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Exact Cognates are…

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Spanish words spelled exactly as in English

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Direct Cognates are…

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Words that are recognized when keeping in mind certain rules of Spanish spelling and pronunciation

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Indirect Cognates are…

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There is a recognizable similarity in the forms of the two words, and an indirect connection in meaning

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False Cognates are…

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Words in Spanish that look like a word in English but are quite different in meaning

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ropa

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clothing

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exito

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success

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hay

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there is; there are

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pie

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foot

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embarazada

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pregnant

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asistir

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to attend

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What Spanish suffix corresponds with -tion

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-cion

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admiracíon

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admiration

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aviación

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avaition

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celebración

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celebration

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civilización

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civilization

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direccóin

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direction

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invitación

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invitation

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nación

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nation

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producción

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production

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repetición

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repetition

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sección

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section

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What Spanish suffix corresponds with -ty

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-dad

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la sociedad

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society

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la electricidad

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electricity

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autoridad
authority
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capacidad
capacity
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curiosidad
curiosity
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eternidad
eternity
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generosidad
generosity
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necesidad
necessity
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posibilidad
possibility
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realidad
reality
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universidad
university
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variedad
variety
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What are the 3 Spanish suffixes that go with -y
-is -ía -io
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familia
family
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fotograpía
photography
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vocabulario
vocabulary
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Antonio
Anthony
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la prounción
pronunciation
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la combinación
combination
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democracia
democracy
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dormitorio
dormitory
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farmacia
pharmacy
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geografía
geography
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historia
history
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María
Marie
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memoria
memory
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necesario
necessary
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remedio
remedy
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What Spanish suffix goes with -ous
-oso
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misterioso
mysterious
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rigoroso
rigorous
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curioso
curious
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famoso
famous
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furioso
furious
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generoso
generous
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glorioso
glorious
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montañoso
mountainous
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nervioso
nervous
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numeroso
numerous
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precioso
precious
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religiosos
religious
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What Spanish suffix goes with -ly
-mente
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finalmente
finally
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correctamente
correctly
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diligentemente
diligently
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exactamente
exactly
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frecuentemente
frequently
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inmediatamente
immediatly
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naturalmente
naturally
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perfectamente
perfectly
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rápidamente
rapidly
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recientemente
recently
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sinceramente
sincerly
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If a word begins with s- in English, what prefix does it have in Spanish?
es-
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espacio
space
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escena
scene
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escriba
scribe
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España
Spain
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especial
special
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espectáculo
spectacular
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espíritu
spirit
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espléndido
splendid
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estudiante
student
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estación
station
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estúpido
stupid
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admiration
admiración
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aviation
aviación
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celebration
celebración
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civilization
civilización
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direction
dirección
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invitation
invitación
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nation
nación
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production
producción
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repetition
repetición
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section
sección
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authority
autoridad
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democracy
democracia
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dormitory
dormitorio
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pharmacy
farmacia
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geography
geografia
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capacity
capacidad
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Anthony
Antonio
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curiosity
curiosidad
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eternity
eternidad
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generosity
generosidad
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necesity
necesidad
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posibility
posibilidad
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reality
realidad
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university
universidad
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variety
variedad
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history
historia
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Marie
María
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memory
memoria
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necessary
necesario
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remedy
remedio
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curious
curioso
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famous
famoso
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furious
furioso
121
generous
generoso
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glorious
glorioso
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montainous
montañoso
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nervous
nervioso
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numerous
numeroso
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precious
precioso
127
religious
religioso
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correctly
correctamente
129
diligently
diligentemente
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exactly
exactamente
131
frequently
frecuentemente
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immediately
inmediatamente
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naturally
naturalmente
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perfectly
perfectamente
135
rapidly
rápidamente
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recently
recientemente
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sincerly
sinceramente
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scene
escena
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scribe
escriba
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Spain
España
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special
especial
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spectacular
espectáculo
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spirit
espíritu
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splendid
espléndo
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student
estudiante
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station
estación
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stupid
estúpido

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