Chapter 1A Grammar - Realidades I

What are cognates?

• the basic form of the verb

• words that sound alike and have similar meanings in two languages

• words with no meaning

• English words that look nothing like their Spanish equivalent

Check all of the words that are cognates.

• guitarra

• musica

• libro

• computadora

• gustar

What is the basic form of the verb?

• Cognate

• Infinitive

• Noun

• Subject

Which of the following is an infinitive in English?

• I talk

• talk

• to talk

• talking

How many types of infinitives are there in Spanish?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 17

Check off all of the possible infinitive endings in Spanish.

• ar

• er

• ir

• or

• ur

Which of the following is NOT an infinitive?

• bailar

• comer

• gusta

• escribir

Which of the following is NOT a cognate?

• Junio

• Agosto

• Enero

• Mayo

How would you make the following sentence negative?

-Me gusta bailar.

• Me gusta no bailar.

• A mi tambien.

• No me gusta bailar.

• Me no gusta bailar.

Which of the following is NOT a negative word?

• ni ... ni

• tambien

• nada

• tampoco

• No