Introduction to Spanish-English Noun Cognates

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Spell out some of the new vocabulary words you're learning!

A	B	C	CH	D
E	F	G	H	I
J	K	L	LL	M
N	Ñ	O	P	Q
R	RR	S	T	U
V	W	X	Y	Z

Introduction to Spanish-English Cognates

OBJECTIVE:	Expand your Spanish vocabulary by "making up" (so to speak!) words, using a probabilities factor: a different ending = the same word in a different language.
TASK:	Study the patterns below, and see "how many" cognates you can come up with on your own.
PERPLEXED?	It'll get better. Just wait. Don't go to the doctor, or give up on the idea of learning, or think that it's all beyond hope.

About Cognates ...

Cognates are words that "look alike" or "sound alike" from one language to another. The following endings represent word-groups that are transferrable from English to Spanish (and vice versa), to create words understandable in the other language.

Please note that THIS DOES NOT WORK for every single word in each language. There are exceptions to every rule.

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Using these "cognate endings" on words can expand your vocabulary tremendously in one giant step. Pick one and carefully work through a few words of your choice, adding them to your own working vocabulary. Visit this page again and choose a different ending to do the same thing again.

Your diligent practice OUT LOUD is what's going to make all the difference in the world toward your speaking Spanish - so KEEP AFTER IT !!!

-ace becomes -acio

palace	preface
palacio	prefacio

-al stays -al

canal	coral	final	metal
canal	coral	final	metal

-ic/-ics becomes-ica

electronics	logic	music	physics
electrónica	lógica	música	física

-ine becomes -ina

discipline	doctrine	heroine	margarine
disciplina	doctrina	heroina	margarina

-ism becomes -ismo

communism	socialism	marxism	paganism
comunismo	socialismo	marxismo	paganismo

-ity becomes -idad

curiosity	electricity	nationality	university
curiosidad	electricidad	nacionalidad	universidad

-m/-ma becomes -ma

dogma	drama	enigma	program
dogma	drama	enigma	programa

-ology becomes -ología

archaeology	biology	psychology	urology
arqueología	biología	psicología	urología

-sion becomes -sión

aggression	depression	expression	impression
agresión	depresión	expresión	impresión

-tion becomes -ción

action	dedication	evolution	instruction
acción	dedicación	evolución	instrucción

-ure becomes-ura

agriculture	cure	figure	literature
agricultura	cura	figura	literatura

-y becomes -ía

anatomy	artillery	energy	geography
anatomía	artillería	energía	geografía