Soal TOEFL Derivative dan Pembahasannya

Ketika Anda menemukan bentuk derivative dalam soal bagian Structure and Written
Expression pada tes TOEFL, perhatikan pola pembentukannya. Derivative adalah kata yang
berasal dari kata lain/kata dasar dengan penambahan imbuhan (affix).

Pembentukan kata benda (noun formation)

1. -age : breakage, sabotage
2. -an,-ian : librarian, mathematician
3. -ance, -ence : assistance, confidence
4. -dom : kingdom, freedom
5. -ery : bakery, fishery
6. -er : teacher, runner
7. -hood : childhood, brotherhood
8. -ics : economics, athletics
9. -ist : guitarist, dramatist
10. -ion, tion : information, relation
11. -logy : biology, sociology
12. -ment : development, government
13. -ness : silliness, happiness
14. -or : governor, operator
15. -ory : laboratory, observatory
16. -ship : friendship, hardship

Pembentukan kata sifat (adjective formation)

1. -able, -ible : fashionable, responsible
2. -al : magical, survival
3. -ant, -ent : significant, different
4. -ful : peaceful, handful
5. -ic : poetic, romantic
6. -ish : childish, girlish
7. -ive : active, constructive
8. -less : hopeless, treeless
9. -like : childlike, godlike
10. -ly : weekly, yearly
11. -ous : poisonous, dangerous
12. –y : dusty, bushy

Pembentukan kata kerja (verb formation)

1. –ate : stimulate, gyrate
2. -en : darken, widen
3. -ef, -ify : beautiful, terrify
4. -ise, -ize : computerize, dramatize
5. en- : endanger, enlarge

Pembentukan kata keterangan (adverb formation)

1. -ly : beautifully, happily
2. -ward : backward, eastward
3. -wise : crosswise, clockwise

Contoh Soal TOEFL Derivative dan Pembahasannya

1. The …. to speak English helped her to get the job as a secretary in that law firm.
a. able
b. ability
c. unable
d. disabled

2. Cruise One is offering a …. price for any first-time customers

a.reduce
b.reduces
c. reductly
d. reduced

3. … condition couldn’t be asked for a to start construction

a. best
b. better
c. goodly
d.well

4.  she designers have always looked toward Milan for their ….
a. inspired
b. inspirational
c. inspiration
d. inspire

5. The city has based it’s ….estimates primarily on the service industry
a. growth
b. grows
c. grew
d. grown
6. The account executives were unable to…… on a strategic plan
a. agreement
b. agreed
c. agree
d.agrees

7. At Western Airlines, we believe that well-trained pilot are key to our …        

a. success
b. succeed
c. succeeded
d. successful

8.   Customers     ….     pay full price for software programs, since most software is available
through catalogs and discount stores.
a. rare
b. rarity
c. rarely
d. rarer

9.  Applicants will not be considered if they do not meet the minimum  …. for the position.
a. requirements
b. requiring
c. requires
d. require

10. Three clients have indicated that they wish to exchange their ….  telephone systems for more
sophisticated ones.
A. presence
B. presented
C. presently
D. present

11.  Recent …… in the corporation’s income and expenses are discussed in the financial section
of the report.
A. modifies
B. modified
C. modifying
D. modifications

12. In late June interest  rates shows the ……  level eighteen months.
A. high
B. higher
C. highly
D. highest

13. Ms. Martinelli is …… pleased with the performance of the sales divisions this quarter.
A. extreme
B. more extreme
C. most extreme
D. extremely

14. They stooped along the road to watch the ____ birds feeding in the swamp.
a. Color
b. Colored
c. Colorful
d. Coloring

15. Most of the major banks in the city have recently implemented ……. Changes in their hiring
policies.
a. significance
b. significantly
c. signify
d. significant

16. Awards for perfect ……. Were given out at the annual dinner.
a. attendant
b. attendance
c. attending
d. attentive

17. The student  decided  to study…………than before

a.hard
b.harder
c.hardly
d.hardest

18. My sister was very. . .when she was promoted to be the sales manager
a. surprise
b. surprised
c. suprises
d. suprising

19. The product’s ....... formula has been patented in many countries.
A. Special C. Specially
B. Especial D. Especially

28. Careless. dumping of_______ waste into Ciliwung river has caused serious water pollution.
A. industry D. Industrialized
B. industrialist E. Industrialize
C. industrial

29. Dody has very ________ mind; he will make a good scientist.
A. analyze D. analysis
B. analyst  E. analytically
C. analytical
30. Nowadays people prefer using small cars than big ones because they're more____
A. economically D. economical
B. economic E. economy
C. economize

31. Seanu and Prabu are brothers, but they look very ______
A. differs D. differently
B. differential E. different
C. difference

32. This area is not suitable for farming because the soil is not ______
A. fertility D. fertilizer
B. fertilize E. fertilization
C. fertile

33. The manager thinks Ratu is a very ______ secretary because she always does her work
well.
A. reliable D. rely
B. reliance E. reliably
C. reliability

34. The students are free to write a true story or an_____ one.
A. Imagine  D. imagination
B. Imaginary E. Imagery
C. Imaginable

35. Although the couple have been married for five years, they are still_______
A. childishness D. childhood
B. childiss E. childlike
C. childbirth

36. People are wondering about his ______ behavior.

A. strange D. estrange
B. strangely E. estrangement
C. stranger

37. I asked the man how I could get to the station. He gave me very clear ______
A. directly D. directing
B. directors E. directness
C. directions

38. His directions how to get to the station were quite_____

A. clearly D. clear
B. clearness E. clearing
C. clearance
39. The teacher should be ______ at all the time
A. tolerator D. tolerable
B. tolerance E. tolerate
C. tolerant

40. Situated near a ____ beach, the town soon became a popular tourist resort.
A. beauty D. beautified
B. beautiful E. beautify
C. beautifully