Cognates

What are "cognates"?

• words that are similar to words in another language, have the same meaning and are from the same ancestor language

• mental process of thinking about your thinking

• a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material

• a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

A false cognate is ____.

• A word that appears to be related to a word in another language but has a different usage or meaning.

• A type of women's shoes that are supposed to be made of wood but are made of plastic.

• A faulty piece of metal in machinery.

• A misleading thought about your metacognition.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

An estimated ___% of words in English with more than one syllable are from Latin.

• 30

• 45

• 70

• 90

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The Spanish word científicos means...

• scientists

• scented

• centipedes

• certifiable

Answer explanation

Yes, this is a cognate!

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The Spanish word for "exit" is...

• éxito

• salida

Answer explanation

"éxito" is a false cognate for "exit"

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The Spanish word largo means...

• large

• long

• lake

• Fargo

Answer explanation

Correct. "Largo" and "large" are false cognates.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The Spanish word for "species" is...

• especies

• especiales

• especificamente

• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

  
  

Answer explanation

¡Buen trabajo! These are cognates.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

"I have a question" in Spanish = "Tengo una ..."

• cuestión

• pregunta

Answer explanation

In this case, cuestión is not a cognate for "question."

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

"Recently" in Spanish is...

• recientemente

• recipe

• resentment

• recento

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

English and Spanish share many root words from...and a few root words from...

• Latin; Greek

• French; Roman

• Italian; German

• trees and carrots

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E