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Cognates

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are cognates?

a)

Words that mean the same thing

b)

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

c)

words that look the same in different languages

d)

words that sound the same

2.

What does famille mean?

a)

Friends

b)

Found

c)

Family

d)

Freaks

3.

certainement means...

a)

entertainment

b)

certainly

c)

crisis

d)

liar liar plants for hire.

4.

arriver means...

a)

anger

b)

anchor

c)

arrive

d)

arrow

5.

réalité means

a)

ranking

b)

red rover

c)

reality

d)

reel

6.

What word means problem in French?

a)

poulet

b)

police

c)

personne

d)

problème

7.

What is the meaning of: un film romantique

a)

a funny film

b)

a romantic film

c)

an action film

d)

cinema

8.

Qu'est-ce que c'est ...?

a)

une orange

b)

une tomate

c)

une banane

d)

une mangue

9.

Qu'est-ce que c'est ...?

a)

un lion

b)

une girafe

c)

un éléphant

d)

un zèbre

10.

Qu'est-ce que c'est ...?

a)

un lion

b)

un serpent

c)

un éléphant

d)

un zèbre

11.

Qu'est-ce que c'est ...?

a)

un microscope

b)

un astronaute

c)

un parachute

d)

un xylophone

12.

Identify the cognate in the sentence below.

"Voici le plan pour aujourd'hui"

a)

voici

b)

plan

c)

pour

d)

aujourd'hui

13.

Identify the cognate in the sentence below.

Puis-je aller au toillette s'il vous plait?

a)

plait

b)

toillette

c)

aller

d)

au

14.

If the ending "ment" in French replaces "ly" in many English adverbs, which word is the definition of ... ABSOLUMENT?

a)

reality

b)

abs

c)

absolutely

d)

absolute

15.

If the ending "ique" in French replaces "ical" in English, which word is the definition of ... TYPIQUE?

a)

Typing

b)

topic

c)

Typical

d)

Types

16.

If the ending "aire" in French replaces "ary" in English, which word is the definition of ... VOCABULAIRE?

a)

Extraordinary

b)

Vocational

c)

Vocabulary

d)

Ambulance

17.

Complete the sentence:

L'éléphante danse le (a)   .

18.

Which picture represents the sentence below?:

La planète est un cercle.

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which picture represents the sentence below?:

La personne célèbre.

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which picture represents the sentence below?:

Le lama est content.

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Which picture represents the sentence below?:

Le parachute est bleu.

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Which picture represents the sentence below?:

La personne pratique le basket.

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which picture represents the sentence below?:

Le fruit est furieux.

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

what is a false cognate

a)

a word that is the same in English and French

b)

a word

c)

a word that looks the same BUT has a different meaning in English and French

d)

a word that is the opposite in English and French

25.

Which is French word is NOT a cognate?

a)

coin

b)

restaurant

c)

village

d)

film

26.

The verbe "attendre" means "to wait" but looks like "to attend".

It is

a)

a cognate

b)

a false cognate

27.

The word "ordinaire" means "ordinary" or "normal".

It is

a)

a cognate

b)

a false cognate

28.

"Rester" means "to stay" but looks like "to rest".

It is a

a)

false cognate

b)

cognate

29.

"Crier" means "to shout" but looks a lot like "to cry"

It is a ...

a)

cognate

b)

false cognate

30.

The word "hôpital" means "hospital".

It is

a)

a cognate

b)

a false cognate