School Words
This is something you learn about in science. It’s a living thing that starts with “A.”
What is an animal?
You might feel this when you’re excited or scared. In Spanish it’s “emoción.”
What is emotion?
You feel this when the air is blowing strongly outside.
What is wind?
This group includes your parents, siblings, and grandparents.
What is family?
What do we call a word that looks and means the same in English and Spanish?
What is a cognate?
This word describes what you see when you look at a rainbow.
What is color?
You feel this before a big test. It rhymes with “service” and is a cognate.
What is nervous?
This falls from the sky as water, but the Spanish word “lluvia” looks very different.
What is rain?
This person helps people who are sick. The word is the same in English and Spanish.
What is doctor?
What do we call a word that looks similar but means something different?
What is a false cognate?
This classroom tool helps you write, but in Spanish, it’s “lápiz,” not a lookalike.
What is a pencil?
This word is the opposite of sad. In Spanish, it’s “feliz,” and it’s not a cognate.
What is happy?
These float in the sky and block the sun. The Spanish word is “nube.”
What are clouds?
These people help keep your neighborhood safe. In Spanish: “policía.”
Who are the police?
Why are cognates useful for students learning English?
They help connect new vocabulary to their home language.
This word describes a group where students learn. It starts with “C” and is similar in Spanish.
What is class?
A person who doesn’t laugh much might be called this. The Spanish word is “serio.”
What is serious?
This weather event includes thunder and lightning. In Spanish: “tormenta.”
What is a storm?
This is a place with grass, trees, and playgrounds.
What is a park?
Is the word “accidente” in Spanish a cognate of “accident”?
Yes
This is where people go when they’re very sick or injured. It’s spelled the same in English and Spanish.
What is hospital?
If you feel sure of yourself, you might be called this. It starts with “C” in both languages.
What is confident?
This tells you how hot or cold it is. It’s almost the same in English and Spanish.
What is temperature?
This word describes the customs, language, and food of a group of people.
What is culture?
Is the word “ropa” a cognate of “rope”?