Accent Tonique 🗣️

Question 1

Accent tonique: What are the 3 rules for where to place phonetic stress on a word?

Answer 1

1. (Default) l’avant-dernière syllabe
2. Words ending in i, u, z, r, l, um, im
3. The syllable with the diacritic (accent)

Question 2

Which word endings cause the phonetic stress to be on the last syllable? (Hint: there are 7!)

Answer 2

1. i
2. u
3. z
4. r
5. l
6. um
7. im

Question 3

Here’s a mnemonic device to remember the 7 word endings:

”I’m, um, IRL Zu”

Answer 3

IM UM IRL ZU

IM: im
UM: um
IRL: i, r, l
ZU: z, u

Question 4

What’s a mnemonic device to remember the 7 word endings?

Answer 4

I’m, um, IRL Zu = IM UM IRL ZU

IM: im
UM: um
IRL: i, r, l
ZU: z, u

Question 5

Where is the phonetic stress when there are two diacritics?

Answer 5

They cancel each other out = avant-dernière syllable

Question 6

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

UNIVERSIDADE 🎓

Answer 6

U•NI•VER•SI•DA•DE

Question 7

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

BANCO 🏦

Answer 7

BAN•CO

Question 8

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

ANIMAL 🐱

Answer 8

A•NI•MAL

Question 9

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

TELEVISÃO 📺

Answer 9

TE•LE•VI•SÃO

Question 10

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

COMEU 🍽️

Answer 10

CO•MEU

Question 11

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

PAPEL 📃

Answer 11

PA•PEL

Question 12

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

PIZZARIA 🍕

Answer 12

PIZ•ZA•RI•A

Question 13

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

VIAGEM 🛩️

Answer 13

VI•A•GEM

Question 14

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

FALAM 🗣️

Answer 14

FA•LAM

Question 15

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

INTELIGENTE 🧠

Answer 15

IN•TE•LI•GEN•TE

Question 16

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

MARIA 👱🏽‍♀️

Answer 16

MA•RI•A

Question 17

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

GOSTARIA 🩵

Answer 17

GO•STA•RI•A

Question 18

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

COMPREENDI 👌

Answer 18

COM•PRE•EN•DI

Question 19

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

CAPAZ 💪

Answer 19

CA•PAZ

Question 20

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

BAMBU 🎋

Answer 20

BAM•BU

Question 21

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

SABOREAR 😋

Answer 21

SA•BO•RE•AR

Question 22

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

AMENDOIM 🥜

Answer 22

A•MEN•DO•IM

Question 23

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

NENHUM 🚫

Answer 23

NE•NHUM

Question 24

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

ALGUM 🙅‍♂️

Answer 24

AL•GUM

Question 25

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

PINGUIM 🐧

Answer 25

PIN•GUIM

Question 26

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

FAMÍLIA 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Answer 26

FA•MÍ•LI•A

Question 27

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

FARMÁCIA 🏥

Answer 27

FAR•MÁ•CI•A

Question 28

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

IRMÃ 👧

Answer 28

IR•MÃ

Question 29

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

FÁCIL 😌

Answer 29

FÁ•CIL

Question 30

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

DIFÍCIL 😩

Answer 30

DI•FÍ•CIL

Question 31

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

AGRADÁVEL ☺️

Answer 31

A•GRA•DÁ•VEL

Question 32

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

FRANCÊS 🇫🇷

Answer 32

FRAN•CÊS

Question 33

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

HAMBÚRGER 🍔

Answer 33

HAM•BÚR•GER

Question 34

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

BÊNÇÃO 🙏

Answer 34

BÊN•ÇÃO

Question 35

Where is the phonetic stress in this word?

ÓRFÃO 👦🏻

Answer 35

ÓR•FÃO