Cognates Test

What does "carpeta" mean in English?

• Fool

• Carpet

• Folder

• Cartoon

Which pair is NOT a cognate?

• conflict, conflicto

• panic, panico

• student, estudiante

• clock, reloj

what is a cognate

• a word that has similar meanings in English and Spanish

• a word that is the same in English and Spanish

• a word that has different meanings in English and Spanish

• i don't know

pingüino

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embarazada = pregnant

• Cognate

• False Cognate

• Neither (it doesn't sound or isn't spelled like another word)

Based on your knowledge of English, what do you think "inteligente" means in Spanish?

• intelligent

• interesting

• intending

• intense

Which meaning is the correct one of false cognates or "false friends" in Spanish?

• a similar spelling but different meaning and different root origins
• an adjective that ends en "o" or "a"
• an adverb that ends en "mente"
• a noun that has an "el" or "la" in front of it.

supermercado

• superman
• supermarket
• submarine
• superlative

helicóptero

• hurriane
• helicopter
• helium
• helper

True cognates are similar in spelling and have the same meaning

• True

• False