Portuguese Accent Marks

What is the purpose of the accent marks in the Portuguese language?

What accent mark will make the letter [C] a soft [C] sound such as the [ss] sound?

When do you typically find the C cedilha in a word?

1. When are the letters [K], [W], and [Y] found in words.

Which accent mark is used to indicate a stressed syllable in Portuguese?

• • a) Cedilla (ç)

• • b) Acute accent (´)

• • c) Tilde (~)

• • d) Circumflex (^)

1. The letter [H] is not pronounced at the beginning of Portuguese words.

• True

• False

1. The letter [C] in Portuguese can be pronounced as a soft [C] sound like [s] before the vowels _____ and _____ .

• E

• O

• U

• I

1. The accent mark "tilde" (~) is used over the letter [A] and [O] to indicate a __ sound.

• Open

• Nasal

The letter [S] is pronounced like [z] when it appears:

• • a) At the beginning of a word

• • b) Between two vowels

• • c) At the end of a word

• • d) Before a consonant

What are the differences between the following two accents:

Acute Accent (´)

Circumflex Accent (^)

• An acute accent opens a vowel, a circumflex accent closes the vowel.

• An acute accent closes the vowel, a circumflex accent opens the vowel.

• There is no difference.

• An acute accent creates a long vowel sound, the circumflex accent creates a short vowel sound.