M before P and B

The use of consonant M is mandatory before consonantsB&W, this being a rule of the Portuguese language. We noticed that, when producing the sound of the letters M/P/B, our lips come together, that's why they are called bilabial consonants.

It is important to know that, in the Portuguese language, we have phonemes and letters. You phonemes are the sounds we hear when we speak a word, and the letters are the way the phoneme is written. Thus, the letters, when we write them, graphically represent the sounds (phonemes) that we pronounce when we speak.

Read too: Do you know what syllables are?

Let's look at some examples:

• Thembulance

• computer

• berymtrunk

• andmdaddy

So, before the other consonants, we use the letter N. Let's look at some examples:

• cinoI'm

• andnovelope

• Onoze

The letter N cannot be used before P and B.

See too: Let's remember what the other letters of the alphabet are?

Activities

1) Fill in the word gaps with M or N.

The) Tri_ta

B) te_po

ç) da_ça

d) remember

2) Answer the following questions and then fill in the crossword.

a) Certain type of bird.

b) Musical rhythm.

c) Very heavy rain.

d) Cover the pan.

e) Animal that, when threatened, gives off an unpleasant odor.

f) Car used to transport patients in an emergency.

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Answers

1)

The) Thirty

B) Time

ç) Dance

d) To remember

2)

The) pigeon

B) Samba

ç) Storm

d) Cover

and) Shrimp

f) Ambulance

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