雅思閱讀定位詞 雅思定位詞在文章中出現的第一種也是最常見的一種變身是同義替換，這包含同義詞或同義詞組。
劍6，Test4的Q9：Kim Schaefer’s marketing technique may be open to criticism on moral grounds。題目中定位詞為moral，在文章中定位，我們會在文章第三段中定位到Selling pharmaceuticals is a daily exercise in ethical judgment，而其中ethical即為moral的同義詞。
劍4，Test3的Q9：Any street child can set up their own small business if given enough support.此判斷題中定位詞實際上是片語set up their own small business ，在文章中定位，我們會在文章中Lessons learned 的部分中定位到Being an entrepreneur is not for everyone, not for every street child。此處，文章中Being an entrepreneur即為定位詞的同義詞組。
其他的同義詞/片語變身如:
perceive →sense evolve →develop detect →find
mortal →people unbiased → objective
limb → arm or leg waste→ unwanted material
resemble → look like dwelling → domestic building
雅思閱讀定位詞 雅思定位詞在文章中出現的第二種變身是近義替換，這包含近義詞或近義片語。
劍7，Test1的Q8：However, even before this was understood, the principle had been applied in the design of instruments which calculated the ____ of the seabed。 此題為在原文中選詞填空的摘要題，定位詞為calculate和seabed， 在文章中我們會定位到Before this was discovered, engineers had already built instruments to exploit the principle, for example to measure the depth of the sea under a ship。此處measure即為calculate的近義詞，而sea即為seabed的上義詞。
其他的近義詞/片語變身如：
salary → wage statement → comment
be gained from → derive from policy → initiative
valuable → important break down → subdivide
雅思閱讀定位詞 雅思定位詞在文章中出現的第三種變身是派生詞。
劍6，Test3的Q33：Monkeys were less likely to become diabetic。此題為分類題，定位詞為diabetic，在文章中定位，我們能定位到句子…and they have more normal blood glucose levels(pointing to a reduced risk for diabetes, which is marked by usually high blood glucose levels)。題目中定位詞diabetic為名詞，意為糖尿病患者，而文章中的diabetes也為名詞，但意為糖尿病，是 diabetic的.派生詞。
劍4，Test4的Q14：archaeology involves creativity as well as careful investigative work。 此題為是非無判斷題，定位詞為creativity和investigative，在文章中我們能定位到Archaeology is partly the discovery of the treasures of the past,…partly the exercise of the creative imagination…it is investigating the sewers of Roman Britain。題目中定位詞creativity為名詞，在文章中對應形式creative(形容詞)為它的派生詞，;定位詞 investigative為形容詞，在文章中對應形式investigate(動詞)為它的派生詞。
其他的派生詞變身如：
recover → recovery evolutionary → evolve
erosion → erode
雅思閱讀定位詞 雅思定位詞在文章中出現的第四種變身是反義詞的否定形式。
Sticking Power中的Q15：What makes sticky insects feet special is the fact that they can also detach themselves easily from a surface。
此題屬於人名理論配對，題目中定位詞為 detach。到文章中去定位，我們會定位到’There are lots of ways to make two surfaces stick together, but there are very few which provide precise and reversible attachment’ says Stas Gorb，句中attachment實際上為detach的反義詞attach的名詞形式，而reversible表示可逆的，因此 reversible attachment即為detach的反義詞(組)的否定形式。
其它的反義詞否定形式變身如：similar → not unusual
原文 雅思閱讀技巧：如何找到定位詞
雅思閱讀定位詞 雅思定位詞在文章中出現的第五種變身是上義詞/片語。
劍6，Test3的Q28：Studies show drugs available today can delay the process of growing old。此題為是非無判斷題，定位詞為drugs，在文章中定位，我們能在文章第一段定位到As researchers on aging noted recently, no treatment on the market today has been proved to slow human aging –the build-up of molecular and cellular damage that increases vulnerability to infirmity as we get older。文章中treatment即為定位詞drugs的上義詞。
劍4，Test2的Q8：Young people often reject the established way of life in their community。此題為人名理論配對題，題目中資訊量較大，需要根據片語reject the established way of life in their community來定位，到文章中定位，我們會定位到When the next generation reaches their teens, they might not want to be induced into the old traditions。此處，the old traditions即為題目中the established way of life in their community的上義片語。
其它的上義詞/片語變身如：the newspaper and television → media
雅思閱讀定位詞 雅思定位詞在文章中出現的第六種變身是下義詞/片語。
劍5，Test3的Q27：how AI might have a military impact。此題為段落資訊配對題，定位詞為military，在文章中定位，我們會在E段定位到HNC claim that their system based on a cluster of 30processors, could be used to spot camouflaged vehicles on a battlefield or …，句中battlefield即為military的下義詞。
其它的下義詞/片語變身如：military → weapon / the Second World War
雅思閱讀定位詞 雅思定位詞在文章中出現的第七種變身是原詞，即沒有變身。這種情況多發生在定位詞是專有名詞、專業術語或實義名詞時。
劍7，Test3的Q28：Problems in Nordic countries were excluded because they are outside the European Economic Community，此題為是非無判斷題，定位詞為Nordic countries。在文章中定位，我們能夠在第一段定位到Those confined to particular geographical areas, such as countries bordering the Mediterranean or the Nordic countries therefore had to be discarded，句中的Nordic countries即為定位詞原詞。