Cognates​

• ​Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation.​

• For example:

• Materials – materiales.

• ​Honor - Honor

• ​Informal - Informal

• ​Admiration - Admiración

Activity​

​Read the next story

​Read this paragraph and underline the words that you think are cognates.

My name is Adrian Garcia. I was born on September 4, 2005. My family is from Mexico.  I am seven years old. I like to go to the supermarket with my mother. I like to eat bananas.

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This week I celebrate my birthday. My favorite color is blue.  My party is decorated with blue balloons.​

Activity #2​

Find and underline the cognates in the next article.​

​ATOMS ROAM IN SEARCH OF A CHEMICAL MATE

• The surprising discovery that some atoms roam around to form chemical bonds is set to turn the conventional world of chemistry on its head.

  For almost a century, school textbooks have taught that chemical reactions involve atoms of the same different elements rearranging themselves to form new substances. In doing so, the atoms are faced with two options either they absorb heat, or they give it off.

  This seems straightforward enough – and the atoms take the route, depending on which option requires the least energy. “In this sense, chemical reactions are not unlike human hikers, in that they prefer to take routes involving the least climbing,” says Scott Kable, Head of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales.​

(Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/national/atoms-roam-in-search-of-a-chemical-mate-20150406-1mf7c9.html) ​