On our first day of class we discovered that several animals are similar in Spanish and English.
These words that look the same in Spanish and English are called "cognates."
Sometimes the words are identical, sometimes it is only one letter difference, and other times it is a whole syllable.
Visit this website to see some of these changes. Do not close the window once you have read the page.
Now go and try out your new knowledge with these activities!
Extra time? Play this game from another Spanish teacher:
http://www.quia.com/jg/1385904list.html
- elephant--elefante
- lion--león
- crocodile--crocodilo
These words that look the same in Spanish and English are called "cognates."
Sometimes the words are identical, sometimes it is only one letter difference, and other times it is a whole syllable.
Visit this website to see some of these changes. Do not close the window once you have read the page.
Now go and try out your new knowledge with these activities!
- http://www.quia.com/hm/868912.html
- http://www.quia.com/jg/2651833.html
Extra time? Play this game from another Spanish teacher:
http://www.quia.com/jg/1385904list.html