File 9 - Word building

Question 1

cuidado, precaución

Answer 1

care
n
/keə(r)/
You need to take care of your teeth or you will have problems.

Question 2

cauto, cuidadoso, prudente

Answer 2

careful
adj
/ˈkeəfl/
That drink is hot. Please be careful not to drop it.

Question 3

con cuidado, con cautela

Answer 3

carefully
adv
/ˈkɛərfʊli/
Please drive carefully. I don’t want you to have an accident.

Question 4

descuidado, negligente, poco cuidadoso

Answer 4

careless
adj
/ˈkeələs/
He is a careless driver. He will cause an accident.

Question 5

descuidadamente, sin cuidado

Answer 5

carelessly
adv
/ˈkeələsli/
He carelessly threw away an important document.

Question 6

comodidad

Answer 6

comfort
n
/ˈkʌmfət/
I bought this sofa for comfort, not style.

Question 7

cómodo, agradable, a gusto

Answer 7

comfortable
adj
/ˈkʌmftəbl/
The room wasn’t great but the bed was really comfortable.

Question 8

incómodo, molesto

Answer 8

uncomfortable
adj
/ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/
This chair is incredibly uncomfortable. I need to buy a new one.

Question 9

confortablemente, cómodamente

Answer 9

comfortably
adv
/ˈkʌmftəbli/
Is everyone sitting comfortably?

Question 10

incómodamente

Answer 10

uncomfortably
adv
/ʌnˈkʌmftəbli/
The train was uncomfortably hot.

Question 11

fortuna, suerte, destino, riqueza

Answer 11

fortune
n
/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
He couldn’t believe his good fortune when he found 20 dollars.

Question 12

fortuito, afortunado

Answer 12

fortunate
adj
/ˈfɔːtʃənət/
He didn’t look when he crossed the road and was fortunate not to have an accident.

Question 13

desafortunado, desgraciado

Answer 13

unfortunate
adj
/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/
It’s unfortunate you couldn’t be there. It was a great party.

Question 14

afortunadamente, por suerte

Answer 14

fortunately
adv
/ˈfɔːtʃənətli/
The rain was really heavy, but fortunately we had our umbrellas.

Question 15

lamentablemente, desgraciadamente, desafortunadamente

Answer 15

unfortunately
adv
/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/
The parks were beautiful, but unfortunately it rained almost every day.

Question 16

paciencia, temple, tolerancia

Answer 16

patience
n
/ˈpeɪʃns/
You need a lot of patience to work with children.

Question 17

paciente

Answer 17

patient
adj
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
He is really patient and will take his time to explain things.

Question 18

impaciente

Answer 18

impatient
adj
/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/
She is so impatient. She won’t wait for more than five minutes.

Question 19

pacientemente

Answer 19

patiently
adv
/ˈpeɪʃntli/
Please wait patiently. We will be boarding the plane in one hour.

Question 20

impacientemente

Answer 20

impatiently
adv
/ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/
He kept impatiently pressing the bell to get someone’s attention.

Question 21

suerte

Answer 21

luck
n
/lʌk/
Are luck and practice just as important as talent?

Question 22

afortunado

Answer 22

lucky
adj
/ˈlʌki/
He was lucky enough to win the completion.

Question 23

desafortunado

Answer 23

unlucky
adj
/ʌnˈlʌki/
Do you know anyone who is particularly lucky or unlucky?

Question 24

afortunadamente, por suerte

Answer 24

luckily
adv
/ˈlʌkɪli/
Luckily he caught an earlier bus or he might have missed his flight.

Question 25

desafortunadamente, desgraciadamente

Answer 25

unluckily
adv
/ʌnˈlʌkɪli/
Unluckily for her, she missed her flight.