Từ có hậu tố -ive & -al trong tiếng Anh



Bí kíp luyện thi Part 5 TOEIC: Từ có hậu tố -ive & -al

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Ví dụ đuôi -al

Bảng dưới đây liệt kê một số ví dụ minh họa cho từ có hậu tố là -al. Từ có hậu tố là -al có thể là danh từ, tính từ và động từ.

Danh từ Tính từ Động từ
appraisal Sự đánh giá
approval Sự chấp thuận, phê chuẩn
arrival Sự đến
capital Thủ đô, vốn Liên quan đến tính mạng (hình phạt)
collateral Vật thế chấp
chemical Chất hóa học Liên quan đến hóa học
criminal Tội phạm Có tội
denial Sự từ chối, phủ nhận
disposal Sự vứt bỏ, thanh lý
festival Ngày hội
general Đại tướng (hàm cao nhất trong quân đội) Chung chung
journal Tạp chí, báo
manual Sổ tay hướng dẫn Làm bằng tay
material Vật liệu, chất liệu
memorial Tượng đài Để tưởng nhớ
potential Tiềm năng Có tiềm năng
professional Chuyên gia Chuyên nghiệp
refusal Sự từ chối
removal Sự dời đi, sự tháo ra
signal Dấu hiệu Quan trọng Báo hiệu
survival Sự sống sót
trial Sự thử, sự xử án, thử thách Thử

Ví dụ đuôi -ive

Bảng dưới đây liệt kê một số ví dụ minh họa cho từ có hậu tố là -ive. Một số trường hợp chúng là danh từ, một số trường hợp là tính từ, và một số trường hợp vừa là tính từ, vừa là danh từ.

Ví dụ đuôi -ive

Danh từ Tính từ
additive Chất phụ gia
adhesive Chất dính Bám chắc
adjective Tính từ
collective Tập thể Mang tính tập thể
cooperative Đối tác Mang tính hợp tác
incentive Động cơ, sự khích lệ
initiative Sáng kiến
objective Mục tiêu
offensive Sự tấn công Khó chịu, mang tính tấn công
perspective Viễn cảnh
positive Điểm tích cực, kết quả dương tính
preservative Chất bảo quản Để bảo quản
progressive Người tiến bộ Tiến bộ
relative Họ hàng Có liên quan
representative Người đại diện Tiêu biểu

Bài tập bổ sung Từ có hậu tố -ive

Exercise 1. Choose the correct answers.

1. This is an interesting and highly________ book.

A. informative

B. inform

C. information

D. informer

2. A political battle between ________ and conservatives occurred many years ago.

A. progress

B. progresses

C. progressive

D. progressives

3. The committee includes ________ from developed, developing and underdeveloped countries.

A. represent

B. representation

C. representative

D. representatives

4. The factory is now a workers'________.

A. cooperation

B. cooperate

C. cooperative

D. cooperatives

5. Applicants are recommended to complete an application form concisely to impress potential employers, without being too ________ or boring.

A. repeating

B. repetitive

C. repetition

D. repeat

6. There are lots of ________ that are prohibited in the European Union and many developed countries around the world, are not banned, but in fact regulated safe in the US.

A. preservative

B. preservatives

C. preservation

D. preservationist

7. The main ________ of this conference is to give more information on our project.

A. object

B. objection

C. objective

D. objectively

8. In this sense there are two distinct philosophical ________ offered here.

A. perspectivity

B. perspective

C. perspectively

D. perspectives

9. Many educational and instructional programs are ________.

A. interactive

B. interaction

C. interact

D. interactives

10. One of the less ________ features of California is the threat of earthquakes.

A. attractive

B. attraction

C. attract

D. attractively

Đáp án: 

1. A

2. D

3. D

4. C

5. B

6. B

7. C

8. D

9. A

10. A

Exercise 2. Put the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. All Susan’s friends and ________ came to her birthday party. (RELATE)

2. They are a very close-knit family and also very ________ of one another. (SUPPORT)

3. You know, it is still spectacular and ________ although our team didn’t win the cup for the following two reasons. (IMPRESS)

4. We find Huong very ________. (COMMUNICATE)

5. Sony is a big firm which is ________ in Vietnamese's market. (COMPETE)

6. I find that this magazine is very ________. (INFORM)

7. Boys often enjoy doing things in a ________ way. (CREATE)

8. Are you sure that boys are more ________ than girls? (ACT)

9. Of course, many of the ________ could have also been accomplished by regulations. (OBJECT)

10. A ________ from the tour company will meet you at the check-in. (REPRESENT)

Đáp án:

1. relatives                          6. informative

2. supportive                       7. creative

3. impressive                       8. active

4. communicative                9. objectives

5. competitive                      10. representative

Exercise 3. Add the ending “-ive” to the words below.

1. addict                  → ___________________

2. act                       → ___________________

3. attract                  → ___________________

4. collect                 → ___________________

5. create                   → ___________________

6. interact                → ___________________

7. cooperate            → ___________________

8. decide                 → ___________________

9. sense                   → ___________________

10. support              → ___________________

Đáp án:

1. addictive

2. active

3. attractive         

4. collective         

5. creative

6. interactive

7. cooperative

8. decisive

9. sensitive

10. supportive

Exercise 4. Arrange the sentences with the given words.

1. collectives/ has/ not/ The/ final/ on/ been/ curtain/ drawn.

→ _____________________________________________.

2. was/ a/ creative/ difficult/ We/ creative/ felt/ that/ it/ solution/ to/ a/ problem.

→ _____________________________________________.

3. The/ as/ a/ cooperative./ is/ magazine/ run/

→ _____________________________________________.

4. The/ is/ to/ make/ that/ people/ our/ organization/ sure/ stay/ goal/ of/ active.

→ _____________________________________________.

5. and/ birth/ control/ sensitive/ Sex/ education/ issues./ are/

→ _____________________________________________.

6. interesting/ This/ is/ book./ an/ and/ highly/ informative/

→ _____________________________________________.

7. Children/ with/ than/ others./ supportive/ often/ parents/ at/ do/ better/ school

→ _____________________________________________.

8. programme/ be/ a/ note/ can/ useful/ aid./ An/ informative/

→ _____________________________________________.

9. very/ sensitive/ He/ was/ his/ scar./ about/

→ _____________________________________________.

10. He/ role/ takes/ team/ in/ an/ active/ the/ nowadays.

→ _____________________________________________.

Đáp án:

1. The final curtain on collectives has not been drawn.

2. We felt that it was a creative solution to a difficult problem.

3. The magazine is run as a cooperative.

4. The goal of our organization is to make sure that people stay active.

5. Sex education and birth control are sensitive issues.

6. This is an interesting and highly informative book.

7. Children with supportive parents often do better at school than others.

8. An informative programme note can be a useful aid.

9. He was very sensitive about his scar.

10. He takes an active role in the team nowadays.

Bài tập bổ sung Từ có hậu tố -al

Exercise 1. Put the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. Secondly, our team is the representative of patriotism and pride of _______ identity. (NATION)

2. There are many _______ programs at the Festival in Hue. (CULTURE)

3. The ao dai is the _______ dress of Vietnamese women. (TRADITION)

4. Pollution is a threat to the _______ environment. (GLOBE)

5. France was a _______ power. (COLONY)

6. She is quite _______: she plays the flute and the piano. (MUSIC)

7. His _______ knowledge is very poor – he thinks Paris is in Italy. (GEOGRAPHY)

8. There's a long history of _______ disputes at the factory. (INDUSTRY)

9. If we continue to deplete the earth's _______ resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment. (NATURE)

10. Could I talk to you about a _______ matter? (PERSON)

Đáp án:

1. national

2. cultural

3. traditional

4. global

5. colonial

6. musical

7. geographical

8. industrial

9. natural

10. personal

Exercise 2. Choose the correct answers.

1. She will have to put up her house as _______ for the loan and agree to give it to the bank if she cannot pay the money back on time.

A. collection

B. collateral

C. collector

D. collect

2. Radioactive waste must be _______ of safely.

A. disposed

B. disposing

C. disposal

D. disposition

3. The bell rang was a _______ for the children to line up for breakfast.

A. sign

B. signal

C. signature

D. significant

4. Those _______ who want to gain automatic access to the information are advised to enter the password that was sent to them by email.

A. individual

B. individuals

C. individualist

D. individualists

5. The ASEAN Economic Community offers excellent _______ for retail sales.

A. potential

B. potentiality

C. potentialities

D. potentially

6. The initial spending of assets for the construction of the new streetcar lanes has been cited by newspapers as the main reason for the project's _______.

A. dismiss

B. dismissal

C. dismissive

D. dismissively

7. The union's _______ to accept anything less than a 5% pay raise has led to drivers' agreement to call off their strike.

A. refuse

B. refusing

C. refusal

D. refused

8. The owner of the supermarket is particularly _______ of food that is wasted due to inappropriate storage.

A. critic

B. critical

C. critically

D. criticism

9. The new strategy has not yet to receive _______ from the board.

A. approving

B. approved

C. approval

D. approves

10. In retrospect, looking at how she was acting, we should have been able to recognize the danger _______.

A. signature

B. signal

C. signaling

D. signals

Đáp án: 

1. B

2. C

3. B

4. B

5. A

6. B

7. C

8. B

9. C

10. D

Exercise 3. Add the ending “-al” to the words below.

1. magic                  → ___________________

2. nation                  → ___________________

3. music                   → ___________________

4. industry               → ___________________

5. culture                 → ___________________

6. nature                  → ___________________

7. person                  → ___________________

8. internation          → ___________________

9. sign                     → ___________________

10. survive              → ___________________

Đáp án:

1. magical

2. national

3. musical

4. industrial         

5. cultural

6. natural

7. personal

8. international

9. signal

10. survival

Exercise 4. Arrange the sentences with the given words.

1. The/ is/ that/ his/ as/ makes/ magical/ as/ catfortune/ the/ bells.

→ ________________________________________________.

2. but/ busy/ getting/ call/ a/ signal./ I/ kept/ tried/ to/

→ ________________________________________________.

3. It/ is/ social/ a/ study/ Michelangelo/ lived/ of/ the/ milieu/ in/ and/ cultural/ which/ and/ worked.

→ ________________________________________________.

4. helps/ the/ A/ good/ body's/ natural/ diet/ defenses./ build/

→ ________________________________________________.

5. of/ a/ large/ She/ CEO/ international/ was/ the/ company./

→ ________________________________________________.

6. traditional/ children/ were/ national/ costumes./ The/ wearing/

→ ________________________________________________.

7. He/ in/ 2008./ an/ lost/ his/ industrial/ hand/ accident/ in/  

→ ________________________________________________.

8. Floods/ natural/ and/ earthquakes/ disasters./ are/

→ ________________________________________________.

9. vote/ in/ the/ She/ young/ to/ national/ was/ too/ election.

→ ________________________________________________.

10. The/ Davis/ tennis/ is/ international/ an/ Cup/ important/ championship.

→ ________________________________________________.

Đáp án:

1. The cat that makes his fortune is as magical as the bells.

2. I tried to call but kept getting a busy signal.

3. It is a study of the social and cultural milieu in which Michelangelo lived and worked.

4. A good diet helps build the body's natural defenses.

5. She was the CEO of a large international company.

6. The children were wearing traditional national costumes.

7. He lost his hand in an industrial accident in 2008.

8. Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters.

9. She was too young to vote in the national election.

10. The Davis Cup is an important international tennis championship.

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