ACTIVITY IDEAS ABOUT VOCAL ENCOUNTERS

Vocal encounters are essential during Portuguese language learning. That's why we've selected the best activities about vowel encounters. Teachers can apply in the classroom or as homework. Enjoy!

vowel encounters
1) Classify the vowel clusters into: diphthong, tritongo and hiatus:

( ) lobby ( ) orchid

( )circuit ( ) penguin

( ) artery ( ) let's find out

( )Paraguay ( )sink

( )quiet ( )cupuaçu

( ) hold on ( ) just like

( ) pre-establish ( ) halls

( ) proposes ( ) free

( ) queen ( ) triumph

2) Underline the words in which the gap occurs:

widow saw cohesive fall pond falls

redhead swedish ruin bad street leaves

blessed Tietê buoy country water come out

3) Note the words below. Note that the diphthongs are highlighted. Sort them in ascending or descending.

tongue

builds

later

Brazilian

ugly

essay

bay

exercise

mummy

tenuous

When

4) Underline the words in which tritongo occurs:

Paraguay, fish, send, cry

I found out, conquered, retorted, rinsed

lobby, Uruguay, how, which, Batatais

5) Check the alternative in which it presents, respectively, a hiatus, a diphthong and a tritongue:

a.( )pot, Paraguay, health

b.( )health, gold, lobby

c.( ) window, camel, Uruguay

6) Check the alternative that has only a hiatus:

a.( )pia, Paraguay, saúva

b.( )queen, whoa, propose

c.( ) day, triumph, chaotic

7) Put (D) for diphthong and (H) for hiatus.

( )Orchid ( )opposite ( )soar ( )sabiá

( ) cotton ( ) bad ( ) health ( ) Claus

( ) ugly ( ) sparrows ( ) Paraíba ( ) hiatus

Other questions

question 1

Check the alternative whose words have vowel clusters classified as DITONG:

a) They left – drinking fountain – crab;

b) Extinguish – equal – action;

c) Circuit – brought – diaspora;

d) Hairdresser – genius – thyroid;

e) Acted – Mooca – someone.

question 2

In which of the alternatives do the words present, respectively, a Hiatus, a Diphthong and a Tritongo?

a) Diaspora – balloons – Paraguay;

b) They left – bad – Paraguay;

c) Caetano – mother – outgoing;

d) Uruguay – pen – dog;

e) Notebook – friend – train.

question 3

Check the alternative whose word sequence is formed only by HIATO:

a) Judge – ring – paulista;

b) Strain – root – ocean;

c) Energy – press – effect;

d) Seasick – falling – height;

e) Health – hive – artificial.

question 4

Only one of the alternatives below does NOT have a tritongo sequence. Identify:

a) Paraguay – equal – any;

b) How – someone – Guaratinguetá;

c) Lobby – Uruguay – how;

d) Any – I found out – rinsed;