Cognates and false cognates

What is a cognate?
Cognates are words in two languages that share a
similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation.
Examples:
• Apartment • Hotel
• Map • Hospital
• Tomato • Education
• Taxi • Elephant
• Melon
• Planet
• Coconut
• Salt
• Salad
What is a false cognate?
False cognates are words in one language that has
similar sound and spelling but different meaning.
Examples:
1. Carpet –A fabric used for covering floors- FOLDER

2. Embarrased – Become ashamed or uncomfortable- PREGNANT

3. Fabric - a cloth made by knitting or fibers. FACTORY

4. Library - a place set apart to contain books, newspapers and

other material for reading, viewing, listening and study.
BOOKSTORE

5. Exit – To go out (door, stairs). SUCCESS

6. Curse – The expression of a wish that misfortune happen to
someone. COURSE

7. Grocery – Store where sell food, vegetables and other stuff.

BAD WORD

8. Jam - Food made from crushed fruit boiled with sugar. HAM

9. Sensible – Having or using good sense (sensato) SENSITIVE

10. Assist – To give support ot aid to help. ATTEND

1. Dinner – MONEY
2. Novel – SOAP OPERA
3. Gang – Pandilleros - BARGAIN
4. Tramp – Vagabundo – TRAP
5. Arm - Gun
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
1. My parents told me that say ________ in public is not correct.
2. I like to go to the________ to look for information about my essays.
3. I think the doll ‘Anabelle’ of the movie is _____________.
4. The __________ of my jeans is denim.
5. Do you know that Pam is _________ again? She is going to have twins.
6. There was a lot of actors on the Oscar’s red _________.
7. My favorite flavor of __________ is strawberry.
8. Ana has to ________ to a bussiness meeting tomorrow.
9. Can you tell me where is the _______ of this place? I wanna get out!
10. I want to cry so much, I think I’m very________ right now.
Activit Guess the cognate?
Write the be going to structures
• Peter / learn / to speak 3 languages
• Mary and Jane / dance / on the Street

• Daniela
• Jaqueline