False Cognates - English/Spanish

True or False:

A false cognate is a word that seems to be the same in two languages, but really has two completely different meanings.

• True

• False

Choose the correct translation of the highlighted word:

"The actual translation is different."

• actual

• real

• presente

• única

Is this sentence correct? (You can choose more than 1 option)

"She's embarrassed. She's having a baby in 3 months!"

• Yes, it is correct.

• Of course, she's 3 months embarrassed.

• No, it should be "She's pregnate"

• No, embarrassed means avergonzado.

Complete the sentence:

Can you attend / assist me with this?

Is this sentence correct?

"The car choked into a motorcycle."

• No, it should be "crashed"

• No, but in another color.

• Yes, last month I saw a choke.

• Yes, it is correct. Poor guy.

Choose the correct word

"Sorry, I can’t go. I already have a...."

• commitment

• compromise

• committed

• compromising

Choose the sentence that is NOT correct.

• Ew! That disgusts me.

• The exit is to the right.

• There is a fabric near my house.

• I want to introduce you to my friend, Mark.

Complete this sentence:

"Do you want me to buy you something from the library / book store?"

Choose the correct option.

"I'd love to have long / large hair."

• long

• large

• they're the same word, right?

Cognates are words that...

• share similar meaning in more than one language.

• share similar spelling in more than one language.

• share similar pronunciation in more than one language.

• All of the above