Cognates

Cognates!!

Multiple Choice

What is a cognate?

• two different words that mean a different thing

• two words that are look the same, sound the same and mean the same thing

• words that look similar but are different

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A cognate is

​- is a word that SOUNDS, LOOKS and MEANS the same thing

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​Write an example down below please.

Multiple Choice

What is a fake/false cognate?

• two words that mean the same thing

• one word, any word

• two words that look like similar and sound similar but have DIFFERENT meanings

• I am not sure/ I was not here

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A fake/false cognate is...

- two different words that sound similar and look similar but actually mean TWO DIFFERENT things.

Please write an example of a false cognate.

​Now YOU get to practice!!

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​Instructions

​1. You will receive the word in Spanish and write the cognate word in English and write a complete sentence using the word.

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​3. For each slide, you have 10 minutes.

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Your word: doctor (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

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Your word: furioso (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

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Your word: importante (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

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Your word: vocabulario (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

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Your word: imaginario (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

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Your word: familia (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

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Your word: elegante (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

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Your word: adulto (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

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Your word: urgente (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

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Your word: universidad (Spanish)

Write a COMPLETE sentence using the cognate word in English.

Poll

How comfortable or confident do you feel about cognates?

• 1: Not good at all

• 2: Meh, need more practice

• 3: Ok

• 4: Good, it is pretty easy

• 5: Awesome! I got it and want to move on :)