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False Cognate and True Cognate Exercises
False Cognate and True Cognate Exercises
1. Did you know that Chrissie got ________________ (embarrassed/pregnant) on holiday in Ibiza?
Identify the True Cognates in each sentence; there are more than one in some sentences:
II Grupo:
1. I've got ________________ (a cold/constipation). Pass me a tissue, please.
2. I was only living with my parents ________________ (eventually/temporarily).
3. The governments have ________________ (inverted/invested) a lot of money in the new
scheme.
4. Do not ________________ (invert/invest) this package.
5. The Englishman wearing navy blue socks with sandals is a bit of a ________________
(stereotype/topic) in Spain.
6. He never stops moving some part of his body. He finds it impossible to
________________ (keep quiet/keep still).
7. We didn't enjoy the wedding ________________ (absolutely/at all).
8. English is very ________________ (important/interesting) for my job.
9. All my immediate family live in England but I have a lot of ________________
(parents/relatives) in Canada.
10. My ________________ (journey/working day) is from 8 am to 5 pm but it only take me
twenty minutes to get to the office.
Practice: Match the column A with the Column B to find the meaning of the words:
A B
1. The Red Cross are ________________ (controlling/monitoring) the situation in the north
very closely.
2. The rebels are ________________ (controlling/monitoring) the entire north of the
country.
3. ________________ (Eventually/Temporarily), we decided to go on holiday rather than
buy a home cinema kit.
4. I've got ________________ (a cold/constipation). Pass me a tissue, please.
5. I was only living with my parents ________________ (eventually/temporarily).
6. The governments have ________________ (inverted/invested) a lot of money in the new
scheme.
7. Did you know that Chrissie got ________________ (embarrassed/pregnant) on holiday in
Ibiza?
8. The ________________ (signature/subject) I hate most is maths.
9. Begonia is a very ________________ (kind /sympathetic) person.
10. Keep ________________ (removing/stirring) the soup the whole time.
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