English-Spanish Cognates Version en ligne Words that are very similar in two languages are called cognates. For example, the word "telephone" in English is "teléfono" in Spanish. When you know two languages, recognizing cognates can increase your vocabulary and word-learning skills! Complete this activity to discover and learn more English-Spanish cognates. par Staff.Sheri Robertson 1 Group 1 2 Group 2 3 Group 3 4 Group 4 5 Group 5 6 Group 6 7 Group 7 8 Group 8 9 Group 9 10 Group 10 11 Group 11 12 Group 12 bank banco special especial adult adulto past pasado garden jardín poetry poesía lamp lámpara magic mágico rich rico human humano class clase difficult difícil