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Syllable families

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Many children learn to read in Spanish and Portuguese with syllable families: one consonant with each vowel in turn. ma, me, mi, mo, mu. pa, pe, pi, po, pu.

In Brazil these are often called famílias silábicas. A child who knows the m family and the p family can already read many short words.

One question

Which set is a syllable family?

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