Cognates

Cognates

What are cognates? 

Cognates are words that exist in at least two different languages and have the same root or origin. Because of this, they will often sound and look similar. 

Let's practice!

Hint: All of the cognates in this exercise are nouns (person, place, thing, or idea)

Multiple Choice

biología

• biology

• biography

• biosphere

Multiple Choice

álgebra

• alloy

• algae

• algebra

Multiple Choice

literatura

• literacy

• literature

• litigate

Multiple Choice

matemáticas

• mathematics

• maturity

• matrix

Multiple Choice

música

• muse

• amusing

• music

Multiple Choice

historia

• histogram

• history

• hispanic

Multiple Choice

ciencia

• science

• scenery

• scenic

Multiple Choice

inglés

• inventory

• ingenious

• English

Multiple Choice

español

• if you don't

• get this right

• I'll be so

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

población

• poverty

• poblano

• population

• pepper

Multiple Choice

verbo

• verb

• venus

• voice

• void

Multiple Choice

sujeto

• sojourn

• surgery

• subject

• void

Multiple Choice

tradicional

• tradition

• traditional

• traitor

• trial

Multiple Choice

sociedad

• society

• social

• system

• soda