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Cognates and
metalanguage
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Match up these terms with their definitions:
1. verb

2. adjective

3. noun


a) describes a noun

b)naming word, thing,
place, object

c) doing / action word

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Match up these terms with their definitions:
1. verb

2. adjective

3. noun


a) describes a noun

b)naming word, thing,
place, object
c) doing / action word
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1. What is a noun?
2. What is an adjective?
3. What is a verb?
4. What is a cognate?
5. Why is it sometimes difficult to pronounce
cognates correctly?
6. What sound/spelling links do you already
know in French / German / Spanish?

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