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German Cognates

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "die Note" translate to English?

a)

note

b)

grade

c)

nice

d)

nose

2.

Was macht sie? (What is she doing?)

a)

essen

b)

singen

c)

tanzen

d)

trinken

3.

Was ist das? (What is this?) Choose the color.

a)

rot

b)

blau

c)

grün

d)

braun

4.

A word that is spelled the same or almost the same in German and in English, but has a different meaning is called a _____.

a)

perfect cognate

b)

false cognate

c)

near cognate

d)

loan word

5.

A word borrowed from one language and used in another is called a ______.

a)

perfect cognate

b)

near cognate

c)

false cognate

d)

loan word

6.

Was ist das? (What is this?)

a)

die Banane

b)

die Badewanne

c)

der Apfel

d)

die Birne

7.

A word that is spelled exactly the same and means the same in English and German is called a ___________.

a)

near cognate

b)

false cognate

c)

loan word

d)

perfect cognate

8.

Was ist das? (What is this?)

a)

Schuhe

b)

Rad

c)

Auto

d)

Flugzeug

9.

Was ist das? (What is this?)

a)

Bruder

b)

Schwester

c)

Vater

d)

Mutter

10.

What does "bald" translate to in English?

a)

soon

b)

bald

c)

never

d)

bad

11.

Was ist das? (What is this?)

a)

Haus

b)

Wohnung

c)

Garten

d)

Schule

12.

Was ist das? (What is this?)

a)

Papier

b)

Stift

c)

Schere

d)

Buch

13.

Wo ist das? (Where is this?)

a)

Kino

b)

Shopping Zentrum

c)

Schule

d)

Park

14.

What does "der Tag" translate to English?

a)

day

b)

game

c)

tag

d)

night

15.

Was ist das? (What is this?)

a)

Haus

b)

Lehrer

c)

Familie

d)

Kellner

16.

Was ist das? (What is this?)

a)

Vogel

b)

Fisch

c)

Hund

d)

Katze

17.

Was ist das? (What is this?)

a)

Trompete

b)

Gitarre

c)

Geiger

d)

Klarinette

18.

A word that is spelled almost the same in English and in German, and has the same meaning are called a __________.

a)

loan word

b)

false cognate

c)

perfect cognate

d)

near cognate

19.

Was macht er? (What is he doing?)

a)

fahren

b)

bringen

c)

reparieren

d)

kosten

20.

What does "der Chef" translate to in English?

a)

the chef

b)

the cook

c)

the boss

d)

the chief