Cognates

True or False Cognates

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True and False Cognates

A cognate

A word that may have a similar charateristic in several languages.

False Cognates

True Cognates

Words that are not what they seem! A word that looks or sounds similar to one in English but actually has a totally different meaning.

Words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation

actor - actor car - carro

vase - florerofabric - tela

True cognates

Some of the true cognates in English are:

Admirable Area Artificial Balance Brutal Cancer Chocolate Conclusion Control Elemental Final General Habitual Invasion Kilo Manual Normal Oral Personal Radio

Can you think on other words?

Near Perfect Cognates

Some of the near perfect cognates in English are:

Adversary Anniversary Application Basic Celebration Civilization Condition Construction Diary Exposition Fiction Formation Glossary Nation Primary Salary Secretary Simplification Vocabulary Temporary

Can you think on other words?

Rules to identify them:

Rules

Words ending in ''-ary'' Adversary Arbitrary Contrary

Words ending in "-ct" Abstract Product Artefact

Words ending in ''-ic'' Artistic Academic Basic

Words ending in ''-ous'' Curious Glorious Delicious

Words ending in ''-tion'' Action Attraction Accusation

False cognates

Some of the false cognates in English are:

Actual Actually Advertise Apt Camp Carpet Conductor Confident Dinner Diversion Familiar Exit Grocery Large Petrol Salad Target Terrific Quote Policy

Can you think on other words?

False cognates

Select the correct answers:

1. She was appointed ________ of my father´s inheritance. executor/executioner 2. He never listens to the teacher during the class, he is very ________. charlatan/talkative 3. Could you ________ this test? resume/summarise 4. If you eat this plant you´ll get ________ . intoxicated/poisoned 5. He is so ________ that everybody pulls his leg. candid/innocent 6. The ________ was so good that nobody realised anything. deception /disappointment 7. The ________ was so deep that she is very angry and sad. disappointment /deception 8. He has ________ Doctor Jones for five years. assisted to/attended 9. He ________ one of his lectures last year. attended/assisted to 10. The ________ was very good but not very famous for his music. compositor/composer 11. They wanted the city to be olimpic but it didn´t have ________. commodities/facilities 12. Despite being so old he is rather ________. unconscious/irresponsible 13. Albert Einstein was a famous ________. physician/physicist 14. Could you keep this in the ________? ,please. folder/carpet 15. He covered the book with some ________ paper. adherent/adhesive