Can you pass this spelling test? | Homophones in Portuguese
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Did you know that many words in Portuguese have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings?
In this lesson, we are going to have a test on homophones, which are words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings.
HOMOPHONES IN PORTUGUESE - CAN YOU PASS THIS TEST?*
(*SEE THE ANSWERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE)
1. O teatro tem duzentos (acentos | assentos). (The theater has two hundred seats.)
A) Acentos
B) Assentos
2. Pedro é mais (alto | auto) que João. (Pedro is taller than João.)
A) Alto
B) Auto
3. Ana está se sentindo (mal | mau). (Ana is feeling unwell.)
A) Mal
B) Mau
4. Eu (cinto | sinto) saudades do Brasil. (I miss Brazil.)
A) cinto
B) sinto
5. O (conserto | concerto) do carro custou muito caro. (The car repair was very expensive.)
A) conserto
B) concerto
6. Ela estudou português na (cesta | sexta). (She studied Portuguese on Friday.)
A) cesta
B) sexta
7. Eu gosto de bolo de (noz | nós). (I like walnut cake.)
A) noz
B) nós
8. Vou ministrar uma (sessão | cessão | seção) de perguntas e respostas. (I will conduct a Q&A session).
A) sessão
B) cessão
9. Mauricio sempre (trás | traz) um presente para Marina. (Mauricio always brings a gift to Marina.)
A) trás
B) traz
10. O sapato custa (cem | sem) reais. (The shoes cost one hundred reais.)
A) cem
B) sem
Correct Answers:
1- Letter B - O teatro tem duzentos assentos . (The theater has two hundred seats.)
2- Letter A - Pedro é mais alto que João. (Pedro is taller than João.)
3- Letter A - Ana está se sentindo mal. (Ana is feeling unwell.)
4- Letter B - Eu sinto saudades do Brasil. (I miss Brazil.)
5- Letter A - O conserto do carro custou muito caro. (The car repair was very expensive.)
6- Letter B - Ela estudou português na sexta. (She studied Portuguese on Friday.)
7- Letter A - Eu gosto de bolo de noz. ( I like walnut cake.)
8- Letter A - Vou ministrar uma sessão de perguntas e respostas.(I will conduct a Q&A session).
9- Letter B - Mauricio sempre traz um presente para Marina. (Mauricio always brings a gift to Marina.)
10- Letter A - O sapato custa cem reais. (The shoes cost one hundred reais.)
That's it, everybody!
How many questions did you get right? Do you know other homophones in Portuguese? Leave a comment below with your answer.
Até a próxima!
Your teacher,
Virginia
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