Sounds combine to make syllables; syllables combine to make words; words combine to make sentences; and groups of sentences make paragraphs and texts! The 5 Basic Vowels [ah] Aa
[eh] Ee
[eeh] Ii
[aw] Oo
[ooh] Uu
Make words with syllables ca + sa = casa es + co + la = escola hi + po + p贸 + ta + mo = hipop贸tamo
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Let’s practice! Vamos praticar! On the internet navigate to the following sites:
To write sentences you need words! These words need to be in a specific position or order.
1. Build words with “ba, be, bi, bo, bu” http://tinyurl.com/babebibobu [click “Jogar” to play; drag the letters with the cursor]
2. Build words with “ca, co, cu”
Is this an English sentence? Yes/No
http://tinyurl.com/LetraC-a-o-u
* Like I balloons.
3. Build words with “da, de, di, do, du”
Let’s put the words in the right order.
http://tinyurl.com/dadedidodu
I like balloons.
4. Build words with “sa, se, si, so, su”
This is the most common order:
http://tinyurl.com/sasesisosu 5. Find the syllables in words with “B”
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http://tinyurl.com/silabasB 6. Find the syllables in words with “C”
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(1) Someone or something ------ I (2) is|does|likes|has, etc. --------- like (3) something ----------------------- balloons.
http://tinyurl.com/silabasC
In Portuguese sentences work in a very similar way. Let’s look. Position 1
Position 2
Who | What
does, is, has
Position 3 what.
English sentence I
like
balloons. be;have;like
Eu
gosto de
balões.
(1)
(2)
(3) Portuguese sentence
Next we’ll learn a few words that go on Position (1) ------------------- Who or What Position (2) ------------------- does Position (3) ------------------- what, when
Eu ( I ) Tu (You) Ele (He) Ela (She) O pato A menina O livro Etc.
sou; tenho; gosto de uma menina.
(a girl)
és; tens; gostas de um rapaz.
(a boy) de Portugal. (from Portugal) da América. é; tem; gosta de (from America) um carro. (a car) ler. (to read) fazer desporto. (to do sports) Etc.
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