Exercícios com falsos cognatos 01- Com gabarito

False friends

exquisite: fino, bonito       

strange: estranho, esquisito

convict: condenado (substantivo)

sure: convicto, certo

to record: registrar, gravar         

to remember: recordar, lembrar-se

1-      Fill in the blanks with the false friends above.

A)     I’m really sorry, but I can’t __________________ your last name.

B)     Marylou says that she saw the__________________ man who was wearing long hair and sun glasses.

C)     Don’t make any noise now. We’re going to__________________ Jane’s voice on the tape.

D)     Ronald Harris, the famous millionaire, bought an__________________ diamond for 2 million dollars.

E)      After the trial the__________________ was taken to the State Penitentiary.

F)       Are you __________________ you want to go downtown by yourself?

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1-  Fill in the blanks with the false friends above.

A)     I’m really sorry, but I can’t.......remember……your last name.

B)     Marylou says that she saw the….Strange….man who was wearing long hair and sun glasses.

C)     Don’t make any noise now. We’re going to….record…..Jane’s voice on the tape.

D)     Ronald Harris, the famous millionaire, bought an …..exquisite…..diamond for 2 million dollars.

E)      After the trial the ….convict….was taken to the State Penitentiary.

F)       Are you ….sure….you want to go downtown by yourself?