Learning Objective

Students will develop cognate awareness and learn strategies for using cognates in their primary language as a tool.

What is a cognate?

Well…Cognates are words that look

similar in spelling and also have similar meaning in other languages.

We come across cognates when we read, EVERY DAY!

Some examples

ENGLISH

ACCEPTACCIDENTBATTLEBANKERCABLECANALDECLAREDISTINCT

SPANISH

ACCEPTARACCIDENTEBATALLABANQUEROCABLECANALDECLARARDISTINTO

Beware!

There are words with multiple-meaning and are called false cognates.

letter/letra

coma/coma

What are we going to do with cognates?

Build a cognate tree