True and False Cognates - 3rão

True and False Cognates

​Teacher Marcelo Pinheiro
Colégio Meta

If two words, from different languages, look similiar or alike and mean the same, they are said to be true cognates.

When we consider English and Portuguese, words like family, cancel, car, instrument, and photograph can be used as examples of true cognates.

True Cognates

In the same way, if two words look similar or alike but have different meanings, they are said to be false cognates.

Considering Portuguese and English, the words college, actually, pretend, and beef are examples of false cognates.

False Cognates

Question 01

Look at the following words. Are they cognates or false cognates?

Multiple Choice

1. The word vegetarian is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

2. The word restaurant is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

3. The word push is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

4. The word example is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

5. The word costume is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

6. The word novel is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

7. The word apology is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

8. The word document is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

9. The word taxi is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

10. The word parents is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

11. The word cigar is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

12. The word robot is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

13. The word exquisite is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

14. The word library is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.

Multiple Choice

15. The word tax is a

• true cognate.

• false cognate.