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Spanish Cognates

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you say hospital in Spanish?

a)

el animal

b)

el mapa

c)

el hospital

d)

el hotél

2.

How do you say chocolate in Spanish?

a)

el Yunqué

b)

la doctora

c)

el beso

d)

el chocolate

3.

How do you say trumpet in Spanish?

a)

la trompeta

b)

la doctora

c)

el sofá

d)

el chocolate

4.

What is this called in Spanish?

a)

la trompeta

b)

el saxofón

c)

el restaurante

d)

la pintura

5.

What is this called in Spanish?

a)

la trompeta

b)

el saxofón

c)

el restaurante

d)

el artista

6.

What do you think 'el televisor' means in English?

a)

the television

b)

the computer

c)

the telephone

d)

hat with a visor

7.

What do you think "educación" means in English?

a)

teacher

b)

education

c)

school

d)

desk

8.

False cognates are words from 2 languages that look and sound similar, but have completely different meanings.

a)

Cierto (true)

b)

Falso (false)

9.

diamante

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

unicornio

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

pingüino

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

café

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

triángulo

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

cebra

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

máscara

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

direcciones

a)

directions

b)

director

c)

delete

d)

direct

17.

momento

a)

feeling

b)

bright star

c)

wish

d)

moment

18.
I have to take an ___________ for a headache.
a)
apetito
b)
aspirina
c)
gasolina
d)
rosa
19.
I listen to the _________ in the car.
a)
carro
b)
calendario
c)
radio
d)
bateria
20.
My __________ and I go to the beach every year for our vacation.
a)
canario
b)
elefante
c)
actor
d)
familia
21.
My family sits at a table in a _____________ when we go out to eat.
a)
hospital
b)
restaurante
c)
oficina
d)
universidad
22.
I am an ____________________ student which is why I make all "A"s.
a)
literatura
b)
inteligente
c)
secretaria
d)
entusiasmo
23.
I'm going to give a beautiful ____________ to my girlfriend for Valentine's Day.
a)
carro
b)
pera
c)
rosa
d)
canario
24.

embarazada = pregnant

a)

Cognate

b)

False Cognate

c)

Neither (it doesn't sound or isn't spelled like another word)

25.

libro = book

a)

Cognate

b)

False Cognate

c)

Neither (it doesn't sound or isn't spelled like another word)

26.

geografía = geography

a)

Cognate

b)

False Cognate

c)

Neither (it doesn't sound or isn't spelled like another word)

27.

familia = family

a)

Cognate

b)

False cognate

c)

Neither (it doesn't sound or isn't spelled like another word)

28.

éxito = success

a)

Cognate

b)

False cognate

c)

Neither (it doesn't sound or isn't spelled like another word)

29.

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

30.

What is the Spanish cognate for "attention"

a)

atención

b)

actión

c)

atración

d)

animal

31.

What is the English cognate for "romantico"

a)

romantic

b)

roman

c)

rude

d)

rare

32.

What is the English cognate for "familia"

a)

Family

b)

Familiar

c)

Female

d)

Finally

33.

What is the English Cognate for "vocabulario"

a)

vocabulary

b)

vocal

c)

voice

d)

vowel

34.

What is the Spanish cognate for "Magic"

a)

mágico

b)

mace

c)

manly

d)

muscle

35.

Which pair is NOT a cognate

a)

radio, radio

b)

kitchen, cocina

c)

bomba, bomb

d)

act, acto

36.

Which pair is NOT a cognate?

a)

conflict, conflicto

b)

panic, panico

c)

student, estudiante

d)

clock, reloj

37.

Which pair IS a cognate?

a)

fish, pescado

b)

chair, silla

c)

flag, bandera

d)

fiction, ficción

38.
Accidente
a)
accident
b)
feeling sad
c)
aptitude
d)
feel bad
39.
Bicicleta
a)
bicycle
b)
tricycle
c)
unicycle
d)
double
40.
electrico
a)
electric
b)
electricity
c)
electron
d)
electro
41.
Which Spanish word is a cognate for the English word "patio"?
a)
ratio
b)
patio
c)
tio
d)
mio
42.
Which Spanish word is a cognate for the English word "REGULAR"?
a)
regimen
b)
regularly
c)
irregular
d)
regular
43.
If I use "technology" in a sentence, which Spanish cognate would I use?
a)
telegrama
b)
technología
c)
trabajador
d)
tráfico
44.
Exotico
a)
exotic
b)
exceed
c)
extracurricular
d)
extra
45.
supermercado
a)
superman
b)
supermarket
c)
submarine
d)
superlative
46.
animales
a)
angry
b)
animals
c)
anteater
d)
ardvaark
47.
helicóptero
a)
hurriane
b)
helicopter
c)
helium
d)
helper
48.
We stay in a ____________ on vacation.
a)
restaurante
b)
bicicleta
c)
oficina
d)
hotel
49.
An ______________ carries sick people to the hospital.
a)
carro
b)
autobus
c)
ambulancia
d)
bicicleta
50.
Jack Black is an ___________.
a)
pera
b)
canario
c)
actor
d)
secretario
51.
I like to ride my ________________ every afternoon when I get home.
a)
carro
b)
canario
c)
bicicleta
d)
ambulancia
52.
My friend has a big _____________ when he is hungry.
a)
artículo
b)
entusiasmo
c)
atlético
d)
apetito
53.
The _____________ is very bad on Hwy 321 today.
a)
rápido
b)
tráfico
c)
hotel
d)
capital
54.
I wrote a beautiful _____________ to give to my girlfriend (boyfriend) for Valentine's Day.
a)
calendario
b)
poema
c)
literatura
d)
fotografia
55.
I took a fantastic ______________ of my familia in front of the Alamo.
a)
familia
b)
restaurante
c)
foto
d)
calendario
56.
I loved going to Acapulco because it has a beautiful _____________.
a)
elefante 
b)
artículo
c)
hotel
d)
costa
57.
The food at my favorite restaurant is really ____________ and I eat the same thing all the time.
a)
apetito
b)
rápido
c)
delicioso
d)
planta
58.
My best friends and I are very ____________ with our peers and are nice at school to everyone all the time no matter what even during testing.
a)
popular
b)
horrible
c)
imposible
d)
posible
59.
My best friend is really ____________ to study with because she is very sleepy most days.
a)
inteligente
b)
posible
c)
imposible
d)
exacto