Cognate Types
What category do words like "information" belong to if they have the same definition in both languages, but are spelled differently?
(Near, Perfect, or False Friends)
Near Cognates
Convert the Spanish word Comunicación into an English academic word.
Communication
Replace the "everyday" word "get" with a more precise academic term.
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Obtain
This word describes the basic structures of a city, like roads and power.
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Infrastructure
Identify the academic word in: "The school went through a big transformation."
transformation
What do you call words that look similar in two languages but have different meanings?
False Friends (e.g., "Exit" vs "Éxito")
Use the conversion code for -dad to translate Universidad into English.
University
What "precise" academic word should you use instead of the basic word "grow"?
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Expand
What term refers to the moving of wildlife or people from their original place?
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Displacement
What word fits here: "New _________ is needed for the growing city."
(Infrastructure, Displacement, Expansion, or Habitat)
Infrastructure
Which category do words like "hospital" fall into if they are spelled the same and have the same meaning in spanish (Near, Perfect, False Friends)?
Perfect Cognates
Translate the Spanish word Generoso using the -oso to -ous rule.
Generous
Upgrade the sentence "She moved to find jobs" by replacing "jobs" with this precise word.
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Oppurtunities
This word refers to a significant "transformation" or marked effect.
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Impact
Which word best describes significant change or growth?
(Infrastructure, Displacement, Expansion, or Habitat)
Expansion
True or False: Approximately 30-40% of all English words have a related word in Spanish.
True
What is the English translation for the Spanish word Capacidad?
Capacity
Replace the word "problems" in a sentence with this powerful academic word.
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Complications
Why are bees important?
They pollinate flowers
Complete the phrase: "Wildlife faces _________ when cities expand."
Displacement
Give an example of a "False Friend" (Success, Information, Exit)
"Success" or "Exit"
Apply the suffix rule to translate the Spanish word Admiración.
Admiration
What academic term is used to describe the act of becoming larger?
E _ _ _ _ _ ion
Expansion
This term refers to the natural home or environment of a species.
Habitat
Identify the "precise" word in the sentence:
I predict that my brother and his girlfriend will only last 2 more months together.
Predict