英検1級の語彙問題では、4つの選択肢がすべて意味の近い語族になっていることがあります。そのとき重要なのが、空所に必要な品詞を見抜くことです。この記事では、-tion・-ity・-ive・-alなどの語尾を手掛かりに、名詞・形容詞・副詞・動詞の形を確定する独自36問を掲載します。
語形は「意味」より先に確認する
例えば「The policy has a significant ___ on employment.」なら、has a significantの後に必要なのは名詞なのでeffectが候補になります。4択を全部和訳する前に、空所の前後から品詞を決めると処理が速くなります。
よく出る語尾
- -tion / -sion:名詞
- -ity:名詞
- -ive:形容詞
- -al:形容詞・一部名詞
- -ly:副詞
独自36問
- The committee reached a final (decision / decisive / decide) after discussion.
- The report provides a detailed (description / descriptive / describe) of the process.
- The policy is highly (effective / effectiveness / effectively).
- The researchers examined the economic (stability / stable / stabilize) of the region.
- The government announced a major (reduction / reductive / reduce) in emissions.
- The proposal received widespread (approval / approve / approving).
- The company responded (promptly / prompt / promptness) to the request.
- The study found a significant (difference / different / differently) between groups.
- The system improved operational (efficiency / efficient / efficiently).
- The report emphasizes the (importance / important / importantly) of training.
- The researchers made a careful (assessment / assess / assessable) of the risks.
- The policy was introduced to improve public (safety / safely / safe).
- The company experienced rapid (expansion / expansive / expand).
- The findings were independently (verified / verification / verifiable).
- The government took immediate (action / active / actively).
- The organization needs greater financial (stability / stable / stabilize).
- The researchers worked (collaboratively / collaborative / collaboration) with hospitals.
- The proposal was considered economically (feasible / feasibility / feasibly).
- The study offers a useful (explanation / explanatory / explain).
- The program achieved measurable (improvement / improved / improve).
- The committee requested additional (information / informative / inform).
- The company has a strong (presence / present / presently) in Asia.
- The report was widely (criticized / criticism / critical).
- The policy could have serious social (consequences / consequential / consequently).
- The researchers identified a possible (connection / connected / connect).
- The project requires careful (preparation / preparatory / prepare).
- The new system operates more (reliably / reliable / reliability).
- The organization demonstrated considerable (flexibility / flexible / flexibly).
- The reform created a new (opportunity / opportunistic / opportunely) for investment.
- The report contains substantial (evidence / evident / evidently).
- The committee reached a (consensus / consensual / consensually).
- The company improved customer (satisfaction / satisfactory / satisfy).
- The study examined the long-term (sustainability / sustainable / sustainably).
- The researchers presented a (convincing / conviction / convincingly) explanation.
- The government seeks greater policy (consistency / consistent / consistently).
- The program has significant educational (value / valuable / valuably).
最後に意味を確認する
語形で候補を一つに絞れても、最後には意味と語法を確認します。品詞だけ合っていて意味が合わない選択肢もあるため、「品詞→意味→コロケーション」の順で確定すると安定します。
参考にした主な公式情報
- 公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会「1級の試験内容」
- 公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会「各級の目安」

