English-Spanish Cognates Reference Sheet

100+ Cognates

Over 100 English-Spanish cognates for Grade 7 Math and ELA!

Mas de 100 cognados ingles-espanol para Matematicas y Lectura de 7mo grado!

What Are Cognates? / Que son los cognados?

Cognates are words that look and sound similar in both English and Spanish because they share a common origin, usually from Latin. As a Spanish speaker, you already know many English words! Grade 7 academic vocabulary is full of cognates, especially in math and ELA.

Los cognados son palabras que se parecen y suenan similar en ingles y espanol porque tienen un origen comun, generalmente del latin. Como hablante de espanol, ya conoces muchas palabras en ingles! El vocabulario academico de 7mo grado esta lleno de cognados, especialmente en matematicas y lectura.

How to Use This Resource / Como usar este recurso:

1. Look at the English word on the left
2. Compare it to the Spanish word on the right
3. Notice the patterns - many words share the same endings!
4. Use your Spanish knowledge to understand the English meaning!

Cognate Patterns to Remember / Patrones de cognados

-tion → -cion

proportion → proporcion

-ty → -dad

probability → probabilidad

-ly → -mente

proportionally → proporcionalmente

-al → -al

rational → racional

-ble → -ble

variable → variable

-ent/-ant → -ente/-ante

coefficient → coeficiente

-ic → -ico

rhetoric → retorica

-ive → -ivo

negative → negativo

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Math Cognates / Cognados de Matematicas

Grade 7 Math Vocabulary

proportion ↔ proporcion

proportional ↔ proporcional

constant ↔ constante

variable ↔ variable

coefficient ↔ coeficiente

equation ↔ ecuacion

expression ↔ expresion

percent ↔ porcentaje

interest ↔ interes

principal ↔ principal

rational ↔ racional

integer ↔ entero

absolute ↔ absoluto

negative ↔ negativo

positive ↔ positivo

inequality ↔ desigualdad

solution ↔ solucion

operation ↔ operacion

scale ↔ escala

factor ↔ factor

circumference ↔ circunferencia

diameter ↔ diametro

radius ↔ radio

circle ↔ circulo

area ↔ area

angle ↔ angulo

complementary ↔ complementario

supplementary ↔ suplementario

vertical ↔ vertical

adjacent ↔ adyacente

probability ↔ probabilidad

experimental ↔ experimental

theoretical ↔ teorico

sample ↔ muestra

population ↔ poblacion

inference ↔ inferencia

decimal ↔ decimal

fraction ↔ fraccion

conversion ↔ conversion

distributive ↔ distributivo

inverse ↔ inverso

product ↔ producto

quotient ↔ cociente

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ELA/Reading Cognates / Cognados de Lectura

Grade 7 Language Arts Vocabulary

theme ↔ tema

universal ↔ universal

implicit ↔ implicito

characterization ↔ caracterizacion

dynamic ↔ dinamico

static ↔ estatico

motivation ↔ motivacion

antagonist ↔ antagonista

protagonist ↔ protagonista

perspective ↔ perspectiva

omniscient ↔ omnisciente

narrator ↔ narrador

structure ↔ estructura

chronological ↔ cronologico

cause ↔ causa

effect ↔ efecto

contrast ↔ contrastar

compare ↔ comparar

argument ↔ argumento

evidence ↔ evidencia

credibility ↔ credibilidad

rhetoric ↔ retorica

ethos ↔ ethos

pathos ↔ pathos

logos ↔ logos

repetition ↔ repeticion

parallel ↔ paralelo

connotation ↔ connotacion

denotation ↔ denotacion

analogy ↔ analogia

tone ↔ tono

adaptation ↔ adaptacion

interpretation ↔ interpretacion

visual ↔ visual

medium ↔ medio

paraphrase ↔ parafrasear

objective ↔ objetivo

narrative ↔ narrativa

conflict ↔ conflicto

resolution ↔ resolucion

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Academic Cognates / Cognados Academicos

Test directions and instructions

analyze ↔ analizar

evaluate ↔ evaluar

identify ↔ identificar

determine ↔ determinar

describe ↔ describir

explain ↔ explicar

conclude ↔ concluir

summarize ↔ resumir

select ↔ seleccionar

indicate ↔ indicar

organize ↔ organizar

classify ↔ clasificar

illustrate ↔ ilustrar

formulate ↔ formular

represent ↔ representar

calculate ↔ calcular

justify ↔ justificar

support ↔ apoyar

revise ↔ revisar

infer ↔ inferir

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False Cognates / Cognados Falsos

Be careful! These words look similar but have different meanings

Cuidado!

actual ≠ actual

English "actual" means:

real, true (verdadero)

Spanish "actual" means:

current, present (corriente)

eventually ≠ eventualmente

English "eventually" means:

finally, in the end (finalmente)

Spanish "eventualmente" means:

possibly, occasionally (posiblemente)

sensible ≠ sensible

English "sensible" means:

practical, reasonable (razonable)

Spanish "sensible" means:

sensitive, emotional (sensitive)

realize ≠ realizar

English "realize" means:

to understand, become aware (darse cuenta)

Spanish "realizar" means:

to accomplish, carry out (llevar a cabo)

argument ≠ argumento

English "argument" means:

a reasoned claim with evidence OR a disagreement (disputa)

Spanish "argumento" usually means:

plot of a story (trama) - but CAN mean reasoning

Tips for Using Cognates / Consejos para usar cognados

1 When you see a new English word, ask yourself: "Does this look like a Spanish word I know?" / Cuando veas una palabra nueva en ingles, preguntate: "Se parece a una palabra en espanol que conozco?"
2 Look for familiar endings: -tion, -sion, -al, -ble, -ent often have Spanish cognates / Busca terminaciones familiares: -cion, -sion, -al, -ble, -ente
3 Be careful with false cognates - always check context to make sure the meaning fits / Ten cuidado con los cognados falsos - siempre verifica el contexto
4 Practice saying cognates out loud - the sounds are often similar too! / Practica diciendo los cognados en voz alta - los sonidos son similares tambien!
5 Use cognates as "anchor words" to help you understand whole sentences / Usa los cognados como "palabras ancla" para entender oraciones completas
6 Make flashcards with English on one side and Spanish on the other / Haz tarjetas con ingles de un lado y espanol del otro