Portuguese activity, aimed at eighth grade students, about accentuated paroxytones. Let's analyze these words in the text Water in rivers and lakes? To do this, answer the proposed questions!
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In the eastern part of Africa, where countries like Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are located, there are large lakes like the Vitória – the second in the world in extension, with almost 70 thousand square kilometers – and Tanganyika, which has 1,433 meters of depth. In the northeast of the continent, is the Nile River. On its margins is one of the most ______________ soils on the planet. Built dams ensure the irrigation of these lands, which produce up to three crops a year.
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 168.
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Question 1 - Note these paroxytone words:
Note that only one of them is accented. Because?
( ) Because it is a paroxytone ending in “a”.
( ) Because it is a paroxytone ending in a vowel.
( ) Because it is a paroxytone ending in a diphthong.
Question 2 - Underline below the paroxytone words accented for the same reason as "Water":
“In the eastern part of Africa, where countries like Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are located, there are large lakes like Victoria […]”
Question 3 - The paroxytone words highlighted above are:
( ) adjectives.
( ) pronouns.
( ) nouns.
Question 4 – Complete the excerpt below with the paroxytone word “fertile” in the plural:
"On its margins is one of the most ______________ soils on the planet."
Question 5 - To conclude, identify the stressed syllable of a paroxytone word:
( ) last syllable.
( ) penultimate syllable.
( ) antepenultimate syllable.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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