Como escrever corretamente as palavras com "x" ou "ch"?

A dúvida entre "x" e "ch" é uma das mais comuns na ortografia da língua portuguesa. Apesar de não haver uma regra única que abranja todos os casos, existem algumas dicas que podem te ajudar a escolher a grafia correta na maioria das situações.

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– Ditongos: Use "x" após ditongos (encontro de duas vogais na mesma sílaba): caixa, baixo, deixa, peixe, trouxa, frouxo.

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– Sílaba "me": Emprega-se "x" depois da sílaba "me", exceto na palavra "mecha": México, mexerica, mexilhão, mexer. Essa regra vale também para derivados: Мексика, mexeriqueiro, mexericão.

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– Origem: Escreve-se com "x" termos de origem indígena, africana e palavras traduzidas do inglês: orixá, abacaxi, capixaba, xingar, xerife, xampu.

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amílias de palavras: Se a palavra derivar de outra que já possui "ch", geralmente mantém-se o "ch" mesmo após um ditongo ou na sílaba "me": cheio, encher, enchente; macho, mexer, mexido.

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– Outras exceções: Há algumas palavras que fogem das regras acima e precisam ser memorizadas: mochila,FICHA, bruxa, faxina, etc.

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– Consulte o dicionário: Em caso de dúvida, consulte um dicionário confiável para verificar a grafia correta da palavra.

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– Leia bastante: Quanto mais você ler, mais familiarizado ficará com a ortografia das palavras e menos dúvidas terá.

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– Pratique a escrita: Escrever com frequência te ajuda a internalizar as regras e diminuir os erros ortográficos.

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Como escrever corretamente as palavras com "x" ou "ch"?

A dúvida entre "x" e "ch" é uma das mais comuns na ortografia da língua portuguesa. Apesar de não haver uma regra única que abranja todos os casos, existem algumas dicas que podem te ajudar a escolher a grafia correta na maioria das situações.

– Ditongos: Use "x" após ditongos (encontro de duas vogais na mesma sílaba): caixa, baixo, deixa, peixe, trouxa, frouxo.

REGRAS BÁSICAS

– Sílaba "me": Emprega-se "x" depois da sílaba "me", exceto na palavra "mecha": México, mexerica, mexilhão, mexer. Essa regra vale também para derivados: Мексика, mexeriqueiro, mexericão.

REGRAS BÁSICAS

– Origem: Escreve-se com "x" termos de origem indígena, africana e palavras traduzidas do inglês: orixá, abacaxi, capixaba, xingar, xerife, xampu.

REGRAS BÁSICAS

amílias de palavras: Se a palavra derivar de outra que já possui "ch", geralmente mantém-se o "ch" mesmo após um ditongo ou na sílaba "me": cheio, encher, enchente; macho, mexer, mexido.

EXCEÇÕES

– Outras exceções: Há algumas palavras que fogem das regras acima e precisam ser memorizadas: mochila,FICHA, bruxa, faxina, etc.

EXCEÇÕES

– Consulte o dicionário: Em caso de dúvida, consulte um dicionário confiável para verificar a grafia correta da palavra.

DICAS EXTRAS

– Leia bastante: Quanto mais você ler, mais familiarizado ficará com a ortografia das palavras e menos dúvidas terá.

DICAS EXTRAS

– Pratique a escrita: Escrever com frequência te ajuda a internalizar as regras e diminuir os erros ortográficos.

DICAS EXTRAS

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