Spanish Connections 6

There are 3 types of Cognates. What are they?

• false, perfect, similar

• false, perfect, regular

• regular, true, similar

Choose the best response:

What is a cognate?

• A cognate is a word that means the same thing in all languages.

• A cognate is a word that means the same thing in at least 2 languages.

• A cognate is a word that looks similar and means the same thing in both languages.

A false cognate is _____.

• a word that means the same thing but looks different in both languages

• a word that looks the same in both languages but does not mean the same thing

• a word that does not look the same in both languages and does not mean the same thing.

What type of cognate is the word "piano"?

• perfect cognate

• false cognate

• regular cognate

What type of cognate is the word "pie"?

• perfect cognate

• false cognate

• regular cognate

What type of cognate is the word "hospital"?

• perfect cognate

• false cognate

• regular cognate

The Romans conquered modern Spain and brought the ---- language with them.

Which of the following are the most studied languages in the world?

• English, French, and Spanish

• French, Spanish, and Chinese

• Chinese, Spanish, and English

Who brought Spanish to the Americas?

• The Romans

• The Latins

• The Conquistadores

French, Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish are part of a group of languages known as ---.

• Romance languages

• Conquistador languages

• Latinx languages