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False Cognates

Some German words look exactly like English words, but have an entirely different
meaning. These are called false cognates. Complete the table below with the help of your
dictionary.

English word Type of word German word Type of word English meaning
the gift noun das Gift noun the poison
the hole noun hole
the drum noun drum
drilling verb der Drilling
the fund noun der Fund
die verb die
the man noun man
all adj./adv./pron. das All
fade verb fade
the gut noun das Gut
the herd noun der Herd
the kind noun das Kind
the lob noun das Lob
the hut noun der Hut
hang verb der Hang
the bar noun bar adj.
last adj./verb/noun die Last
the welt noun die Welt
the ton noun der Ton
not adv. die Not
the tag noun der Tag
the wall noun der Wall
mutter verb die Mutter
the hell noun hell
the fern noun fern