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Activities: “How to form plural nouns in Brazilian Portuguese?”

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira
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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Look at the images below. Which items are there? And how many?

Use the correct form of the noun in parentheses along with the number of each item you see.

Remember your numbers!

1 = um/uma

6 = seis

2 = dois/duas

7 = sete

3 = três

8 = oito

4 = quatro

9 = nove

5 = cinco

10 = dez

Part 1: Clothing

A drawing containing many pieces of clothing. 2 tank tops, 3 t-shirts, 3 sweaters, 4 skirts, 2 blouses, 2 earrings, 1 ring, 3 sweatshirts, 3 dresses, 3 purses, 3 long coats, 2 pairs of long pants, 1 pair of shorts, and 3 sets of shoes.

  • (regata)

  • (camiseta)

  • (suéter)

  • (saia)

  • (camisa)

  • (brinco)

  • (anel)

  • (jaqueta)

  • (vestido)

  • (bolsa)

  • (casaco)

  • (calça)

  • (shorts)

  • (sapato)

Part 2: Fruits and vegetables

A photo of a bunch of bunch of green fruits and veggies. 1 bunch of broccoli, 1 glass of green juice, 2 halves of a kiwi, 1 whole lime, 1 whole apple, 1 half an apple, 1 green pepper, 2 halves of a lemon, 1 half of a lime.

  • (brócolis)

    You can also say um maço de brócolis(a bunch of broccoli)

  • (maçã)

  • (metade de limão)

    The word for “lime” and “lemon” is the same in Portuguese!

  • (limão inteiro)

  • (metade de kiwi)

  • (suco)

  • (pimentão)

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