Additional Resources
Word List for the CION-TION Cognate Trick
Exercise
Translate the following sentences. The answers are located at the bottom of the page.
1. Do you know Juan?
2. Yes, I know him.
3. Do you know her?
4. I want to buy it. (it = bread, el pan)
5. I bought them. (them = tickets, los boletos)
6. I bought it. (it= the car, el carro)
7. I examined it. (it= the document, el documento)
8. I investigated it. (it is unspecified)
9. I organized it. (it= the information, la información)
10. Did you memorize it? (it= the information, la información)
11. Did you prepare it. (it= the dinner, la cena)
12. I verified it. (it= the reservation, la reservación)
13. I modified it. (it is unspecified)
14. Did you observe it? (it= the parade, el desfile)
15. I facilitated it. (it is unspecified)
16. I documented it. (it= the incident, el incidente)
17. Did you transport them? (them= the boxes, las cajas)
18. Did you confirm it? (it= the flight, el vuelo)
19. Did you consider it? (it is unspecified)
20. I explored it. (it= the city, la ciudad)
Answer Key
The answers are shown in blue
1. Do you know Juan? ¿Conoces a Juan?
2. Yes, I know him. Sí, lo conozco.
3. Do you know her? ¿La conoces?
4. I want to buy it. (it = bread, el pan) Quiero comprarlo or Lo quiero comprar
5. I bought them. (them = tickets, los boletos) Los compré.
6. I bought it. (it= the car, el carro) Lo compré
7. I examined it. (it= the document, el documento) Lo examiné.
8. I investigated it. (it is unspecified) Lo investigué.
9. I organized it. (it= the information, la información) La organicé.
10. Did you memorize it? (it= the information, la información) ¿La memorizaste?
11. Did you prepare it. (it= the dinner, la cena) ¿La preparaste?
12. I verified it. (it= the reservation, la reservación) La verifiqué.
13. I modified it. (it is unspecified) Lo modifiqué.
14. Did you observe it? (it= the parade, el desfile) ¿Lo observaste?
15. I facilitated it. (it is unspecified) Lo facilité.
16. I documented it. (it= the incident, el incidente) Lo documenté.
17. Did you transport them? (them= the boxes, las cajas) ¿Las transportaste?
18. Did you confirm it? (it= the flight, el vuelo) ¿Lo confirmaste?
19. Did you consider it? (it is unspecified) ¿Lo consideraste?
20. I explored it. (it= the city, la ciudad) La exploré.