Learn Portuguese: Furniture – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Portuguese name goes with which picture? Your child answers that with a single line. They look at the sofas, tables and lamps, read the Portuguese words on offer, and join each drawing to the right word. Along the way they learn how the Portuguese names of familiar things look in writing, tying the picture to the written word. This kind of practice is quiet and friendly, because it is all about reading and matching — not about writing anything yourself. Let your child think as long as they need; a connection may be redrawn at any moment. The loveliest moment is when a line runs from every picture to its matching Portuguese word and the whole match is complete.

Read and connect, with nothing to search for: your child sees the sofas, tables and lamps as pictures and a selection of Portuguese words beside them. They read the vocabulary, decide which name belongs, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Portuguese word. So they gently practise recognizing the written Portuguese word. It is a quiet task — free to print or to play online. A line may always be drawn again, because here all that matters is the easy thinking with which your child builds Portuguese vocabulary piece by piece. 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 reptiles and the ones with flying things 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 furniture 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!