Faux amis - false friends

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Faux amis - false friends

What are they?

What do you think false friends are?

English word

actual

hard

warehouse

fabric

Dutch word

actueel

hard

warenhuis

fabriek

real

difficult

storage place

cloth

current

loud

department store

factory

Your turn!

In the next sentences,

try and find the false friend.

Write down the false friend, and what word should've been there.

In the Winter it's important that your house is well isolated.

She has a very brave dog which listens well.

We need to collect more monsters for our research.

I found the story a bit rare, because it had so many twists and turns.

We'd better take an alternative route, because there is a huge file up ahead.

Judging by his marks for Maths and Physics, Thomas is a really slim guy.

A lot of people say animal testing should be banned. What is your meaning on this?

Think of Dutch false friends and how they differ in meaning.

magazine

small

eventual

vast

mug