Cognates in Science Vocabulary

The video tutorial explores the concept of cognates, focusing on how English terms can be transformed into Spanish by altering suffixes or positions of adjectives. It provides examples like 'constant' and 'factor' and explains the role of VKVs in forming cognates. The tutorial also highlights the importance of using glossaries to identify potential cognates and encourages students to design their own vocabulary transformations.

What is a cognate?

• A word that sounds the same in all languages

• A word that has a similar meaning and form in two languages

• A word that is only used in scientific contexts

• A word that changes meaning when translated

How can English words often become Spanish cognates?

• By removing vowels

• By adding a suffix or changing an ending

• By changing the first letter

• By adding a prefix

What happens to the word 'liquid' when it becomes a Spanish cognate?

• It becomes 'liquida'

• It becomes 'liquide'

• It becomes 'liquidar'

• It becomes 'liquido'

What is a common transformation for English scientific terms to become Spanish cognates?

• Adding 'o'

• Adding 'ar'

• Adding 'es'

• Adding 'ing'

What is a common transformation for English scientific terms to become Spanish cognates?

• Adding 'ar'

• Adding 'o'

• Adding 'es'

• Adding 'ing'

In Spanish, where is the adjective often placed in relation to the noun?

• Before the noun

• After the noun

• In the middle of the noun

• It varies randomly

What is the Spanish cognate for 'acid'?

• Ácido

• Acidar

• Acide

• Acidado

What is the Spanish cognate for 'acid'?

• Acide

• Acidar

• Acidado

• Ácido

How does the word 'equilateral triangle' transform in Spanish?

• Equilátero triángulo

• Triángulo equilateral

• Equilateral triángulo

• Triángulo equilátero

What is the Spanish equivalent of 'scalene triangle'?

• Triángulo escaleno

• Escalar triángulo

• Escaleno triángulo

• Triángulo escalar