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WLE - Cognates Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: l'action (French), l'azione (Italian), la acción (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The action

b)

The actor

c)

The nation

d)

The station

2.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: l'histoire (French), la storia (Italian), la historia (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The history

b)

The table

c)

The window

d)

The garden

3.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: la réponse (French), la risposta (Italian), la respuesta (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The response/answer

b)

The question

c)

The teacher

d)

The student

4.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: l'attaque (French), l'attacco (Italian), el ataque (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The attack

b)

The defense

c)

The escape

d)

The arrival

5.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: le matériel (French), il materiale (Italian), el material (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The material

b)

The machine

c)

The furniture

d)

The building

6.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: l'examen (French), l'esame (Italian), el examen (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The exam

b)

The teacher

c)

The classroom

d)

The student

7.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: la couleur (French), il colore (Italian), el color (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The color

b)

The table

c)

The book

d)

The city

8.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: l'école (French), la scuola (Italian), la escuela (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The school

b)

The hospital

c)

The library

d)

The restaurant

9.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: la raison (French), la ragione (Italian), la razón (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The reason

b)

The season

c)

The region

d)

The lesson

10.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: le groupe (French), il gruppo (Italian), el grupo (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The group

b)

The city

c)

The book

d)

The school

11.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: la distance (French), la distanza (Italian), la distancia (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The distance

b)

The city

c)

The teacher

d)

The window

12.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: le problème (French), il problema (Italian), el problema (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The problem

b)

The solution

c)

The answer

d)

The question

13.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: la leçon (French), la lezione (Italian), la lección (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The lesson

b)

The teacher

c)

The book

d)

The classroom

14.

Look at the words in French, Italian, and Spanish: le numéro (French), il numero (Italian), el número (Spanish). What is the English meaning of these words?

a)

The number

b)

The letter

c)

The color

d)

The animal

15.
insectos
a)
inspect
b)
inspection
c)
interview
d)
insect
16.

COGNATES are words in two languages that share a similar pronunciation (sound), spelling and meaning.

a)
True
b)
False
17.

A _________ ___________ is a word that looks like a word I know but does NOT have the same meaning.

a)

super cognate

b)

cognate

c)

false cognate