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34 Cards in this Set
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Words with the last syllable stressed |
Palabras Agudas (ie. Japón) |
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Words with the second to last syllable stressed |
Palabras Graves (ie. Cádiz) |
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Words with the third to last syllable stressed |
Palabras Esdrújulas (ie. México) |
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Palabras Agudas have a tilde (or accent mark) when they end in the letters... |
N, S, or vowel |
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Palabras Graves have a tilde (or accent mark) when they do NOT end in the letters... |
N, S, or vowel |
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Palabras esdrújulas (words with third-to-last syllable stress) have an accent when... |
always. |
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Words that end in a vowel, n, or s stress the ______ syllable. They are palabras _______. |
next-to-last, graves |
ie. clase, examen, mesas |
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Words that do not end in a vowel, n, or s stress the _____ syllable. They are palabras _______. |
last, agudas |
ie. bondad, papel, cantar |
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Which two criteria are needed to decide whether a word needs a tilde (accent mark) or not? |
1. Its ending 2. which syllable is stressed |
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Words that do not follow the rules (1. words that end in vowel, n, s stress the next-to-last syllable or 2. words that do not end in a vowel, n, s stress the last syllable) require... |
a tilde, or written accent mark |
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Weak vowels or closed vowels |
I, U |
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Strong vowels or open vowels |
A, E, O |
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Weak vowels (i, u) in combination with a strong vowel are not _____. |
stressed. (They become one syllable with a strong vowel). |
ie. fue, cuidad (two syllables cui-dad) |
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Strong vowels (a, e, o) in combination with any other vowel are _____. |
stressed or pronounced. (They are pronounced as separate syllables). |
ie. paella |
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Weak vowels in combination with a strong vowel which are stressed require a ______. |
tilde (accent mark) |
ie. día |
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When two vowels join to form one syllable (closed vowel + closed vowel or open vowel + closed vowel), this is called a _____. |
diptongo or diphthong |
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When two vowels are two syllables (open vowel + open vowel or closed vowel + open vowel), this is called _______. |
hiatos or hiatus |
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Words that are used to make a question have ______. |
an accent (they do not have an accent when used as a pronoun). |
Quién, Qué |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. dé means |
give (command) |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. de means |
of, from |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. él means |
he/him |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. el means |
the |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. más means |
more |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. mas means |
but |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. mí means |
me |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. mi means |
my |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. sé means |
I know |
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one-syllable words do not have an accent, except to differentiate between identical words. se means |
reflexive, impersonal pronoun |
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sí means |
yes |
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si means |
if |
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té means |
tea |
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te means |
you (object pronoun) |
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tú means |
you |
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tu means |
your |
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