Understanding Cognates

Cognates are words in _____languages that share a similar meaning, spelling and pronunciation

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

Choose the Cognate for the word Accident

• Accident

• Accidente

• Accidenta

• Acciden

The picture represents what words

• Alike

• the same

• different

Which words best describes the image?

• Same

• Alike

• Different

• Contrast

When we compare and contrast we

• describe how things are same or different

• Tell how things are same

• Tell how things are different

Cognates can make reading

• Hard

• Easy

• facil

• boring

There are ______types of Cognates.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the Cognate for Chocolate

• Choco

• chooclate

• late

• chocolate

What do you notice about the Cognate Pair: chocolate/chocolate

• The are spelled different

• They are spelled the same

Some cognates are spelled slightly different such as bank/banco. Choose another Cognate pair that is spelled slightly different

• Hotel/Hotel

• Number/Numerero

• School/Escuela

• rope/ropa