investigation

Adverb ตวั ค่ัน

still no very not
most quite much more

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• โจทย์แบบ Normal :

Although improving, the unemployment problem _______.

• โจทย์แบบมี Adverb ค่นั :

Although improving, the unemployment problem still ______.

(A) persistence (B) persists

Example 1: People who have no ______ are seldom disappointed.

(A) expectations (B) expect

Example 2: You can always count on Ms. Cho, as she is one of our most
______ employees.

(A) dependable (B) dependence

Example 3: Hiring temporary workers can be very _______.

(A) economize (B) economical

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SUBJECT & VERB AGREEMENT

สตู รเตม็

ประธานมาอนั เดียว หรือ นับไม่ได้
ยัด ‘s’ รวดดดดดด!!!!!
ยกเว้น I กับ you

Examples:

1) She dance___ 2) Water flow___ 3) They smile___ at me

4) “I love__ you.”
“Oh! You love__ me.”

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TEST:

1. Their son ______ too much TV.

(A) watch (B) watches

2. Alex ______ to play tennis.

(A) love (B) loves

3. Jack and Andy _____ tennis every day.

(A) play (B) plays

4. I always ______ my homework on Saturday night.

(A) do (B) does

5. Money ______ important for us.

(A) is (B) are

6. The earth _____ round the sun.

(A) go (B) goes

7. People _______ to wait in line.

(A) hate (B) hates

8. Pollution ______ in big cities.

(A) increase (B) increases

9. The sun ______ in the east.

(A) rise (B) rises

10. Our boss ______ the project.

(A) work on (B) works on

สูตรลัด

ประธานไม่มี –S กริยาเตมิ –S

1) The researcher conduct___
2) Consumers expect___
3) Bad breath indicate___
4) Disasters damage___
6) Pollution harm___

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