0.4.2 Accentuation & Emphasis

Question 1

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 1

casa

(CAsa)

Remember that Portuguese words ending in -a, -e and -o are usually stressed on the second-to-last syllable. An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 2

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 2

nome

(NOme)

Remember that Portuguese words ending in -a, -e and -o are usually stressed on the second-to-last syllable. An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 3

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 3

bonito

(boNIto)

Remember that Portuguese words ending in -a, -e and -o are usually stressed on the second-to-last syllable. An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 4

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 4

carro

(CArro)

Remember that Portuguese words ending in -a, -e and -o are usually stressed on the second-to-last syllable. An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 5

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 5

jovem

(JOvem)

Remember that Portuguese words ending in -em / -ens are usually stressed on the second-to-last syllable.

An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 6

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 6

ordens

(ORdens)

Remember that Portuguese words ending in -em / -ens are usually stressed on the second-to-last syllable.

An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 7

Listen to the following words:

Where do you hear the stress?

Answer 7

papel – azul – comer

(paPEL) (aZUL) (coMER)

In Portuguese, most words ending in -l, -r, or -z have the stress fall on the last syllable.

If a word has an accent mark, follow the accent for stress.

Question 8

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 8

final

(fiNAL)

In Portuguese, words that end in certain consonants (-l, -r, -z, -x) are usually stressed on the final syllable.

An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 9

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 9

favor

(faVOR)

In Portuguese, words that end in certain consonants (-l, -r, -z, -x) are usually stressed on the final syllable.

An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 10

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 10

assim

(aSSIM)

In Portuguese, words that end in -im / -um are usually stressed on the final syllable.

An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 11

Listen to the audio:

How would you spell this word? Where is the stressed syllable?

Answer 11

comum

(coMUM)

In Portuguese, words that end in -im / -um are usually stressed on the final syllable.

An accent mark appears only when the stress breaks this pattern.

Question 12

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 12

olá

(oLÁ)

In Portuguese, words that end in -a, -e, -o, -em, -ens and are stressed on the final syllable must take an accent mark to show stress.

The accent here is not “optional”: it’s what ensures the word is read correctly.

Question 13

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 13

café

(caFÉ)

In Portuguese, words that end in -a, -e, -o, -em, -ens and are stressed on the final syllable must take an accent mark to show stress.

The accent here is not “optional”: it’s what ensures the word is read correctly.

Question 14

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 14

avós

(aVÓS)

The same rule applies for the plural: words stressed on the final syllable ending in -as, -es, or -os still require an accent mark.

Question 15

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 15

também

(tamBÉM)

In Portuguese, words that end in -a, -e, -o, -em, -ens and are stressed on the final syllable must take an accent mark to show stress.

The accent here is not “optional”: it’s what ensures the word is read correctly.

Question 16

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 16

parabéns

(paraBÉNS)

In Portuguese, words that end in -a, -e, -o, -em, -ens and are stressed on the final syllable must take an accent mark to show stress.

The accent here is not “optional”: it’s what ensures the word is read correctly.

Question 17

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 17

mulher

(muLHER)

Words ending in -r are commonly stressed on the final syllable and usually do not need accent marks.

Question 18

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 18

táxi

(TÁxi)

In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like -i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us, nasal endings, or diphthongs).

The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 19

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 19

júri

(JÚri)

In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like -i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us, nasal endings, or diphthongs).

The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 20

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 20

lápis

(LÁpis)

In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like -i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us, nasal endings, or diphthongs).

The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 21

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 21

vírus

(VÍrus)

In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like -i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us, nasal endings, or diphthongs).

The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 22

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 22

dólar

(DÓlar)

In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like -i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us, nasal endings, or diphthongs).

The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 23

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 23

fácil

(FÁcil)

In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like -i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us, nasal endings, or diphthongs).

The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 24

Listen to the audio:

Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 24

tórax

(TÓrax)

In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like -i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us, nasal endings, or diphthongs).

The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 25

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 25

hífen | (**HÍ**fen) ## Footnote In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like *-i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us*, nasal endings, or diphthongs). The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 26

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 26

ímã | (**Í**mã) ## Footnote In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like *-i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us*, nasal endings, or diphthongs). The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 27

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 27

órfão | (**ÓR**fão) ## Footnote In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like *-i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us*, nasal endings, or diphthongs). The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 28

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 28

álbum | (**ÁL**bum) ## Footnote In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like *-i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us*, nasal endings, or diphthongs). The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 29

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 29

próton | (**PRÓ**ton) ## Footnote In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like *-i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us*, nasal endings, or diphthongs). The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 30

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 30

família | (fa**MÍ**lia) ## Footnote In Portuguese, words naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable are written with an accent when they end in certain letters or endings (like *-i/-is, -us, -l, -r, -n, -x, -us*, nasal endings, or diphthongs). The accent shows stress that wouldn’t be expected by default.

Question 31

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 31

música | (**MÚ**sica) ## Footnote Words stressed on the third-to-last syllable are always written with an accent mark in Portuguese.

Question 32

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 32

médico | (**MÉ**dico) ## Footnote Words stressed on the third-to-last syllable are always written with an accent in Portuguese.

Question 33

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 33

pássaro | (**PÁ**ssaro) ## Footnote Words stressed on the third-to-last syllable are always written with an accent in Portuguese.

Question 34

# Listen to the audio: Where is the stress? Does it need a written accent mark?

Answer 34

lâmpada | (**LÂM**pada) ## Footnote Words stressed on the third-to-last syllable are always written with an accent in Portuguese.

Question 35

# Listen to both words. How does the accent change meaning?

Answer 35

avó avô | a**VÔ** → grandfather a**VÓ** → grandmother ## Footnote The accent mark signals a different vowel quality and meaning.

Question 36

# Listen to both words. How does the accent change meaning?

Answer 36

pode pôde **PO**de → can / is able to | **pô**de → could / was able to

Question 37

# Listen to these words. How does the accent change meaning?

Answer 37

sabiá sabia sábia **SÁ**bia → wise (f.) sabi**Á** → a type of bird | sa**BI**a → I knew

Question 38

# Listen to both words. How does the accent change meaning?

Answer 38

é × e e → and (conjunction) | é → is (verb to be) ## Footnote *É* has an open vowel sound and means “is”, while *e* has a closed vowel sound and means “and”. In Portuguese, the accent mark changes both the meaning and the vowel sound.

Question 39

# Listen to the word. Where is the stress? Do the vowels stay together or split?

Answer 39

país | (pa**ÍS**) ## Footnote The vowel *i* forms its own syllable, so the stress is marked with an accent.

Question 40

# Listen to the word. Where is the stress? Do the vowels stay together or split?

Answer 40

saída | (sa**Í**da) ## Footnote The vowel *i* forms its own syllable, so the stress is marked with an accent.

Question 41

# Listen to the word. Where is the stress? Do the vowels stay together or split?

Answer 41

baú | (ba**Ú**) ## Footnote When the vowel *u* forms a syllable on its own, Portuguese marks the stress with an accent.

Question 42

# Listen to the word. Where is the stress? Do the vowels stay together or split?

Answer 42

saúde | (sa**Ú**de) ## Footnote When the vowel *u* forms a syllable on its own, Portuguese marks the stress with an accent.