PROPAROXITEN ACTIVITIES FOR THE 8TH YEAR

We selected some proparoxytone activities that can be applied in the classroom or as homework. Students need to understand more about the words that use the proparoxytone rules. So, enjoy each of the tips. Good class!

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[…] Salt is present in all cuisines. Few recipes excuse it. It is even used in breads and sweets. Crystal-clear and odorless, it enhances flavors and seasons food. At the same time it helps to conserve them. Although excessive consumption is associated with increased blood pressure, it is important to consume it. In sensible amounts, salt supplies the human organism with substances essential to its fluid balance, the activity of muscles and nerves. Also, without it the food is completely boring. Insosso is, in practice, the antonym of salty. In severe cases of high blood pressure and some endocrine diseases, when doctors need to veto it categorically, there remains the alternative of a dietary product, a compound that aims to replace the taste of chloride. sodium. The taste sensation, however, is not comparable to that provided by salt. […]

To Dias Lopes. Gula Magazine, May 2004. Available in: .

Question 1 - In all passages, the underlined terms use the referent "salt", except in:

a) "Few recipes do not excuse."

b) “[…] salt provides the human organism with substances essential to its fluid balance […]”

c) "Besides, without it the food is completely boring."

d) “[…] when doctors need to categorically veto it […]”

Question 2 – In the excerpt “[…] there remains the alternative of a diet product, a compound that aims to replace the taste of sodium chloride.”, the comma introduces a:

a) an observation.

b) a quote.

c) an explanation.

d) an evaluative comment.

Question 3 – In the part “The taste sensation, however, does not compare to that provided by salt.”, the underlined conjunction could be replaced by:

a) however

b) this is

c) soon

d) for that

Question 4 – “Muscles, practice, endocrinological, dietary…”. What is common about the accentuation of these words? Explain: