Take advantage of patterns to learn Portuguese easier. Below are 40 words that follow an easy pattern between English and Portuguese:

• English ending in –ence ……………… audience
• Portuguese ending in –ência ……… audiência

Watch out! There are tricky exceptions:

• Difference = Diferença
• Presence = Presença
• Silence = Silêncio

To learn more about patterns between English and Portuguese, I recommend the book Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary Builder, by Tom Means. In this book you will find 4,000 words that follow 24 word-ending patterns. It comes with a CD for listening practice.

The 40 words below are feminine nouns.

Check out my video to hear the pronunciation of 15 of these words (the ones in bold below). Pay special attention to the stressed syllable which is where the acento circunflexo (^) is.

English: -ence	Português: -ência
Abstinence	Abstinência
Adherence	Aderência
Adolescence	Adolescência
Ambivalence	Ambivalência
Audience	Audiência
Benevolence	Benevolência
Cadence	Cadência
Circumference	Circunferência
Coherence	Coerência
Coincidence	Coincidência
Competence	Competência
Complacence	Complacência
Condescendence	Condescendência
Conference	Conferência
Congruence	Congruência
Conscience	Consciência
Consequence	Consequência*
Consistence	Consistência
Convenience	Conveniência
Correspondence	Correspondência
Decadence	Decadência
Dependence	Dependência
Divergence	Divergência
Essence	Essência
Evidence	Evidência
Excellence	Excelência
Existence	Existência
Experience	Experiência
Incidence	Incidência
Influence	Influência
Innocence	Inocência
Insistence	Insistência
Intelligence	Inteligência
Irreverence	Irreverência
Negligence	Negligência
Neuroscience	Neurociência
Patience	Paciência
Preference	Preferência
Residence	Residência
Science	Ciência

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