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WorksheetsLos cognados en espanol e ingles
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 33mins
A cognate is...
two words that mean and are spelled the same.
a rare word that some languages share.
a word that look, sound and have the same meaning in two languages.
un cognado en Español.
How many types of cognates are there?
Too many to count.
Tres.
Cinco.
Dos.
The types of cognates we study are:
Lindos, feos y regulares.
Rotores, pistones y clasicos.
Femeninos, masculinos e hibridos
Perfectos, regulares y falsos.
A perfect/ exact cognate...
two words that are always spelled the same even though their meaning is different.
are two words that are spelled the same and have the same meaning in two languages.
the most beautiful words of a language.
While a regular cognate...
words neither so pretty nor so ugly.
words whose meaning is different when translated.
are words regularly used by speakers.
words in which the spelling varies a little, but the meaning remains the same.
A false cognate is also known as...
a false friend/ amigo falso.
the trickster.
the liar.
cheat whisperer.
Choose the cognate:
pink- rosado
door- puerta
red- rojo
flower- flor
Which of these is not a cognate?
animal- animal
excellent- excelente
embarassed- pregnant
sharpener- sacapuntas
How do we recognize a perfect or regular cognate?
What is the only way not to fail to recognize a false cognate?
The Spanish ending -ción corresponds to the English ending:
-on
-ong
-tion
-ton
The Spanish ending -dad corresponds to the English ending:
-ty
-y
-ly
dy
The Spanish endings -ía correspond to the English ending:
-ia
-ed
-a
-y
The Spanish ending -oso corresponds to the English ending:
-es
-s
-ous
-ay
The Spanish ending -mente corresponds to the English ending:
-te
-ly
-ment
-ay
The graph -ph in English, when translated into Spanish, is changed to...
-phe
-h
-g
-f
The ending-ect in English, in Spanish is...
-tec
-ecto (a)
-acto
-ectic
The English ending -ary corresponds to the Spanish ending:
-ario
-ari
-aerio
-ria
Cognates ending in -or stay the same when translated.
true
false
The English ending -ble corresponds to the Spanish ending:
-leb
-dleb
-ble
-bel
The English ending -al corresponds to the Spanish ending:
-al
-alo (a)
los- las
-mal
The English ending -ance/ -ence corresponds to the Spanish ending:
-ancio/ -encio
-ciencia
-ancia/ -encia
-anciano
The English ending -ic corresponds to the Spanish ending:
-is
-ico/ -ica
-icon
-ci
For two words to be considered "cognates", they have to be identical.
English-Spanish cognates are NOT always identical.
¿Cuál no es un cognado?
Which is not a cognate?
planta
chocolate
música
mesa
¿Cuál no es un cognado?
Which is not a cognate?
perro
elefante
león
el delfín
¿Cuáles son los cognados?
Which are the cognates?
el brócoli
favorito
hermano
matemáticas
¿Cuál es un cognado?
Which is a cognate?
la mochila
el libro
la persona
el bolígrafo
¿Cuál NO es un cognado?
Which is not a cognate?
camina
usa
celebra
visita
Escribe el cognado de: CURIOSO
(a)
Escribe el cognado de: CORRECTO
(a)
Elige el cognado de:
ACCIÓN
action
acting
assion
¿Cuales son los cognados?
Which ones are the cognates?
CELEBRACIÓN
CIVILIZACIÓN
COLECCIÓN
NONE
¿Cuales son los cognados?
Which ones are the cognates?
COMBINACIÓN
NONE
CONDICIÓN
CREACIÓN
What is the cognate for científico?
science
scientific
scientist
certificate
guitarra
guinea pig
guitar
girl
group
Sopa
would Rope and Ropa be cognates
yes
no
Select the false cognates
RED
ACTUAL
CANARY
EXITO
The word DINERO is a:
Regular cognate
Perfect cognate
False cognate
EXIT
examen
escaso
salida
éxito
ambitious
ambición
ambiciosamente
ámbito
ambicioso
Which set of words are false cognates?
bicicleta, fruta, grabar, éxito
vaso, carpeta, vegetales
pan, embarazada, parada, sopa
elefante, sopresa, bicicleta, nervioso
Which set of words are cognates (cognados)?
elefante, sopresa, bicicleta, nervioso
pan, bicicleta, preparar, éxito
asistir, grabar, vegetables, vaso
sopa, fruta, invitar, preparar
Write one example of each type of cognate:
1.
2.
3.
