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cognates are words that look alike and have similar meanings in two languages. for example: opiniones (opinions), programas (programs), and eventos (events). recognizing cognates will help you figure out the meaning of words you dont know and get a general idea of what a reading passage is about.
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circle all cognates in the following text and try to guess the meaning of the words that are underlined.
¡concurso del mes!
felicitaciones a doris delgado,
ganadora del concurso de rimas del mes.
¿cuántos días...?
treinta días tiene septiembre
con abril, junio y noviembre,
de veintiocho sólo hay uno,
que es febrero,
y los demás de treinta y uno.
my guess:

1. _____________
2. _____________
3. _____________
4. _____________
5. _____________
6. _____________

Explanation:

1. Felicitaciones: Similar to "felicitations" in English, which means congratulations.
2. ganadora: Similar to "winner" in English.
3. Cuántos: Similar to "how many" in English.
4. tiene: Similar to "has" in English.
5. sólo hay: Similar to "only has" in English.
6. los demás: Similar to "the others" in English.

Answer:

1. Congratulations
2. Winner
3. How many
4. Has
5. Only has
6. The others