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1
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what does an acute accent over a letter indicate?

A

an open sound

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2
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what does the circumflex accent over a letter indicate?

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a closed sound

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3
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at the end of a word, how is the vowel ‘e’ pronounced?

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as a weak ‘i’

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4
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at the end of a word, how is the vowel ‘o’ pronounced?

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as a weak ‘u’

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5
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what kind of sound does the combination ‘em’ make?

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a nasal sound

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6
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what kind of sound does the combination ‘en’ make?

A

a nasal sound

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7
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what kind of sound does the combination ‘om’ make?

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a nasal sound

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8
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what kind of sound does the combination ‘on’ make?

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a nasal sound

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9
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how is the nasal diphthong ‘ão’ approximately pronounced?

A

aun

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10
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at the end of a word, how is the combination ‘am’ pronounced?

A

aun

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which grammatical person and number do verbs ending ‘am’ usually belong to?

A

the third person plural

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12
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when words end in ‘ão’, which syllable is stressed?

A

the last syllable

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13
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when words end in ‘am’, which syllable is stressed?

A

the penultimate syllable

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14
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how is the nasal diphthong of ‘ãe’ approximately pronounced?

A

ain

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15
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which grammatical number do words ending in ‘ãe’ usually belong to?

A

the plural

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16
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how is the nasal diphthong of ‘õe’ approximately pronounced?

A

oin

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17
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which grammatical word group do words ending in ‘õe’ usually belong to?

A

verbs

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18
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how is the diphthong ‘om’ approximately pronounced?

A

oun

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19
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how is the diphthong ‘em’ approximately pronounced?

A

ein

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20
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how is the combination ‘da’ pronounced?

A

as in English

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21
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how is the combination ‘do’ pronounced?

A

as in English

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22
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how is the combination ‘du’ pronounced?

A

as in English

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23
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when the combination ‘de’ is found at the beginning of a word, what sound is made?

24
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when the combination ‘de’ is found in the middle of a word, how is it pronounced

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how is the combination 'di' pronounced?
djee
26
how is the combination 'ta' pronounced?
as in English
27
how is the combination 'to' pronounced?
as in English
28
how is the combination 'tu' pronounced?
as in English
29
when the combination 'te' is found at the end of words, how is it pronounced?
chee
30
how is the combination 'ti' pronounced?
tchee
31
how is the combination 'ga' pronounced?
as in English
32
how is the combination 'go' pronounced?
as in English
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before the vowel 'e', how is the consonant 'g' pronounced?
zs (as in Zsa Zsa Gabor)
34
before the vowel 'i', how is the consonant 'g' pronounced?
zs (as in Zsa Zsa Gabor)
35
how is the 'gu' pronounced?
gue / gui
36
how is the consonant 'j' pronounced?
zs (as in Zsa Zsa Gabor)
37
at the beginning of words, how is the letter 'r' pronounced?
like an English 'h'
38
between two vowels, how is the letter 'r' pronounced?
with a very slight trill
39
how is the double 'r' pronounced?
like an English 'h'
40
where in a word is the double 'rr' most commonly found?
between two vowels
41
at the end of a word, how is the letter 'r' pronounced?
it depends entirely on accent
42
at the beginning of the word, how is the letter 's' pronounced?
like a hiss
43
at the end of the word, how is the letter 's' pronounced?
like a hiss
44
between a consonant and a vowel, how is the letter 's' pronounced?
like a hiss
45
between two vowels, how is the letter 's' pronounced?
like an English 'z'
46
how is the double 's' pronounced?
like a hiss
47
where in a word is the double 's' most commonly found?
between two vowels
48
what grammatical number do words ending in 's' usually belong to?
the plural
49
before vowels, how is the letter 'l' pronounced?
as in English
50
at the end of words, how is the letter 'l' pronounced?
like an English 'u'
51
in front of consonants, how is the letter 'l' pronounced?
like an English 'u'
52
how is the letter 'h' pronounced?
it's silent
53
how is the combination 'ch' pronounced?
sh
54
how is the combination 'lh' pronounced?
like the double 'l' in the English word 'million'
55
how is the combination 'nh' pronounced?
like a Spanish ‘ñ’

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