Exercícios com Falsos Cognatos #04 - COM GABARITO

False friends

to attend: freqüentar, comparecer,             

to understand: entender tratar (de doentes) j

to answer: responder, atender (ao telefone, à porta)

to pretend: fingir - to intend: pretender

A -  Fill in the blanks with the false friends just mentioned.

1. The telephone is ringing. Are you going to ________________it?

2. They ________________to go to Europe next year.

3. I ________________ English classes at night.

4. Did you ________________the explanation?

5. She ________________ that she is rich, but we know she is not.

6. Read the text and ________________the questions.

7. The boys didn’t ________________ the math problem. It was very complicated.

8. Susan ________________ that she was studying when her mother arrived.

9. I ________________ to stay here all week.

10. He doesn’t ________________to go to the restaurant. He likes to eat at home.

  11. I can’t ________________ my boyfriend.

  12. She didn’t ________________ the meeting last night.

  13. The little girl ________________ that she was sleeping yesterday morning.

  14. She ________________to arrive on time for the wedding.

GABARITO

A -  Fill in the blanks with the false friends just mentioned.

1.      The telephone is ringing. Are you going to..... answer....... it?

2.      They.... intend........... to go to Europe next year.

3. I......... attend......... English classes at night.

4. Did you.. .understand...... the explanation?

5. She.... pretends....... that she is rich, but we know she is not.

6. Read the text and....... answer...... the questions.

7. The boys didn’t. .understand...... the math problem. It was very complicated.

8. Susan... pretended...... that she was studying when her mother arrived.

9. I... intend........ to stay here all week.

10. He doesn’t...... intend........... to go to the restaurant. He likes to eat at home.

  11. I can’t..... understand... my boyfriend.

  12. She didn’t....... attend........... the meeting last night.

  13. The little girl .. pretended..... that she was sleeping yesterday morning.

  14. She..... intends.............. to arrive on time for the wedding.