Một số trạng từ đặc biệt cần lưu ý đề thi TOEIC Chúng ta biết, hầu hết trạng từ tiếng Anh cấu tạo cách thêm đuôi “-ly” vào tính từ Tuy nhiên, lã ngôn ngữ tuyệt đối Sau số trạng từ đặc biệt mà cần lưu ý đề thi TOEIC late / lately Late vừa TÍNH TỪ, vừa TRẠNG TỪ, mang nghĩa “after the correct time”/ ”muộn” § I’m not hungry because I had a late lunch (adjective) § He slept late and missed his first class (adverb) Lately trạng từ, nghĩa “recently”/ “gần đây, đây” § I haven’t studied a lot lately Work has been busy for the past couple weeks hard / hardly Hard TÍNH TỪ (với nghĩa: khó cứng) TRẠNG TỪ (vất vả, cực nhọc) § This book is too hard for me I can’t read it (adjective, hard = difficult) § This mattress is too hard I can’t sleep (adjective, hard = opposite of “soft”) § She’s working hard to finish the project by tomorrow (adverb, hard= intensely) Hardly trạng từcó nghĩa “almost not”/ “hầu không” § We have a bad connection – I can hardly hear you (= I almost can’t hear you) High and highly High TÍNH TỪ TRẠNG TỪ muốn diễn tả ý liên quan đến độ cao § The sky is so high (adjective) § Throw it as high as you can (adverb) Highly trạng từ mang nghĩa “very much”/ “rất nhiều, rất” § I can highly recommend this product most / most of / mostly Most or most of tính từ mang nghĩa “the majority, the greater part”/ “phần lớn” § Most people like the country’s president (= more than 50% of the people) § Most of the students in the class are nice (= more than 50% of the students) Most trạng từ lại mang nghĩa “to the greatest degree”/ “nhiềunhất” – dùngtrong so sánhhơnnhất: § She’s the most popular girl in school (= more popular than EVERYONE else) § This is the most confusing chapter in the book (= more confusing than ALL the other chapters) Mostly trạng từ có nghĩa “mainly, generally, usually”/ “thường là, chủ yếu là, phần lớn” § We mostly go to dance clubs, but sometimes we go to a cafe (= we usually go to dance clubs) § I’ve mostly dated athletes; I love women who play sports (= I’ve mainly dated athletes)