Vocabulary decoding strategies
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By mastering this pattern, you can quickly identify cognates and infer the meanings of unfamiliar words, especially formal or academic vocabulary.
By identifying this predictable shift, you can often deduce the meaning of new Italian words, which is invaluable in reading and listening exams.
Swapping the '-izzare' ending for '-ise' or '-ize' uncovers the English cognate of a long Italian verb in a reading passage.
Mentally inserting an 'n' before an 's' in unfamiliar words can reveal a known English cognate and its meaning.
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Related terms
- Adjectival agreement
- Adjective agreement
- Cognates
- Cognates and false friends
- Cognates and language patterns
- Cognates and near-cognates
- Cognates and patterns
- Consonant assimilation
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