Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the seventh year of elementary school, explores oxytone words. How about analyzing them in the text about maxalalagá? To do this, answer the questions proposed!
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The species draws attention due to its name. It is a representative of the Rallidae family, the same as the frogs, saracuras and carquejas. And, like most of its relatives, it is skittish and difficult to observe in the natural environment. This is because it is a ground-dwelling bird and stays buried in the vegetation. In addition to this issue, a factor that does not make observation easier is that the maxalalagá is a tiny bird, considered the same size as a sparrow.
In Brazil, there are photographic and sound records of the bird's occurrence in different regions of the country. However, the state with the highest rate of clicks and encounters with this animal is Minas Gerais. And among the cities where individuals of this species were observed, one in particular stands out: Pompéu (MG).
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Question 1 – The word “maxalalagá” is emphasized because it is:
( ) proparoxytone.
( ) oxytone ending in “a”.
( ) paroxytone ending in diphthong.
Question 2 – Highlight the accented oxytone word below:
“However, the state with the highest rate of clicks and encounters with this animal is Minas Gerais.”
Question 3 – Identify another accented oxytone word in the text for the reason that was highlighted in the previous question:
Question 4 – Mark the passage that presents an accented oxytone word:
( ) “The species draws attention due to its name.”
( ) “[…] it is skittish and difficult to observe […]”
( ) “[…] one in particular stands out: Pompéu (MG).”
Question 5 – State the rule that governs the accentuation of the oxytone word, used in the passage highlighted above:
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Literature and specialist in distance education.
