ENGLISH/SPANISH AL-SUFFIX Multiple words/palabras end with the letter al. Words with the al suffix are spelled and defined identically in English and Spanish. English/Spanish words with similar spelling and definition are identified as cognates/cognados – alarm/alarma, family/familia, accident/ accidente, agenda/agenda… High school students with Spanish language command selected the 3,500 E/S cognates in the English/Spanish Manual of Common Vocabulario. 700 prefix/base/suffix are listed to assist determining word identity. BILINGUAL VOCABULARIO NECESARIO FOR COMUNICACION English Spanish De nition actual actual factual central central middle dental dental tooth festival festival celebration eventual eventual ultimately nal nal complete oral oral owers global global international hospital hospital clinic jovial jovial cheerful judicial judicial legal local local close mental mental intellect metal metal ore natural natural normal numeral numeral number original original new pedestal pedestal base portal portal entrance real real actual/factual rival rival opponent visual visual sight vital vital essential English/Spanish Manual of Common Vocabulario Teacher Recommendation & Parent Approval Model E/S Vocabulary – Homeschool & Public School