Learn Portuguese: Household Things – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Portuguese word goes with which picture? That is what your child works out here, by joining the matching pairs. On one side stand the lamps, chairs and clocks as drawings; opposite them their Portuguese names, pleasantly jumbled. Your child reads the Portuguese vocabulary, glances at the pictures, and then draws a line between a picture and its right word. With every connection they make, it sinks in a little more how the Portuguese name of a familiar thing looks and sounds. So their Portuguese vocabulary grows piece by piece, with no pressure and no rush. Let your child think and try in their own time; a line may always be drawn again. By the end, a line runs from every picture to the matching Portuguese word.

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right Portuguese word. The lamps, chairs and clocks stand ready as pictures, with their Portuguese names beside them. Your child reads, thinks, and draws a line to the right word. So they learn to connect a picture with its written Portuguese name — no pressure, at their own pace, with no score. Because nothing has to be written, reading and recognizing take centre stage, and that is just what makes first steps into Portuguese so light and welcome for your child. Portuguese adds little marks to some letters, like the curly a in "ã", which gives the word a soft nasal sound.

Has your child had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the Christmas things and the ones with feelings hold fresh pictures and new Portuguese words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the household things is ready to go — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Portuguese stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun reading, thinking, and connecting together!