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TOEIC: That’s not a noun!

Publicado el January 22, 2013 by ryan Publicado en Novedades, TOEIC | Deja un comentario  

shutterstock_57325921Carrying on from last Tuesday’s TOEIC blog ‘That’s not a verb!’, today we bring you ‘That’s not a noun!’ Incredibly all of these  verbs below can also be used as nouns. Read the meanings of each of these words as a noun and as a verb and complete the quiz below to see if you can select the correct verb or noun to fill in the blank spaces.

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Vocabulary List

STAND:

  • (verb): To rise to an upright position on the feet
  • (noun): A booth, stall, or counter for the display of goods for sale.

FLY:

  • (verb): To travel through the air
  • (noun): A flying insect

SWIM:

  • (verb): movement through water
  • (noun): the act of swimming

DROP:

  • (verb): to fall from a high point to a lower point
  • (noun): a small quantity of liquid

PLAY:

  • (verb): to occupy yourself in amusement
  • (noun): a literary work written for performance on stage

Quiz time!



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TOEIC: That’s not a verb!

Publicado el January 15, 2013 by ryan Publicado en Novedades, TOEIC | Deja un comentario  

shutterstock_57325921For today’s TOEIC Tuesday blog, we are looking at some nouns which can also be used in sentences as verbs. Below you will find a list of some nouns with their meanings as a noun, but also  as a verb to help you decide which to select when completing the quiz at the bottom of this blog post.

Vocabulary list

PICTURE: 

  • (noun.): a visual representation of something
  • (verb.): to form a mental picture of or to imagine something

HAND:

  • (noun.): the body part consisting of the fingers and thumb
  • (verb.): to deliver or pass on with your hands

RADIO:

  • (noun.): technology used to send or receive radio communications
  • (verb.): to transmit a message via radio

CLOCK:

  • (noun.): an instrument for measuring and recording time
  • (verb.): to time, test or determine by means of a clock or watch

 Quiz time!



the “That’s not a verb! 1″ quiz

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TOEIC Vocab Practice 1

Publicado el January 8, 2013 by ryan Publicado en Grammar topics, Novedades, TOEIC, Vocabulary Test | Deja un comentario  

Welcome to the TOEIC Vocab Practice blog post on Love Speaking! This week we will be bringing you some new words and definitions you can add to your list and then try the our quiz to see if you can adapt the words to fit the meaning of the sentence when joined with other nouns.

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Vocabulary list

These are the common definitions of the following words… however when added to other nouns their meaning can slightly change. See if you can adapt the meanings in the quiz below.

BOOMING: To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish

RESTORE: To bring back into existence or use; reestablish

BLISSFUL: Showing extreme happiness

BORN: Brought into existence; created

DELICATE: Requiring tactful treatment

BROKE: Past tense of break; to cause to separate into pieces suddenly

HEAVY: Having relatively great weight



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