ORTHOGRAPHY: Accents. How and why we accent some words
Acentos
Each word is formed by syllables. Each syllable is the group of sounds said at once. Here are some examples,
Ven (1 syllable) Ho-ja (2 syllables) li-bro (2 syllables) Es-pa-ñol (3 syllables)
Or-de-na-dor (4 syllables) com-po-si-ción (4 syllables)
Every word has a syllable that is stressed. This means that each word has a syllable that is pronounced more than the other syllables. Words are categorized one out of three ways.
| AGUDAS
Stressed syllable is the last one of the word.
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LLANAS
Stressed syllable is the next to last syllable of the word.
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ESDRÚJULAS
Stressed syllable is the third to last or previous syllable of the word.
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PRÁCTICA
After learning about the basic accent rules in Spanish, complete the following practice activities to check what you have learned.
Ejercicio 1
Ejercicio 2
Licensing and Attribution:
Vocabulary content on this page was remixed from Español por el mundo book as well as voice by Gemma Morawski. Images on h5p flashcards are from google creative commons license. Practice activities where done by Gemma Morawski through H5p. Activities are copied from: 04. La acentuación y las tildes / Stress and Written Accents is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Enrique Yepes.
1.7: La acentuación y las tildes / Stress and Written Accents is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Enrique Yepes.