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Italian 1 - Lez.Prelim.: Review on cognates

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the English translation of: compagnia

a)

company

b)

companion

c)

compassion

d)

compartment

2.

Which word is related to ballare?

a)

ballet or ballerina

b)

ballot

c)

bark

3.

usare = to use

a)

Borrowed Word

b)

False Cognate

c)

Cognate

4.

usare il computer (is computer a borrowed word, false cognate or a cognate ?)

a)

Borrowed Word

b)

False Cognate

c)

Cognate

5.

Which word is related to dormire?

a)

dormant or dormitory

b)

door or doorway

6.

What are cognates?

a)

words that look different but have the same meaning from one language to another

b)

Words that look, sound, and mean the same thing in two different languages

c)

words that look the same but have different meanings in two different languages

d)

words that sound the same but have different meanings in two different languages

7.

Two words (from 2 different languages) that look similar (example: bicicletta) and mean the same are...

a)
Borrowed Word
b)
Related words
c)
Cognate
d)
False Cognate
8.

Two words (in 2 different languages) that are spelled exactly the same (example: computer) and mean the same are...

a)

Borrowed word / shared word

b)

False Cognate

c)

Cognate

9.

Two words (from 2 different languages) that look similar but mean the different things

a)

Borrowed Word

b)

Related words

c)

Cognate

d)

False Cognate

10.

translate "I prefer..." (hint: it's a cognate!)

a)

mi piace...

b)

non mi piace...

c)

preferisco...

d)

devo...

11.

What is the Italian cognate for: Animal

(a)  

12.

What is the Italian cognate for: School

(a)  

13.

What is the English cognate for: Ambulanza

(a)  

14.

What is the English cognate for: Delizioso

(a)  

15.

What is the Italian cognate for: Dentist

(a)  

16.

What is the Italian cognate for: Television

(a)  

17.

What is the Italian cognate for: Dictionary

(a)  

18.

What is the English cognate for: Agosto

a)

Actually

b)

August

c)

Actuary

d)

Augustus

19.

What is the English cognate: Caffè

a)

Coffee

b)

Cappuccino

c)

Candy

d)

Cafeteria

20.

Which of the following is NOT a cognate.

a)

Biscotti - Cookies

b)

Scuola - School

c)

Farmacia - Pharmacy

d)

Museo - Museum

21.

What is the English cognate for: banca

(a)  

22.

What is the English word for: banco

(a)  

23.

What is the English cognate for: frutta

(a)  

24.

Scegliete l'immagine che corrisponde alla parola: il limone

(Choose the picture that corresponds to the word: il limone)

a)

b)

c)

d)

25.

Scegliete l'immagine che corrisponde alla parola: la pasta

(Choose the picture that corresponds to the word: la pasta)

a)

b)

c)

d)

26.

What is the Italian cognate for: Conversation

(a)  

27.

What is the English Cognate for: Attore

(a)  

28.

What is the English Cognate for: Qualità

(a)  

29.

What is the Italian cognate for: Nervous

(a)  

30.

What is the Italian cognate for: Artist

(a)  

31.

What is the Italian cognate for: information

(a)  

32.

What is the Italian cognate for: Elegant

(a)  

33.

What is the translation of: terra

a)

land

b)

terrace

c)

train

d)

terradactyl

34.

generalmente

a)

generally

b)

gender

c)

genius

35.

nuovo

a)

nice

b)

noon

c)

new

36.

direttamente

a)

directly

b)

discreetly

c)

discomfort

37.

acqua

a)

acquire

b)

water

c)

acrilics

38.

What is the Italian translation of: accident

a)

accidente

b)

accidentale

c)

aptitude

d)

accident

39.

What is the English translation of: acrobatico

a)

acrobatic

b)

acrobat

c)

acronym

d)

acro

40.

What is the English translation of: bicicletta

a)

bicycle

b)

tricycle

c)

unicycle

d)

motorcycle

41.

What is the English translation of: decidere

a)

to decide

b)

to determine

c)

to devise

d)

to declare

42.

What is the Italian translation of: direction

a)

direccion

b)

direzione

c)

directione

d)

direzion

43.

What is the English translation of: elettrico

a)

electric

b)

electricity

c)

electron

d)

electro

44.

What is the Italian translation of: exam

a)

exame

b)

esami

c)

esame

d)

exam

45.

What is the Italian translation of: animal

a)

animalè

b)

animaly

c)

animale

d)

animalà

46.

What is the Italian translation of: adorable

a)

adorable

b)

adorabile

c)

adorabili

d)

adorably

47.

What is the Italian translation of: visible

a)

visuale

b)

vista

c)

visibile

d)

visabile

48.

What is the Italian translation of: education

a)

educato

b)

educazione

c)

educatione

d)

education

49.

What is the Italian translation of: population

a)

popolazione

b)

populazione

c)

popolasione

d)

populasione

50.

What is the English translation of: generalmente

a)

generally

b)

generation

c)

genuine

d)

general

51.

What is the English translation of: elettronico

a)

electric

b)

electrical

c)

electronic

52.

What is the English translation of: elettrico

a)

electric

b)

electrical

c)

electronic

53.

What is the English translation of: nuovo

a)

nice

b)

noon

c)

new

d)

nova

54.

What is the English translation of: direttamente

a)

directly

b)

discreetly

c)

differently

d)

diversely

55.

What is the English translation of: persona

a)

per

b)

person

c)

purse

d)

personally

56.

What is the Italian translation of: city

a)

citta

b)

città

c)

cità

d)

cita

57.

How do you say female doctor in Italian?

a)

la dottore

b)

la dottoressa

c)

la doctoressa

d)

la professoressa

58.

How do you say hospital in Italian?

a)

hospital

b)

hospitale

c)

ospedale

d)

el hotél

59.

How do you say hotel in Italian?

a)

hotel

b)

hotello

c)

otello

d)

ospedale

60.

What does misterioso mean?

a)

misty

b)

mistake

c)

mysterious

d)

mister

61.

How do you say chocolate in Italian?

a)

chocolato

b)

chocolate

c)

ciocolata

d)

cioccolato