Reading Words Without Tone Marks

Level 5

Same letters, many words: the sentence picks.

How It Works

Without tone marks, many words look alike. Context solves most cases.

SentenceMeaning of akwa
Ana m eri akwa.egg (you eat it)
Akwa m dị ọhụrụ.cloth (it is new)
Nwa ahụ na-ebe akwa.crying (what a child does)

When a sentence is unclear, ask someone or listen to the audio. These lessons print no tone marks.

The more words you know, the less you have to guess.

Examples (3)

  1. Ana m eri akwa.

    I am eating an egg.

    Eri points to egg.

  2. Akwa m dị ọhụrụ.

    My cloth is new.

    Ọhụrụ points to cloth.

  3. Nwa ahụ na-ebe akwa.

    The child is crying.

    Ebe akwa is cry.

How It Connects

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Reading Words Without Tone MarksLevel 5

Learn This First

Reading without tone marks depends on tone doing grammar work, so that row comes first.

Words in This Pattern

akwa